IdaD wrote:
That said I'm a guy who doesn't necessarily "need" a diesel but I wanted one and don't regret the purchase at all. Even when I'm not towing I think all that torque makes for a nicer driving truck.
I respect that. I started out on possibly the best diesel year GMC ever had with their Duramax (2006) - it was a simple, stout truck. I stupidly traded it for the new shiny thing (2016 6.7L Ford) and it has been a bad experience for me. While I was never left stranded on the road with the powerstroke, I got soured to the whole "diesels last longer" and "diesels are more reliable" and "diesels are towing beasts". Yes, they are beasts but that only comes into play if you are pulling heavy loads at long distances. In my case, the diesel is not reliable at all - in fact, I don't trust it at all. I realize it is one data point but that data point happens to be - me :). When I look at the engine of a 7.3L powerstroke from 2000, I can see why it lasted 600,000 miles and why it gave diesels the reliability name. When I look at the 6.7L today, the whole engine bay is chock full, can't throw a needle into it hoping it will hit the ground, I get the feeling that most repairs on a 2020 6.7L involve taking the cab off and half the engine off afterwards. Compare that to the 6.4L HEMI or 7.3L Godzilla, half the bay is empty, you can see everything....
