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Originally Posted by BASS
I would buy the diesel Tundra in a heartbeat. It will be rated for a 4x4 18city and 26hwy. The average will be about 22mpg. Right now the same truck is 13 city and 17 hwy and the average is 16mpg. This will be a 6 mpg increase plus a better range of engine if you have ever owend a diesel. The difference in price is going to be about $3000 not $5000. I drive 32000 miles a year and at 16 mpg average that is 2000 gallons of gas. Now at an average of $.80 per gallon more for diesel and your gallons needed at 22 mpg is 1454 gallons. So lets say gas is $4.00 a gallon that would be $8000.00 a year. Diesel would then be $4.80 and that would be $6979. That is $1021.00 a year in savings. It would pay for itself in 3 years plus the value of the truck will still be at least $2000.00 higher at that time. I know everyone doesn't drive as much as I have to but you can see there will be many sold. Plus knowing I am using less oil than I'm in. I am not one that believes a lot in green america because it is out of hand but when there is an engine that we can buy that saves fuel to help with suppy that is criticle. I have to have a truck to tow on weekends so I will do my best to get the truck that can do the best job that burns the least amount of fuel. Plus you wait and see, by 2010 diesel will be close to the same price as gas again. Heck it used to be cheaper.
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You are dreaming at 26mpg!!! 6k lb truck with a 4.5 diesel is at best going to get 22mpg Highway At $1 more per gallon of diesel over gas you're probably won't break even. China right now is buying record amounts of diesel and prices are expected to go up even more with an already limited supply. Then you have to pay $5k for the optional diesel, plus oil changes will cost you double, not to mention $75 for fuel filters every 10k miles.
If it was such a great deal then I probably would have kept my Ram. The Tundra gets 12mpg city/18mpg highway which is only 4mpg better than the diesel will get. Experts are expecting diesel prices to hit $6 per gallon which is another reason why I opted for a gasser.