Would you buy diesel again?
Those of you that have a newer diesel truck, 2015 and up, would you do it again?
Forum Discussion
JimK-NY wrote:
The braking is not at all similar. The diesel brake is effective. Engine braking with a gasser hardly does anything.
I guess you haven’t used engine braking in a Ford gasoline engine. Slowing the vehicle down or keeping a lower speed without touching the brakes is exactly what a tow haul button will do on Fords from little vehicles all of the way up to Class As.
Back to the topic. First, like most people on this thread, I don’t have a 2015.
Modern diesels with emissions want to stay warmed up and in higher RPMs. If that matches your driving, a diesel could be just fine. However, if you plan to idle and drive slower speeds a lot without and work for the diesel to do, you will likely clog the emissions add ons on your new diesel. You’ll experience regens at times that might not be convenient.
Of course, if you live somewhere that doesn’t check for emissions and you modify your diesel, you are going to experience an engine that no gasoline engine can touch either going slow or fast.
In my area of the country, the fuel cost is pretty much a wash. Diesels get better mpg and gasoline costs less. However, the tanks are the same size so diesel has more range.
Finally, all diesels have turbos so they perform much better at elevation. If you regularly drive at higher elevations, you might want to consider that unless you drive slow.
