All Hat No Cattle

Since, on average, diesel costs more than gasoline, if you got 25% better mileage with a diesel, how many miles would you have to drive to make up that $4500 and break even?

https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

BTW, on an F-250 the diesel costs:

RLXXI

Diesel stinks, costs more at the pump, and is expensive as hell to repair (think Powerstroke). Ford paid me a lot of $$$ to repair those PS engines under warranty, the electronics involved in todays diesels is just as complex as a gas burner and requires even more special tools.

Need one to make money with? Go for it, you'll be able to deduct expenses, have $$$ falling out the rear and pull a 30' bay runner?, it's what you want.

Don't trust the article when they can't even get the year model right.... "Ford made some pretty decisive moves with the development of its 2014 F-150 pickup, touting its aluminum construction"
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TommyB80

I'm in a 6.7 F350 now and will be strongly considering a diesel F150 when they are released for the 2017 model year.

Schlava

Funny you say that. The first pics of the diesel 150 came out a week after I traded in my 11 6.7. If the pics were only a week sooner I would have waited also.

SnowDawg

For me, I didn't look at it as $4500. If I didn't get the diesel I would have gotten the Hemi which was $2700 upgrade, much like how the ecoboost costs more. So it was more like $2000 additional costs. In two years of owning it we've put 40K miles on it, so it gets a lot of miles. Thus far, it was a good decision for us bc we average about 27 MPG on the highway rolling about 80 MPH. Plus it is smooth, quiet, and has good power.

Wannafbody

Diesel is worth it for a guy who puts 25K a year on a truck and wants to keep it 8-10 years. Otherwise, gas trucks are a better choice.

All Hat No Cattle

Exactly. If you put on 20K miles a year and keep it for many years, then a diesel is right for you.

People should realize that it takes a lot of miles on the truck to make up for the higher price of diesel fuel itself, the extra cost of the engine, the cost of the DEF fluid, the much higher regular service costs etc.

If you can live with numbers like these, go for it. Pickup trucks don't have to be speed demons, nothing wrong with being slow and economical.

Schlava

Why does something have to be "right" for people why can't people get what they "want" and not be so criticised?

RLXXI

Some people think about the financial side. Is it worth what they put into it. I don't see anyone criticizing.
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All Hat No Cattle

There is a difference between criticizing and informing. Below are some comments on this thread.

If you are buying a diesel in order to save fuel money over the life of the truck, there are a lot of things to consider to make sure that a diesel does not actually cost you more overall. Research the facts and the true overall costs.

But if you want a diesel because you like the idea of owning one, carry on.