F150 vs 250
Considering replacing the old girl - 04 8.1 Yukon XL as her electrical gremlins and module failures are becoming increasingly frequent. Plan 1 had been max payload SCrew with max tow pkg but then saw...
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IdaD wrote:valhalla360 wrote:IdaD wrote:
If you get a diesel in the super duty you can have your cake and eat it too as it relates to both towing ability and fuel economy. If you can live with a lower trim level it probably wouldn't cost any more or even as much as the gasser Lariat. Just food for thought.
Of course, it's going to take a very long time for you to gain back the upfront cost of the diesel upgrade in fuel cost savings.
Unless you are 2-3 times the average milage per year, we are talking decades.
If you do minimal towing and the 1/2ton is within weight ratings, it should be fine. The more towing you do, the more the 3/4ton makes sense. The point where you transition is a judgment call.
It isn't decades for most people, and you're also ignoring the substantially better resale value you get with diesel. The funny thing about upgrading to a diesel engine is it actually does make financial sense or at the minimum it's a breakeven proposition, plus you get a much better towing experience while you own the truck.
OP is looking at Lariat trucks. The extra expense with that is money down the drain that will never come back, but nobody is questioning it. Funny how that works.
Oddly, we didn't find much difference in resale values once you get to 8-10yrs old when we bought a 2003 a few years back and with diesel typically a bit higher per gallon, most of the savings goes out.
Yeah, the lariat gorp is largely a waste but two wrongs don't make a right. The reason to get a diesel is because you do a lot of heavy towing. Fuel economy takes a massive number of miles to pay off the engine upgrade.
