jumbo...that is surprising...thanks for digging that up. We throw those numbers around a lot...never thought to research it.
One thing to keep in mind as grayghost pointed out (BTW I do feel bad about your experience) there were some years with diesel when the new emission regs kicked in that might be best avoided. The 2007-2010 years were not the best times for diesels as the Mfrs were still sorting out the technology they would use to meet new emission standards.
Pre 2007 and since ~ 2011 diesels are awesome...all 3 of them. The older ones did not have the emission standards we do now and the latest gen are just incredible.
The economy of the older Cummins is legendary, and the tq/hp of the newer diesel is just mind boggling as well as decent economy.
I would avoid the 2007-2011 years (you can research the different brands to find out exactly when they changed their emissions technology).
We have owned both gas and diesel. I'll stick with diesel.
Bill