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Diesels are a waste of money in trucks unless you need to tow. I looked at a Dodge 2500 with my friend and the Cummins was like an $8k option! Most contractors seem to only keep there work trucks a short time, so diesel is pretty pointless.
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A major benefit comes at resale time. Would you rather be able to sell a 2005 Liberty V6 for $12,000 or a 2005 Liberty CRD for $17,000? Or a 2005 E320 for $23,000 or a 2005 E320 CDI for $30,000?
Diesel is a smart option. When you combine the fuel savings with the resale value it makes great sense.
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Originally Posted by Chocolate Benz
Interesting article. But, what I'm afraid will happen is the same thing that did in the eighties when General Motors cobbled together diesel engines from existing gas V8 blocks to produce unreliable vehicles.
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That is NOT what happened! The diesels were unique engines, only cosmetic items like the valve covers were shared. They failed because they designed cr@p engines and their mechanics were incompetent.