OK, all you truck wonks...
... answer me this. Why are diesel engines only available in F250s, 2500, etc.? Why can't they be put into the smaller F150s and 1500s? (I know about the payload deficiencies of the 1500, so tha...
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DaveF-250SD wrote:
I do not believe the 3/4 ton truck should be eliminated,( I have two, and that would leave me truckless ) but do think the diesel option should only be offered on the one ton trucks. The engines are much heavier than the large displacement gas engines, and that directly reduces payload by 5-600 lbs. in most trucks.
I think this is an important point.
My RAM 2500 with the 6.4L HEMI has a 3K pound payload. I looked at a tricked-out 2500 Laramie diesel in the showroom that only had a 1,900 pound payload. It was also a $60K truck (sticker).
I see no reason to spend that kind of money on that truck.
