Anyone wanting a diesel truck?

Modern diesels are very costly to buy and maintain. The emissions requirements have totally screwed up this once reliable platform.

And deleting, while possible, isn't a cake walk anymore either.

Thank your government for ruining one of the most reliable IC engine systems known to man. These people managed to screw up a gas can so not surprising.

My dad has one. I filled it up with diesel fuel while helping him with chores. Hope you have money. Diesel fuel is expensive and the trucks don't seem to get great mileage. While filling the tank a college age kid in a mini Cooper came up and started screaming at me about how I am causing global warming with my carbon footprint. Guess where I told him I was going to put the carbon footprint?

You are going to need deep pockets because they are expensive both to maintain and to repair.

An oil change with air and fuel filter service can run over $300.

Then you have repairs: fuel injectors, high pressure fuel/oil pumps, turbos, NOx sensors, DPF/SCR systems, tie rods, drag links, wheel hub assemblies, transmissions...

One repair will run into the thousands of $$$ and it would be extremely tough to get past an inspection.

It is now extremely complicated to do am EGR delete on todays diesel engines.

Diesel engines, pre-2003, were rock-solid and it was easy to get a millions miles on one.

My suggestion is not to get one unless you do a lot of heavy towing.

I have a Cummins turbo diesel in a 4x4 Ram 2500.

I have 125k miles and hope to get 250 or more. I’ve had no engine trouble.

I have a 17 F250 that we use regularly to tow a 5th wheel and also a tractor . So far the 6.7 has been great with plenty of power and decent fuel economy. I have 103k on it and hope to get 200k more.
I do the maintenance on it myself and it’s not bad. The oil/ filter is about $100 using synthetic and a motorcraft filter. I do the fuel filters ($50) every other oil change . The air filter is once a year .
The towing capability for me outweighs the extra maintenance costs . Hopefully I can have this one awhile since they have increased a good bit since I bought this one.

I'm at 100K on mine. The most trouble I've had is the DEF sensor got stuck.

Gas makes more sense for the vast majority of the population. I know someone that wants to get a diesel to pull their 21ft bay boat... really?

Now if diesel didn't have all the emissions crap and diesel was cheaper or the same price as gas as it has been most of my life the economics on it would change.

No mention of towing or hauling anything. Do you need something for that?

I can't imagine driving some lumbering 8k pound behemoth as a daily driver.

Its not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. I can do an oil change for $40 with an AC delco filter and shell rotella. Fuel filter every other oil change $45-50, and transmission filter every 50k for $20. Im at 148k on on my '16 duramax.

While it is true the tunes are harder to get these days, its well worth it. Ive had mine deleted since 87k and picked up 2-5mpg depending on city or highway. Diesel isnt that much more than regular gas at the pump. Plus i love having a 36 gallon tank so i dont have to stop as often