Excellent points, this is why I purchased a 6.2. My wife and I are obsessed with powerstrokes of the past, specifically the 7.3, and we finally gave up searching for a low mileage great condition one after months of trying, and decided buying new would be the way to go. After learning about all of the new emissions crapola on these new diesels, as you said, the perks of buying a diesel for the average joe go right out the window. I am happy so far with the performance of my gas engine. It has tons of power, and I am a performance junky, so for me to be even mildly impressed at a stock engine is saying something.