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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Ron O'Brien wrote:
well no doubt the diesel will get better fuel mileage -- however how come no one mentions the fact that to buy the diesel you will pay $6000.00 to $7000.00
your right if your buying new the diesel option usually costs more and may not make sense for somebody who tows once or twice a year and gets a new truck every 3-5 years
Ron O'Brien wrote:
also to maintain the diesel engine the costs are more,not to mention the smell and polution factor
I bought an 02 Duramax that had 50k on it. 23,000 thousand miles later the only thing I've done differently is fuel filter changes. You have to do them more often then on a gasser but the filters are not to much more expensive and on the Duramax it's not to difficult to do. 30 minute job. Everything else (engine oil, oil filter, tranny fluid/filter, brakes, belts, diff, etc...) is going to be there no matter what you drive and hasn't been anymore difficult or expensive then on a gasser.
As for the smell - they do smell more then a gasser that is for sure as for pollution I'm not an expert in that area so I can't really say more or less or worse, etc...
