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Originally posted by Ironhorse@Aug 30 2005, 09:46 PM
And unless you're towing or hauling a lot, a 2500 (3/4 ton) will be overkill and have a harsher ride.
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Yeah, I also have to factor in resale/maintainace costs etc....
If I want a Deisel you have to go to the 2500 since the 1500 only comes with gas engines.
Basically I'm likely only going to put 20-25,000 k's on the vehichle per year. Today in Sylvan Lake Deisel is 16 cents a litre cheaper than gasoline. Assuming the Deisel uses 10 litres per 100km, and a gas engine uses 13 per 100km. over a year the difference in cost based on today's prices would be around $1000 for 20,000k and around $1200 per 25,000. Of course maintainance/reliability/resale is something else I'll have to do a bit more research on. Still Dodge has used that Cummings engine for years now so I imagine it's track record is quite solid. I don't mind a more expensive vehichle if it is more efficient. I can only see gas going up in price in the future so efficiency is something I value.