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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I get it: If you need a diesel, get a diesel.
But for those of us can go either way, consider this:
The gas V-8 has been perfected for 40 years.
How many of us were stuck with the old Ford 6.0 diesel, or with the early Duramx engines with fuel injector problems?
I have read on this site, that time and time again, many of us were stuck with repair bills on Ford 6.0 & early Duramax diesel engines for thousands of dollars.
If a diesel in a 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck is running perfectly than after 7 years of driving 10,00 to 12,000 miles a year, you will get your money back, in savings on fuel.
But if you were stuck with a big repair bill on a diesel you will never get your money back.
If someone is pulling just a truck camper and can go either way, gas or diesel, I can see how someone would go with gas because of all the horror stories they heard about bad diesel engines. I realize that Dodge trucks have a bullet proof Cummins engine but not all of us have a dodge trucks.
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But for those of us can go either way, consider this:
The gas V-8 has been perfected for 40 years.
How many of us were stuck with the old Ford 6.0 diesel, or with the early Duramx engines with fuel injector problems?
I have read on this site, that time and time again, many of us were stuck with repair bills on Ford 6.0 & early Duramax diesel engines for thousands of dollars.
If a diesel in a 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck is running perfectly than after 7 years of driving 10,00 to 12,000 miles a year, you will get your money back, in savings on fuel.
But if you were stuck with a big repair bill on a diesel you will never get your money back.
If someone is pulling just a truck camper and can go either way, gas or diesel, I can see how someone would go with gas because of all the horror stories they heard about bad diesel engines. I realize that Dodge trucks have a bullet proof Cummins engine but not all of us have a dodge trucks.
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