Gas/Diesel Payload trade off
This parallels a post I just made (the answer to which was, bascially, hey dummy, get a 1 -ton). I get that diesel is a better performer under load (and I am not trying to start a gas versus diesel d...
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serpa4 wrote:
I'm not giving up my Diesel, but it cost freaking .65 more per gallon in Columbia, SC.
3.65/13mpg=.28 per mile
2.99/8mpg=.37 per mile
I guess about 70,000 to 80,000 miles to pay for the $7K option of a diesel in fuel savings.
If you truck is a daily driver, diesel.
If your truck is only for camping, 70,000 miles for a non-full timer is a long time. I have about 68,0000 on my truck and it's pretty much used to haul my TC or boat only. So, it's been about 7 years and it hasn't paid for itself yet.
I never worried about fuel cost differential or initial cost difference. I was way more concerned about about having the right size truck and motor to do the work I was going to ask of it with the least amount of worry or aggravation. I had the Truck paid off in 5 years and I have had it for 10 and it has never let me down on the road. Besides you lost 50% of the trucks potential resale value the second you drove off the lot. Diesel 350/3500 was and still would be my choice.
