Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Regarding the post reply concerning the maintenance costs of Ford PSD, that's why I bought a Cummins. I pay in the vicinity of $15 for the air filter, and about $10 for a fuel filter - both WIX brand. Both compare favoribly to equivalent costs for a big block gas motor. In terms of paying $5000 more for the diesel option, that's questionable. If you take a 3/4 ton ie GM the standard motor is likely a 5.3. If you add the cost of the upgrade to the 6.0, or the upgrade to an 8.1/Allison I suspect the difference is about $3000. My truck is driven about 10,000 miles per year and about 5,000 miles are towing. I have kept a spread sheet of my miles driven, fuel cost, and mpg. I have columns next to it for same prior gasser. I did this since this is my first diesel, I wanted to know "operating cost" vs same prior gasser. I save $700 per year in fuel costs. If I was driving 20,000 miles per year and 1/2 of that towing I'd save $1400 annually. Is it going to take me 80,000 miles to "break even" for added cost of diesel engine, not hardly. Are diesels the preference for everyone towing....no. For me it works.
