Posts: 2015
| Captain - 6/1/2015 8:59 AM
My guess is he wouldn't be happy with the much higher fuel bill and the increase in maintenance costs by owning a diesel when the vast majority of the time the truck is used to haul kids to soccer practice.
With the EPA restrictions on diesels now there is no benefit to having one from a MPG standpoint and considering the fuel is $.80 a gallon higher, oil changes are nearly double and other "routine" maintenance is much higher you will never recoup the extra cost of BUYING a diesel with any savings from better fuel mileage so the ONLY benefit would be better towing of which someone may spend roughly 10% of their time actually doing.
Save the money, get a half ton. I had a 5.3 with 270K miles on it. Still towed my 19' boat great. The body was starting to rust, but the engine ran perfect.
I never use cruise when towing, this way I can eliminate almost all of the shifting.
take this advice! You wont even hardly know that little 1890 , that weighs less than 3,000lbs is back there with a new Silverado. I drive plenty of diesel's for work hauling stuff you really need a diesel for. ... I fish a ton!! probably pull a boat 10% of the time, you'll love the great gas mileage when you are not towing.. again I pull a 621 that decked out is well over 1000 lbs more than a 1890 tiller. And I never wish I had a diesel, (diesels are great when you need them)
Edited by IAJustin 6/1/2015 11:17 AM
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