The TFL guys bought a 7.3L

ShinerBock wrote:

goducks10 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

NRALIFR wrote:
The 7.3L gas option is $1705, and the 6.7L diesel option is $10,495.

That gets my attention.

:):)

Yes, but 100k miles and 5 years later, the trade in value plus the fuel mileage will pay for most(if not all) the $10,495 so you are essentially adding power for free. That will not be the case with the 7.3L over the 6.2L unless it has much better fuel economy. You only typically get around 70-80% of your money back from optional items such as engines, 4wd, and trim packages on trade in/resale. If the 7.3L uses more fuel, then that cost increases overtime.

There is also the case of maintenance if it is like the 5.7L and 6.4L in the Ram. Because of the special oil required due to the 6.4L having MDS, it makes maintenance cost a lot more than the 5.7L and more inline with what is cost with the Cummins for both fuel/oil filter changes.

However, my comment was based on the reasoning used by gaser owners who say they do not "need" more power. If this were true, then they would not "need" a 7.3L.

I'd like more power but I don't need 400HP and 1000TQ @ $10,495.

So you are saying that you don't need 400hp(even though it is 475 hp), but you like the 430 hp that the 7.3L makes? That does not make sense.

Also, I would bet you that uf you actually did the math with resale/trad in, the difference between the two is less than $2k over the course of 5 years and 100k miles. In fact, you are likely to spend more on the 6.2L to the 7.3L upgrade than you would with the 7.3L to 6.7L upgrade when all things are considered.

You opinions only work for those that are doing what you think they should do.
I'm done buying truck so resale is meaningless.
And you know as well as I do that HP in a gasser is not the same as in a diesel. Gas engines don't have the same huge TQ numbers to go with the HP as diesels do.