Hedgehog wrote:
Goducks, you didn't figure in the $8,500 to buy the Diesel engine into your calculations.
Buying the diesel option is no different than any other option you buy. You will get a portion of it back when selling or trading in. I see no difference in buying a loaded Lariat/Laramie gasser or an SLT with the diesel. With your way of thinking no one should buy anything other than the base model. Most of us don't buy the base model and have options added to the truck.
The idea that the diesel has to pay for it's self is old school. Does a moonroof or leather interior have to pay for it's self? It all evens out in the end. Your gasser is worth less than my diesel because you paid less for it. Not because no one wants a gasser but just because it was less expensive to begin with. My diesel is worth more because I paid more.