Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

travelnutz wrote:
CKNSLS,

wrote:

"Even people that own diesels admit to higher maintenance costs...."

Are you smok'in some very potent weed?

Having own more than 2 of both diesel and gas engined pickup trucks for personal use and even more trucks for my decades long owned engineering business use, the diesel trucks were no higher in maintenance costs, period. The last 4 of the pickups driven for personal use were accrued a total of more than 600,000 miles and I can assure you that the maintenance costs was no higher on the diesel trucks than it was on the gas trucks and we have the records to prove it. The diesel trucks when sold went for a lot more $$$ than the gas trucks so the initial diesel engine premimum simply was returned when sold and there's more! The diesel trucks also averaged nearly 1-1/2 times the MPG's of the gas trucks and had ZERO engine repairs while we owned them.

Do you really think businesses are so stupid to buy diesel engined trucks so they can spend more to operate them over gas engined trucks???

Hardly!!!

Diesel trucks are so much cheaper in total ownership/operating costs and that is why they buy diesels!

Well there's the $200 oil changes for one thing..... :)
Maybe in a commercial aspect..but not for a consumer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewdepaula/2012/08/27/clean-diesel-cars-and-trucks-that-will-save-you-money/

Interesting article-
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/tech/163_0210_diesel_vs_gas/viewall.html