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B_O__Plenty
Dec 29, 2014Explorer II
TomG2 wrote:But the diesel will cost $8,000. more when you buy it. Plus the oil changes, maintenance and cost of fuel is much higher. I just traded out of a 2010 Ram diesel with 96,000 miles. It cost me $342.00 a month to own it just in depreciation, but then too it was a Dodge...I'm thinking that higher trade in stuff is baloney..I lost a HUGE chunk on that thing. I would have bought gas this time in a heartbeat if I wasn't planning on getting a bigger fiver.ScottG wrote:
In your case I think the high mileage you'll put on it justifies a diesel.
At 30K a year the gas truck wont be worth much after a few years but the diesel will hold its value and be worth a lot more after even more miles.
I misread the NADA comparison the first time. The diesel will be worth about $7,000 more after four years and 100,000 miles.
B.O.
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