Are diesels worth it, for costs per mile?
Was at a car dealer out of town, and the dealer (name with-held to protect the guilty) was trying to warn me away from a diesel on the 3500 models he was selling, unless I had at least $15,000 a year ...
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op says wrote:
The main reason I'm looking at a diesel is for hitting Colorado. Any of the Big Three have a turbo diesel engine that will lose a lot less power when at higher elevations compared to a gasser (the Ford's EB is the exception because of the added boost.)
Looking at your profile shows a 25' trailer. You sure don't need a diesel to pull that small trailer in the mountains.
I used a '84 1/2 ton chevy and pulled a brand new 1984 26' 7680 GVWR small fiver all over CO/NM mountains for several summers.
Now if your moving up to a 14k-15k trailer in the future then the diesel will shine.
The newer gas engines such as the 6.4 Hemi with its 410 hp and around 420 ft lbs torque won't have any issues in the mountains pulling 10k + lb trailers.
Also the older 8.1 GM big block and Fords V-10 gas engines have even more torque for towing heavier trailers if your looking at used trucks.
