Gas vs. Diesel (Ecodiesel)

jus2shy wrote:
I still find it funny that people assume that its maintenance costs are going to be just as bad as the HD trucks.

I wonder how many people complaining about diesel maintenance costs have actually owned and maintained a modern diesel. I know that for my '06 Duramax, maintenance cost increase over my 1/2 ton gasser was marginal. Oil changes were a wash (10 qts over 10k miles vs. 6 at 7500 mi), the differentials and other items were serviced at the same intervals. No need for expensive spark plug replacement, and the Transynd transmission fluid was good for 150k miles, so those items were actually cheaper. The only additional cost over the gasser was a fuel filter, which was $55 every 15k miles or so. Hardly enough of an increased cost to make a difference in the decision to purchase.