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Lynnmor
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wintersun wrote:
Diesel provides greater fuel economy but the total cost of ownership is double that of a gas powered vehicle.
Anybody really believe that?
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goducks10
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wintersun wrote:
Diesel provides greater fuel economy but the total cost of ownership is double that of a gas powered vehicle.
After owning both I fail to see the dbl the cost. A couple fuel filters is all thats different. The better mpg's of a diesel will cover that.
Oil changes on new diesels are longer than gas. Syn oil for gas trucks is not cheap.
All other maintenance is the same.
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Sjm9911
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Good luck with it. They do make the longer trips way easier.
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fj12ryder
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I guess it's possible, my Dodge uses fuel filter that my Hyundai doesn't. The tires are much bigger, the air filter is more costly, differential fluid that the car doesn't have. Brakes are a bit higher,
So my annual maintenance for the Hyundai is about $35, and the Dodge is about double that at about $85. So yeah, maintenance costs are about double.
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RoyJ
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goducks10 wrote:wintersun wrote:
Diesel provides greater fuel economy but the total cost of ownership is double that of a gas powered vehicle.
After owning both I fail to see the dbl the cost. A couple fuel filters is all thats different. The better mpg's of a diesel will cover that.
Oil changes on new diesels are longer than gas. Syn oil for gas trucks is not cheap.
All other maintenance is the same.
Highly depends on the engine, and its failure rate.
Compare a 6.4 PSD, vs a 5.4 or 6.8 Triton for 300k miles, the diesel can easily double the cost. Major failures are when, not if. Most repairs cost as much as an entire used 5.4 longblock.
A late Cummins 5.9? Your ownership is probably lower than a Hemi / V10. Of course, we can go the other extreme, some BMW / Mercedes / Jaguar engine can match a 6.4 PSD in repair costs.
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