One thing to consider here as well Melanie (comments of others welcomed) is the length of your commute. A 3-mile commute will not be long enough to get the engine to decent operating temperature. This is very hard on all engines, but even moreso on diesels who rely on high temps/load to clean all the soot out of their systems.

I would actually advise against a diesel unless you take the vehicle on a good, long weekly drive (over 40 mi.) at hiway/freeway speeds.

Also, you'll want to make sure and change your oil at 3k mi. whith such a heavy-duty schedule.

Regards,
- Ryan

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