FishOnOne wrote:
The people who use these trucks as work trucks don't care about heated steering wheels or heated/cooled seats. I can assure you the pre dpf trucks are going to be more reliable due to their simplistic design. Your 6.7 DPF truck requires a 67k miles emission service while that non DPF truck will just keep on truckin. The DPF does have a life span and will age faster if you have an engine that burns some oil.
I have a Tradesman with chrome, power locks/windows and cruise control. I bought my truck for the engine, not for heated seats or steering wheels.
Yes, they are more simplistic, but if we are going down that route than why not a simple big block gas engine from the 60's. You could fix that with a hammer, a screwdriver and a piece of chewing gum.
The reality of life is that newer better technology comes along all the time. With more technology comes the chances of more things failing. It was easy to fix or redneck engineer the window crank when they broke, now with power windows its a lot harder to fix when you are at the lake for a weekend.
I have no reason to believe that my 2015 diesel with emissions equipment won't work well for a long time, if it is taken care of. By that I mean worked properly and not used for little trips to the grocery store all the time. By that I mean proper maintenance and quality fuels and oils. Maybe it won't last 600,000 miles like the pre-emissions trucks did... but the reality is that very few people actually ever see that long of a duty cycle. I don't plan to own this truck much past 150K miles, mainly because I don't feel like dealing with everything else on a truck of that age... seats, electronics, suspension, brake lines, etc. That means that in about 8 or 9 years someone will be able to buy a low mileage, relatively clean Cummins that was used correctly and maintained correctly. I'm reasonably certain that I will get a fair price for my truck when I go to sell it.
Oh yea... check with your cousins brothers in-laws step nephew who used to own that horrible Ram... my 2015 doesn't require any EGR service at 67.5K miles. I assume that my DPF will have some service life at some point. At that time I can either delete the emissions if I want, have it cleaned or spend $1200 and replace the DPF.
