The TFL guys bought a 7.3L

ShinerBock wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Not sure why anyone cares about the 7.3L. According to the HD gas owners here, they don't need more power which is why they bought the gas engine instead of the diesel. So why would an engine with more power that you will have to pay more for matter now?

I believe it is about a 1,600 dollar premium over the 6.2 once you account for the 10 speed automatic, so a bit less than the diesel upgrade.

1,600 bucks for a bit more power and never having to buy a drop of DEF....

Personally, I've yet to run into a situation where the 6.2 wasn't up to the task, but then again I only pull ~8K and live at 140' above sea level.

What are the cost over the life of the truck? And don't forget to add in resale/trade-in.

It's easy for me. I've got less than 10K miles on my 2018 that I've had for about 20 months, I expect to own it for 15-20 years. By the time I sell the resell value I'd get out of the diesel would be insignificant compared to the cost I'd have paid up front. I just don't drive it enough to make a diesel pay for itself in fuel savings.

For some, dare I say most, the diesel is a no brainer choice. However, for me the justification using math just doesn't work.

According to Kelly Blue Book, a 2005 F350 4WD SRW Short Bed Lariat with 75k miles, the 6.0L diesel has an average trade in value of $13,709 while 5.4L gas engine has a trade in value of $9,479. That is $4,230 more and if I am not mistaken the upcharge for a diesels option back then was around $5-6K MSRP and even less if you negotiated for better pricing. So you would still get most of your money back on a 15 year vehicle and only putting 5k a year on the truck.