Help a Newbie, question about gas vs. diesel
Towing a fw, approx 10,000 lbs, would a gas engine F250 be practical, or would it be better to go diesel? Remember I said Newbie...thanks, cycler. This is an added question to my original post: ...
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Hammerboy hit the nail on the head (no pun intended, lol).
Those are the primary considerations to make.
I'll add longevity of a diesel, but that is subjective as well, as most newer gassers are good for 200k miles or more on engine and transmission (the rest of the truck is the same as a gasser effectively).
Added cost is luck of the draw, except when you lose with a diesel, you lose bigger. In 12 years and 170k on the old Dodge, I've spent exactly $1900 in repairs that were related to it being a diesel and not expected. (Parts only, injectors are easy to change on that truck) I've been fortunate or I bought the right truck and took care of it. Probably a combo of both.
In the meantime, I've spent somewhere between $10-15k less in fuel and the truck is worth $5-10k more than an identical model gasser today. Even on the low end, I'm at least double the cost of the diesel engine up charge in present or future savings.
And about the only time I need to downshift with a load on is if the curves in the road or traffic demands it, or I'm pulling hard enough to get dangerously high egts (not an issue with a newer stock diesel).
For me, it works.
Those are the primary considerations to make.
I'll add longevity of a diesel, but that is subjective as well, as most newer gassers are good for 200k miles or more on engine and transmission (the rest of the truck is the same as a gasser effectively).
Added cost is luck of the draw, except when you lose with a diesel, you lose bigger. In 12 years and 170k on the old Dodge, I've spent exactly $1900 in repairs that were related to it being a diesel and not expected. (Parts only, injectors are easy to change on that truck) I've been fortunate or I bought the right truck and took care of it. Probably a combo of both.
In the meantime, I've spent somewhere between $10-15k less in fuel and the truck is worth $5-10k more than an identical model gasser today. Even on the low end, I'm at least double the cost of the diesel engine up charge in present or future savings.
And about the only time I need to downshift with a load on is if the curves in the road or traffic demands it, or I'm pulling hard enough to get dangerously high egts (not an issue with a newer stock diesel).
For me, it works.
