Operational problems with new diesel pickups

jshupe wrote:

I'm not gullible enough to buy a Powerstroke.

People are having the same issues with the new Cummins trucks. In fact, RAM switched back to a CP3 pump. Duramaxes are having the same
issues as well.

jshupe wrote:

Around $10K, but who buys a BMW or any german car without expecting repairs? You can swap both Duramax and Cummins to CP3 if the CP4 keeps you up at night.

I think you are proving yourself what I am saying. You just spent $80K buying a "German" only to spend more thousands on crippling it back to a lesser fuel pump, to protect it from an expensive failure. How about the emissions systems failures? Plenty of those as well.

jshupe wrote:

An argument against a particular fuel pump is not a valid argument against a fuel.

Fuel pump, emissions systems, complexity, cost of ownership....

jshupe wrote:

Buy the right tool for the job. I'm not telling anyone what to buy. I'm saying that the issues with diesel engines are not as common as you portray, and that you fail to acknowledge that some things are bought because they're wanted, not needed.

Above you just told me that you are buying luxury and that people are buying "wants". Now you are telling me to buy the right tool for the job - which is what I have been saying all along. If you are towing < 15-16K lbs and you are doing it casually (like 90% of Americans), 2020+ gassers like the 7.3L Ford or the 6.6L Chevy or even the 6.4L RAM with the new ZF 8-sp tranny are the tool for the job. You can even camp and put away the savings from the diesels into your retirement fund.

jshupe wrote:

They do, but it's not anywhere close. And every one I've towed with has had to scream to utilize it with anything marginally steep or heavy.

However did we tow things back when the "legendary" and "indestructible" diesels didn't have exhaust brakes? ;)

jshupe wrote:

There is a whole lot more to this than payload/GVWR even if you aren't discussing being overweight. Longevity will vary between parts, with the heavier parts usually lasting longer under similar loading. And for those of us who spend a lot of time off-road, the transfer cases and axles are often of great value. I don't want to snap a shaft with a heavy camper while crawling off a small shelf.

Point to an example of a 3/4 ton or 1-ton SRW where the tranny or the axle or whatever is "heavier duty" in a diesel than in an equivalent gasser.