I think any Titan loyalist who decides to get the diesel will be severely disappointed in short time. You guys think bad radiators, cracking manifolds and poor axle seals are bad, wait until you get a load of the cost to own of a MODERN diesel, a diesel saddled with overkill emission systems and expensive service parts. I am not sure of the Cummins line, AFAIK the old I6 has been somewhat reliable, but the Duramax and Ford diesels are crap from a reliability stand point. And the new Cummins V8 has not been time tested yet, odds are it will be troublesome like the other 2 I mentioned.
We have the Ford 6.7's at work. They have intermittent power delivery, constant warranty issues regarding emissions and are getting a bad reputation for blowing the engines whilst still under warranty. And on the Fords, the cab has to come off to get at the engine, which is a big deal on our trucks because all of the added systems need to be disconnected when the cab is pulled (CB, inverter, auxillary lighting, etc) and that stuff was not installed with cab removal in mind.
As for the Duramax, they have FI issues that have affected my friends, such as very expensive injector failures just after warranty.
I say, if you are open to leasing and need an interesting HD truck, go ahead and get the XD. Let Nissan/Cummins pay to fix it. I would not ever own a modern diesel of any brand after warranty has expired.
I predict the diesel XD will be more troublesome by a wide margin than the Gen 1 5.6 ever was.
I think that HD truck customers who have already experienced modern diesel ownership from the Big 3 may find the XD as an acceptable ownership experience. Titan loyalists thinking their prayers have been answered will be disappointed.
