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...
Forum Discussion
LDUpNorth,
Good analysis of gas vs diesel, but I don't think it's fair to run a break even analysis on buying a diesel unless when you sell that diesel truck it is worth the same as the same gas truck. From what I can tell, everything being equal, you should recoup much of what was spent for the diesel engine when you go to sell it. In other words, the truck you paid a $7000 premium to get a diesel engine will probably be $4-5000 more than the same gas truck. Right? So now, instead of a 100,000 mile breakeven, it would only be 25-40,000. I would imagine when the TV gets in the 200,000 mile range the two vehicles are similarly priced, but by then the diesel should have paid for itself with better mileage.
Good analysis of gas vs diesel, but I don't think it's fair to run a break even analysis on buying a diesel unless when you sell that diesel truck it is worth the same as the same gas truck. From what I can tell, everything being equal, you should recoup much of what was spent for the diesel engine when you go to sell it. In other words, the truck you paid a $7000 premium to get a diesel engine will probably be $4-5000 more than the same gas truck. Right? So now, instead of a 100,000 mile breakeven, it would only be 25-40,000. I would imagine when the TV gets in the 200,000 mile range the two vehicles are similarly priced, but by then the diesel should have paid for itself with better mileage.
