What Truck Do You Recommend

[Coup Verville]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i don't know that i'll ever buy a diesel. they cost more on the front end, you get less when you trade it in, and diesel costs more. our gas burner hauls without missing a beat, and gets 16 mph when doing so. i love that truck! we made sure when we had it built to get the heavy duty transmission, etc as we planned to eventually buy a 5th wheel camper.
it hauled a pallet plus of shingles, while pulling another load of shingles on a trailer-and that stuff is heavy. no problems at all.

That's great!! This is actually my first diesel, I always had gas burners before. I tow a trailer everyday for work, so a few years ago I decided to try a diesel. I have to say, it tows VERY well. But it costs more upfront, maintenance is more expensive, gas is more expensive, and my gas mileage isn't any better than when I had a gasser. In the end, is it worth it???

But, because the trailers I tow can sometimes be extremely heavy, I don't really have a choice. The daily strain would be too much for a gasser over time. I would go back to a gasser in a minute if I could, but such is life!!!