Ford's, GM's and Ram's diesels are no different than diesels in semis. Makes no difference in mfr as even the big semi trucks engines have issues as well. Engine wise they are fine. problems lie within the DEF and emission side of things. Thank you to the tree huggers. So to say that Ford's diesels in particular are problematic, one has to look at the whole diesel picture. Yes Ford seems to get the most notoriety, but similar issues with other mfrs seem to be under the radar. DEF and emission problems have cost semi engine makers coo-coo bucks. Now as for mpg's. Todays diesels are far more efficient than those of even 10 years ago. More power, torque, CLEANER--in fact the exhaust exiting a tailpipe on todays diesels is cleaner than the air going into the engine! Yet despite all this, both semis and pickups are not getting a whole lot lighter. My '15 F350 weighs in at 8500lbs and still gets decent mpgs. What are gas engines getting for mpgs, towing empty??? Diesels are more complex and when they ALL run/work, they are great. When they ALL have issues, they are the biggest pieces of junk.
I agree the prices of pickups is nuts. But we, the consumer keep on buying them.
