This message is a reply to an archived post by G1355 on June 27, 2013 at 19:42:56.
The original subject was "I tried,,,, Cant justify a diesel tow vehicle.".
My pencil generally doesn't lie. I've owned both gas and diesel. With my figures the gas truck was a 97 F350 with a 460 5speed 4x4 3.55 rears 10mpg empty and 5mph with a 15000 load with $3.50 gas that's $0.35 empty and $0.70 loaded. The truck I have now is a 2000 F350 7.3 6 speed 4x4 with 3.73 it gets 15 mpg empty and 10 mpg with a 15000 load. So with $4.00 fuel that's $0.26 empty and $0.40 loaded. With those figures it doesn't take long to pay for its self in just fuel savings not counting resale value. Then the second argument is service cost is that's a wash in my books. Sure the diesel costs more when it's time to service but when you do it half as often how can you say it really cost more? Then you are talking about speed. Have you ever been in a diesel with a $200 chip or programmer in it? It will blow the doors off your hemi! In my situation I can't afford not to have a diesel. Now that's my 2cents.
The original subject was "I tried,,,, Cant justify a diesel tow vehicle.".
My pencil generally doesn't lie. I've owned both gas and diesel. With my figures the gas truck was a 97 F350 with a 460 5speed 4x4 3.55 rears 10mpg empty and 5mph with a 15000 load with $3.50 gas that's $0.35 empty and $0.70 loaded. The truck I have now is a 2000 F350 7.3 6 speed 4x4 with 3.73 it gets 15 mpg empty and 10 mpg with a 15000 load. So with $4.00 fuel that's $0.26 empty and $0.40 loaded. With those figures it doesn't take long to pay for its self in just fuel savings not counting resale value. Then the second argument is service cost is that's a wash in my books. Sure the diesel costs more when it's time to service but when you do it half as often how can you say it really cost more? Then you are talking about speed. Have you ever been in a diesel with a $200 chip or programmer in it? It will blow the doors off your hemi! In my situation I can't afford not to have a diesel. Now that's my 2cents.