I'll add this, as for resale, YES a diesel will, ALWAYS bring MORE, but they COST a LOT more up front, so its really a balance act of sorts to me
advantage of diesle is the MOTOR is good for a LOT more miles, it works half as hard and at hal;f or less the RPM"S a gas does, so again, its basic math!
the rest of the truck in area's they use road salt??
GOOD Luck getting LONG life out of tyhe body on your truck, so even with the Motor being able to live for 300K, your body might be lONG time dead after about 15 yrs(My 06 I traded in on this 16 was well cared for washed and rinsed as often as possible to get salt off and, it rusted out from BETWEEN the paint and the surfaces with NO paint gone on either side??
Trans and rear ends and U joints and other things, DON"T care if the motor is diesel or not they wear and tear from DAY one Minute one of use
NOW as for DEF fluid use
I am using exactly 2.5 gallon's every 2500 miles
its about 10 bucks in costs
NOT huge, but it can add up if you add that to cost of per gallon
NEXT is FUEL filters, something NO one really mentioned
they need to be replaced every 10k or so, bad fuel, sooner,
NOW if you AGAIN< do ALL your OWN basic repairs and maintenance, things are better
BUT MY local DODGE dealer quoted me on changing OIL, filter and fuel filters , at 500 bucks
can be done every 15k
SO< that isn't cheap at ALL
NOW< My old like truck got average 10 mph for me
new Diesel of LIKE truck, gets me average of 17 mpg
that;s ALMOST twice as far on a gallon of fuel
NOW TOWING< Old truck got me like 8-9 with about 6k behind on a 500 mile trip thru Mt's UP and DOWN's all the time, pulling 5k on RPM"S to get over them or MORE and dropping speeds in the process ON some 5-6 mile climbs I swear I could see the gas gauge moving south on me at 5500 rpm and g running into hill at 75 and be at 60 at the top IF that! screaming for mercy the whole way! LOL
NOW a diesel SHOULD get still about 15 Mpg towing same load same trip and NOT drop the speeds on the hills, or HAVE to scream the piss out of your motor to get up and over them, barely break a sweat with JUST 6 k behind you
SO< again a diesel shows it BEST benefits when towing, and the costs savings are ONLY really when towing at MOST Gains, that is
saving you travel time by NOT slowing down on hills and better mpgs as well, and NOT beating your motor up to make it any where!
CAN you actually SAVE money owning a diesel??
I say for 99% of people NO
will you be happier while drive it with a load behind you, YES
will getting better MPG's make you happy
YES
but again, you ain't saving MONEY unless you keep it for 20 yrs and 300 ,000 miles then MAYBE
But if your like MOST folks these days
trade in on a NEWER truck every so often or once miles get up there
the gains you will get on trade in, you paid on buying the truck already
you AIN"T gaining anything IMO
I am very HAPPY with my 2016 Ram 2500 diesel, but in NO way SHAPE or form did I buy it thinking it was going to Save me money, from up front costs to long term
I paid more and always will
diesel cost more and ALWAYS WILL, as its mostly a commercial fuel, and they know companys NEED it!
more oil to do oil changes , more filters to change, DEF fluid NOW< and SO on
My 2016 diesel rides as well as my 2006 gasser, MAYBE better SLIGHTLY
gasser was about 7500 lbs empty, diesel is at 8250 lbs on a scale for both!
BOTH stopped well, diesel MIGHT need a little more room, as its heavier, so expected, and I can feel the weight in turns over the gasser
BOTH stop better TOWING than any HALF ton I towed with however!
and BOTH pulled better as well, weight IS your friend when towing, and SO is Torque LOL
