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Originally Posted by Riverratt
Great analysis!
For the average 15K per year guy:
13MPG @ $2.60 per gallon = $20,000 per 100K miles
20MPG @ $3.10 per gallon = $15,500 per 100K miles
Diesel MPG savings = $4500.00 per 100K miles or $675.00 per year for 6.67 years.
Hard to justify in a 1/2 ton truck for the average guy.
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True. Then again, it depends on the diesel and the added cost. Looking at it from a towing/capacity and mileage perspective, I see a smaller 6cyl diesel being a good fit or possibly something like the Cummins 4BT 3.9L 4cyl turbo. That would mean less up-front cost and even better fuel economy as there is no need for the same size I6 as in the Ram, unless the diesel comes packaged with a 3/4-ton Titan.
A while back Ford was throwing the idea around of putting a V6 version of the 6.0 PSD into the F-150.