First drive Ram 1500 diesel

Bionic Man wrote:

Take a look at what surveys of prospective buyers value in a new vehicle. HP and torque are rarely at the top, but MPG is. And the MPG number that they calculate out at each fill up will largely outweigh the premium that they pay upfront (which they will probably get back in resale anyway).

I ran the #'s above and with the high premium of Diesel over regular unleaded the savings are pretty much a wash. It would take me almost 5 years to recoup the cost of a Diesel vs my "worst case" in the Ecoboost. It gets even worse if I would have had an Ecoboost without the 3.73's that could get 20-21 MPG on the highway.

I think people will see, say 28 MPG and then look across the street to the gas station and see what I saw today when I got gas:

Gas Prices
Regular - $3.36
Mid Grade - $3.46
Premium - $3.66
Diesel - $4.25

That $0.89/gallon premium for Diesel has a lot of offsetting to do in MPG's...