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Dave W · 05-08-2015, 03:14 AM

I love these gasser vs diesel discussions and have jumped in on a bunch of them. I've had V10's (6.8L) and now a 6.7L Ford diesel. Both pulled 12K just fine though the diesel does it easier. I'm not going to dig any deeper into the maintenance factors as they were well done above (you forgot or I missed that part where you add 5 gallons of DEF every ~5K miles @$25 at Walmart) and your costs are a bit high for Motorcraft oils and filters.

What it boils down to is 'Do you need a diesel or do you NEED (that is you realllllly want one) a diesel'. At 8500 pounds being towed, you sure don't need a diesel though you NEED one.

I have to say that I freeze my @#$% even with heated seats and a supplemental heat strip in the HVAC system every winter on short hauls vs any gasser that started to give heat in a mile or so.

Oh and while we are mentioning how we spend our other discretionary dollars - this is my money pit:

05-08-2015, 03:14 AM	#38
Dave W Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Near Saratoga Springs, Posts: 1,131	I love these gasser vs diesel discussions and have jumped in on a bunch of them. I've had V10's (6.8L) and now a 6.7L Ford diesel. Both pulled 12K just fine though the diesel does it easier. I'm not going to dig any deeper into the maintenance factors as they were well done above (you forgot or I missed that part where you add 5 gallons of DEF every ~5K miles @$25 at Walmart) and your costs are a bit high for Motorcraft oils and filters. What it boils down to is 'Do you need a diesel or do you NEED (that is you realllllly want one) a diesel'. At 8500 pounds being towed, you sure don't need a diesel though you NEED one. I have to say that I freeze my @#$% even with heated seats and a supplemental heat strip in the HVAC system every winter on short hauls vs any gasser that started to give heat in a mile or so. Oh and while we are mentioning how we spend our other discretionary dollars - this is my money pit: