BlackCatBone
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A pic of my new truck. I've been dying for a truck for some time now, and the old lady finally gave in. Previously my wood collecting efforts were severely handicapped. You like?
Nice ride, cept its not a diesel. Gonna hurt come fillup time. 'Course at $4 a gallon my fillups hurt right now too lol.
Does it still pay at $4.00+ to have a diesel? I've wanted to get one for several years but am starting to question whether it's economical. My gasser can squeak out 18mpg if I baby it for about 70 cents a gallon less.
I of course understand the diesel will be more capable and durable I'm just starting to question the economical aspect of it.
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Does it still pay at $4.00+ to have a diesel? I've wanted to get one for several years but am starting to question whether it's economical. My gasser can squeak out 18mpg if I baby it for about 70 cents a gallon less.
I of course understand the diesel will be more capable and durable I'm just starting to question the economical aspect of it.
If that's a short box, you are still making too many trips! Build side racks as high as the cab and a rear window protector or you will be sorry.
The way I look at it, is if you pull really heavy loads long distances on a regular basis, there is no way around it. If you can afford the extra up front cost, extra maintenance and/or repair cost, then by all means you should get one.
As far as the fuel economy deal, take two trucks that can basically do the same thing, like a V10 Ford and a PSD Ford (the PSD can do more easier but..), my V10 can get 13mpg on the highway and some diesel guys claim 16-18mpg. If diesel fuel is $4 and gas is 3.20, then things even out. The more you pull a trailer, the more you should look at diesel.
I like your ride Huskyman. I thought about diesel, and for me it did not make sense. This is a third vehicle for me, and I just use it for shortish trips to the woods and the occasional pulling of a trailer. The V10 will haul anything I need to with ease. I can probably fix about anything that will go wrong with it also. Not true on the diesel side. The $4+ diesel fuel is scary stuff. If this were my primary vehicle or if I were using it to make a living, I would have went with an oiler.
You say you can work on it? Well hope you don't get the common problem of coils or injectors going out... since you can't replace just one. Typically when you replace 1 you end up with a chain reaction. Coil packs are 800+ at my cost for many V10 models. The injectors aren't cheap and haven't been known to last long either. I gotta say though I like your truck lol
I was mainly speaking about the V10 problems. Diesel's run for such a long period of time that 150k problems are minor lol
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