If it is true that you would make back your money in 5 years, that sounds pretty good for me. For a truck like this I would be thinking that I would hold onto it for somewhere between 5-8 years. While the gas savings are a reason to buy the Diesel Ram, its not the only reason and I think that should be taken into account here.
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Is the Ram Diesel 1500 WORTH IT?
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The question of whether the diesel will save you money in the long run is something I'm sure most will ask themselves
Ram is charging a $4,500 premium for the diesel engine over the gas v6.
Reading around you find a few articles mentioning that the gas savings over the V6 would take over two decades to pay for itself (at average of $3.62/gallon). With the assumption the diesel will get 4mpg better than the V6. (not sure how much miles a year that is based off of)
But to be fair the V6 makes a whopping 269lbs of torque and 305hp so the comparison isn't fair. (diesel ram makes a brutal 430ftlbs)
A comparison to the V8 is probably more suitable... The diesel is an upcharge of $2,850 over the Hemi V8 with optional 8 speed. And the payback for that should be within 5 years with a 7mpg improvement from the diesel.
I tried to contact the guy who wrote the article to figure out how many miles a year those statistics are based off of. (I would assume around 10-15k miles a year) We will see if i get an answer.
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The question of whether the diesel will save you money in the long run is something I'm sure most will ask themselves
Ram is charging a $4,500 premium for the diesel engine over the gas v6.
Reading around you find a few articles mentioning that the gas savings over the V6 would take over two decades to pay for itself (at average of $3.62/gallon). With the assumption the diesel will get 4mpg better than the V6. (not sure how much miles a year that is based off of)
But to be fair the V6 makes a whopping 269lbs of torque and 305hp so the comparison isn't fair. (diesel ram makes a brutal 430ftlbs)
A comparison to the V8 is probably more suitable... The diesel is an upcharge of $2,850 over the Hemi V8 with optional 8 speed. And the payback for that should be within 5 years with a 7mpg improvement from the diesel.
I tried to contact the guy who wrote the article to figure out how many miles a year those statistics are based off of. (I would assume around 10-15k miles a year) We will see if i get an answer.
