Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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For the price and incentive that are available, buy new.
As far as noise, the GM with the Duramax is quieter.
Smell is really not a problem with the newer diesel. You might start to smell it if you pull of at a rest stop and idle for a couple minutes. The other thing is sometimes the pump handles are messy.
Maintainence, the ford will take more oil. 15 qts vs the Duramax's 12 I beleieve. Fuel filters cost more for the Ford, but it is a kit of two filters. Most Duramax owners add a secondary filter anyway.
Service is totally dealer based. If you like one, but don't like the dealer, find another dealer. My father used to drive 45 mile to a GM dealer to get his buick serviced. Sure there was closer, but this dealer went way out of their way to make the customer feel like the only Customer that day.
Both will pull the 10,000+lbs 5er you are talking about so, find the one that suits you. I would have bought either, GM just didn't want to budge on the price. My first choice was the new Cummins 600, but I was going to have to order one and couldn't wait.
As far as noise, the GM with the Duramax is quieter.
Smell is really not a problem with the newer diesel. You might start to smell it if you pull of at a rest stop and idle for a couple minutes. The other thing is sometimes the pump handles are messy.
Maintainence, the ford will take more oil. 15 qts vs the Duramax's 12 I beleieve. Fuel filters cost more for the Ford, but it is a kit of two filters. Most Duramax owners add a secondary filter anyway.
Service is totally dealer based. If you like one, but don't like the dealer, find another dealer. My father used to drive 45 mile to a GM dealer to get his buick serviced. Sure there was closer, but this dealer went way out of their way to make the customer feel like the only Customer that day.
Both will pull the 10,000+lbs 5er you are talking about so, find the one that suits you. I would have bought either, GM just didn't want to budge on the price. My first choice was the new Cummins 600, but I was going to have to order one and couldn't wait.
