2018 F-150 3.0L Diesel GCWR
I am still not a fan of small diesels in big trucks, but for those of you who are. 2018 FORD F150 DIESEL 3.0L “LION” V6 WEIGHT / TOWING SPECIFICATIONS PRINTED IN THE OWNER’S MANUAL A 17,100 GC...
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ShinerBock wrote:
I never understood the diesel "payback" in fuel savings that people seems to get brought up. You usually tend to get your "payback" with a diesel in trad-in/resale value or longevity, not in fuel mileage (unless you are towing a lot). I can see this argument if a diesel had the same resale/trade-in value as its gas equivalent, but in almost all cases it holds a much higher value. Basically it costs more, but you can also sell it for more just like you can with any other option on a vehicle like trim levels, 4wd, and Nav systems.
X2. No payback is needed. I have gotten the price of the diesel back and more at trade in.
That makes it a nearly free luxury. Def is cheap and of no consequence. Oil changes are at higher intervals and the price difference isn't enough to worry about.
Further, many people like turbo diesels because of their ability to work hard without down shifting and spining hard.
