wintersun wrote:
A diesel engine is a poor choice for a daily driver. A truck with a gas engine and 4.10 gears and a 5-speed transmission will be fine for towing and cost less to operate overall. Some people get lucky with diesel pickups but when something breaks it is a great deal more expensive to repair. A set of injectors will set you back about $5,000 and if a head gasket blows the repairs can be double that amount.
Forget anectdotal reports by an owner of a truck. There are agencies that collect repair history on diesel trucks from owner and from diesel repair shops and none of the pre 2010 diesel have a track record on par with gas engines.
My current truck has a diesel engine but I did not get it to save money on fuel or to have a more reliable vehicle. The higher price for diesel negates a great deal of any savings from higher MPG and when you add in maintenance costs the difference disappears. For trips averaging less than 45 minutes duration or for towing less than 13,000 lbs. the gas engine is a wiser choice.
Nice argument, but it does not fly in my book. JMHO.
