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 wrote:
Its always funny listening to the arguments of gas vs diesel costs. I paid 6 1/2 years ago an extra $8000 and change for my diesel. Today that truck Bluebooks for $6000 TRADE IN value more than the gas equivalent. So I look at it this way, for 6 1/2 years it cost me $2000 to own that diesel if I were to trade it in today. Fuel costs are a wash as diesel cost more but gets 25-30% better mileage, maintenance is slightly more, nothing to complain about. Barring nothing catastrophic happens its not the huge cost difference some people make it out to be.
Dan
That's what I was trying to get at, in my area you wouldn't even have the 2 grand loss in the real market.
Pay the diesel tax once and then enjoy the benefits of diesel trucks the rest of your life.
Everybody is different though and I have nothing against gas trucks, just disagree it's a huge cost every time you trade.
