only if you can't afford itDoes the price of diesel fall into the "problem" category ?
Fair question. Yes, diesel prices for the past 18 months are 25% higher than gas. Even so, my personal experience justified a switch back to diesel. I went from a 2020 Ford F250 with the new big block 7.3l gasser back to a 2021 Ram 3500 6.7l diesel. Fuel mileage on the Ford towing my camper on the interstate averaged 7 mpg. With this and previous Ram diesel I average over 10 mpg towing. That's a 40% improvement in fuel mileage. Non-towing city and hwy driving is even better. There is the added cost of DEF which costs under 20 bucks every 2000 miles. But, cost of fuel/DEF is only a small part of the equation. I can't overemphasize how much better the towing experience of the diesel vs gasser is. I'm sure upgrading to a 3500 helped too. The 7.3 with 10 spd struggled mightily with my +10k lb trailer especially with minor grades and interstate headwinds. The tranny shifted constantly from 10th gear to 5th and back. Even my wife commented how annoying it was that the engine was constantly revving so high and shifting so much. With the Ram diesel mated to the 6 spd it rarely downshifts on cross country trips (modest grade inclines) from MN to AZ. Plus, the almost double torque makes towing so much more satisfying than the gasser IMHO.Does the price of diesel fall into the "problem" category ?
Care to share some self-induced troubles with a soon to be first time diesel owner?25k miles in less than a year and zero issues. I'm blessed to have been able to buy my dream truck and plan to run it into the ground.
I have had some self-induced troubles but that's not Ram's or Cummin's fault. All figured out now. Growing pains as it's my first diesel and I like to tinker.
Care to share some self-induced troubles with a soon to be first time diesel owner?
I bought my 2016 2500 Big Horn last December with 36,000 +/_ miles on her. Just drove her to Orlando from Richmond, VA for a 10 day vacation, now has right at 50,000 miles on the odometer. I love the truck - great for a road trip, easy enough for around town driving, and the mileage isn't terrible for a Heavy Duty 2500 with the 6.4 Hemi. Just love it is all I can say.I always see people post about problems on there truck. how many of you are happy with your truck and don't have problems?
Before I bought my truck I joined the big 3 forums. I went through months of reading on each truck in the 2500 platform and ended up with the Ram. They all have issues but I chose Ram because of the minor amount of issues. If I'm on a trip and the display stops working or something minor like my A/C or heated seats went out I can still get home or to my destination. Where if the engine or transmisson has issues I'm screwed on a long trip and major repairs on a trip are not ideal.That, or people having genuine problems/questions seeking help.
In any case, a forum makes products look a lot worse than they actually are. And that's true everywhere, be it trucks or phones or whatever.