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Re: Re: Re: New Diesel Pickups? Lets be Nice
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Posted by buickanddeere on May 11, 2004 at 09:03:55 from (192.75.48.3):
In Reply to: Re: Re: New Diesel Pickups? Lets be Nice posted by Farmall43 on May 11, 2004 at 07:44:34:
Depends on how far you drive. People get real mad at me when we run the numbers after they brag about saving $20.00 a week on fuel with thier diesel.
Even allowing for 20% better mileage on diesel. A tank of gasoline for $41.60 goes as far as $28.16 worth of diesel. Hmmm... thats a whole $13.43 per tank(20US gallons). Most pickup truck drivers don't burn a tank a week either, but less.
$10,000.00 for the diesel option and interest to save #13.43 per tank. That's 744 tanks of fuel over 14.3 years to break even.
Your economical diesel truck will be done for at the end of five years if buring three tanks equivalent of gasoline of fuel a week with 225,000 miles. Into high priced repairs before this time and miles too.
Plus diesel at that price means you are burning off road diesel so allow for you fines as well in your savings.
Plus you interest payments on the $10,000.00 option or lost of investment revenue from spending that money on a diesel.
Unless you run a tow truck for a living or haul landscaping equipment all day from job to job all day, everyday. The diesel doesn't pay. As far as getting a HD one ton dually and hauling only 14,000lb on a 5th wheel. Get a real semi truck tractor and trailer and haul more for less money/lb.
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