Why diesel trucks?
Judging from my other two posts a lot of folks that responded drive DRW diesel trucks to carry the heavier multi slide campers. I understand the DRW for heavier payload but why diesel? Just looking at...
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pira114 wrote:
Here's something most don't consider. If you're buying a new truck every 2 to 5 years, you probably will not see a cost benefit to diesels. Where they really shine is longevity/durability over the life of the truck. With proper maintenance, they will out last a gas truck by years.
This is a myth from 30-40yr ago when gas engines were lucky to get 100k miles and diesel engines were simple mechanical affairs with almost nothing to fail.
It's nothing to get 250k miles out of a modern gas engine...assuming typical 12k miles per year, that's a good 20yrs of use and by then the rest of the truck is typically toast.
At the same time diesels have gotten drastically more complicated, so if anything the longevity has come down.
