U of M study

transamz9 wrote:

proxim2020 wrote:
From looking at the original study back in 2013, there really isn't much of a difference in the depreciation gap between gas and diesels at the 5 year mark.

Silverado - 9% advantage for diesels.
Sierra - 10% advantage for diesels.
Ram - 1% advantage for diesels.
Ford - 13% advantage for gas.

When it comes to cars and SUVs the gap is more significant. With trucks, not so much. I'd imagine each year beyond the 5 year mark the gap slowly shrinks down to irrelevant.

So what you are saying is I get to drive a more capable truck for the same end cost.

Some argue that one advantage of diesels is that they hold on to a ton their value while their gas counterparts values tank like a rock. At the 5 year mark they've pretty much depreciated at about the same rate with the edge going towards most diesels. Well besides for the Fords where the gas engines did better. At the 7-10 year I'd imagine that any advantage to either side would be long gone. The numbers seem to support those who say, "Well you paid more, so of course you'll get more back," when it comes to trucks.