These unreliable new diesel engines!
Apparently my 2014 Ram Cummins with almost 100k miles on it must be a unicorn in the fact that it hasn't broke down on me yet because many people here(mostly non late model diesel owners) think that n...
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wowens79 wrote:
Here's a comparison, over got a 2002 GM 6.0 gasser 215,000 miles, I've had to replace a starter $100, fuel pump $700, water pump, and some hoses $500, so about $1500.
My next door neighbor has a 2011 ford 6.7 with 205,000 miles. DPF/EGR issue, was $2500 to delete, or repair, did the delete. Then the ol CP4 fuel pump went out, and he had to replace pump, and injectors, and some other stuff for. $10,000.
I'll admit that the power of the new diesels are incredible, and if I was pulling a 15k lb+ trailer, diesel is the way to go, but for me it doesn't make sense. My TT is 8000lbs, and I'm in the south east, so altitude is not an issue.
For me a gasser is the way to go.
You can pick and choose the worst of stories but it doesn't really make the point. We can pick out stories about gassers with severe issues too. The odd cases don't prove anything.
Read all the posts in this very thread about diesels needing nothing but oil and filters for hundreds of thousands of miles as a counter point.
I've had gas engine trucks and will never go back unless they can get the power, torque and economy of a diesel somehow.
