Is It Worth It?
I have owned both a gas 1 ton and a diesel 1 ton and do agree that a diesel pulls my trailer better. But at the moment both trucks have went to truck heaven. That is why I am looking for a truck and...
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Huntindog wrote:
Not only that, but a gas truck with 150K on it is considered by most to be used up. A diesel with the same is considered broke in.
This was true 50yrs ago with fully mechanical, slow turning massively overbuilt big diesels putting out 200hp...compared to carbureted gas engines that needed regular and substantial maintenance and 100k miles was doing good.
Now 250k on a gas engine is nothing special. Usually, it's the body/suspension that has reached the point where it doesn't make sense to keep the truck going. Not the engine.
At the same time, modern diesels are far more complex and the idea it will last forever doesn't hold up as well.
