It would be a cold day in h*ll before I ever bought new - gas or diesel.
I paid $3500 for my 92 Dodge 4WD extended cab diesel truck around 8 years ago. It had 120,000 miles on it. Since then, I've made no repairs other then an exhaust system and a $8 pin in the Getrag transmission shifter. Now has 215,000 miles and runs perfect. General maintenace, yes - just like I'd do for any rig. Motor oil is the same price gas or diesel since I use diesel rated 15W-40 in all our cars and trucks. Filters cost more, but still doesn't add up to much.
I've also got a 94 Ford F250 4WD extended cab diesel. I bought that 9 years ago for $3300 with 185,000 miles on it. Now has 260,000. I only had to do one repair and it was a big one. I had to rebuild the E40D trans. I spent $1800 on it and added some upgrades. Truck still runs perfect but only gets a best of 17 MPG. I'm sure E40Ds go bad in gas trucks too.
I don't see where I've lost any "big bucks" buying diesel trucks. Both have been extremely reliable. And since I paid cash, I've never had to pay more then $300 per year for insurance on either one. Also, the New York inspection fee is half-price because they are older vehicles.
Considering my 1969 Dodge 3/4 ton Power Wagon gets a best of 8 MPG on the highway (318 engine and 4.88 axle ratios) - I think I've done just fine with my diesels. Purchase price was probably less then many pay just in sales-tax on a new rig.
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