Ford F150 is going Powerstroke Diesel

IdaD wrote:

There is a certain humorous element to a guy with a gas Laramie truck explaining how a diesel isn't worth the expense. But we all value things differently. My willingness to spend more for diesel but not for the lux options is no better or worse, just different.

Yeah, it is funny. I remember commending an acquaintance of mine about his new F250 King Ranch 6.2L purchase. While talking about it he went on and on about how expensive diesels were and how they just aren't worth it. I tried to tell him that the diesel option is just like any other higher priced option on his truck that you will recoup most back on resale, but the only difference is that the diesel option may be the only truck option that will gain you money over the long run due to fuel economy.

He could not understand that spending $8k on the diesel option is no different than spending the same amount on any other option on the truck like his King Ranch trim package(which he spent $18k on). You can have two people spend $50k on a truck, one with a XL trim package and a diesel or one with a Lariat package and a gas engine. Both would resale for roughly the same amount five years down the line except the dieseled option truck would probably save you money in the long run due to the better fuel economy. Neither choice is wrong, and it just depends on what options you want most in a truck.

I think many of the "diesel is too expensive" high trim owner crowd do not see it this way. They see it as they want a Lariat or Laramie trimmed truck, and a diesel is an optional add on from there. In reality, spending money on the Lariat/Laramie trim option is more important to them than spending money on the diesel option. Nothing more, and there is nothing wrong with that. What ever floats your boat...

On a side note, can you imagine what the comments would be like if you said the same things about you not getting a Laramie trim option that others her say about the diesel option. "You will never get your money back in a Laramie trim package unless you drive it 50k a year". Lol!!