Hello, I believe its time to retire my 94' Silverado. Bought it new and 350,000 miles, its been a good truck. Lately I have been putting a lot of miles on it for work and I can no longer depend on it, the trans is beginning to slip. A diesel 1/2 ton is something I have been wanting for a long long time. According to my calculations if I amortize the truck over ten years and 300,000 miles I come out to .34 cents a mile, identical to the gas V6 model. That includes $100 a month for maintenance and repairs or $12000 over the life of the vehicle, maybe that's high, I don't know, but I would rather overestimate than underestimate.
Removing the performance edge and the simple fact that I just really want a diesel any thoughts on lost cost disadvantage/advantage of owning the diesel over the gas? Is it true that oil changes cost $200+ at the dealer? I have also read some issues on this and other forums regarding issues with the motor. Is this a new motor? Are the problems simply related to being new or indicative of design issues that are going to pop up down the road? With the mileage that my job is paying me, I am already going to be upside down on cost at the very least until I pay the loan off (five years)
I keep trucks a very long time and I expect them to hold up. What do you think? Can I reasonably expect this vehicle to hold up for 300,000 miles? I appreciate any thoughts anyone here may have on this. Thank you
Removing the performance edge and the simple fact that I just really want a diesel any thoughts on lost cost disadvantage/advantage of owning the diesel over the gas? Is it true that oil changes cost $200+ at the dealer? I have also read some issues on this and other forums regarding issues with the motor. Is this a new motor? Are the problems simply related to being new or indicative of design issues that are going to pop up down the road? With the mileage that my job is paying me, I am already going to be upside down on cost at the very least until I pay the loan off (five years)
I keep trucks a very long time and I expect them to hold up. What do you think? Can I reasonably expect this vehicle to hold up for 300,000 miles? I appreciate any thoughts anyone here may have on this. Thank you