theoldwizard1 wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
2. You "commute" 4 hours a day with the truck. What's that 150-200miles? Gasser will net you 13mpg average on good days if you're not in a hurry. Diesel 17mpg ish. Or about 400 extra gallons of fuel per school year.
Around here, diesel fuel sells for about 10%-25% premium over regular gasoline.
Around here in Pa diesel is a consistent $1 more per gallon over gasoline right now 2.79 for a gallon of gas and 3.79 for a gallon of diesel. Add that cost difference in over 5 years and it will cost you around 750 more for the diesel fuel over those 5 years. Not that big of a difference. Where the difference comes in is initial cost of 10k more and if you finance that 10k over 5 years you're looking at another 220 a month avg totaling 13.2k more in expense over those 5 years...So if you can afford that extra 220 more a month that's up to the individual...higher trade in value yes but it better dang well be if it cost you that extra 13.2k to have that diesel over the gasser.
I'm not sure about anyone else but 13.2k in my pocket is ALOT sweeter than making it to the campground 15 minutes sooner having the diesel truck...
