Interesting comparison here:

Ford 2.7L EcoBoost Vs. Ram 3.0L EcoDiesel: Cost of Ownership - Ford Trucks

Thanks for looking.

 

I think that it might be more interesting to include 100k or 150k miles TCO cost(truck cost, maintenance,etc). I am assuming that these numbers are just based on MPG and fuel cost.

 

i think people will go with the larger 3.5 instead of a smaller engine.

 

I agree...who buy a truck for only 15,000 miles. Also to be complete they should also try and figure the trade in value at the time as well although that could be hard with the EcoDiesel since there is no basis for comparison unless you use the Super Duty which is not exactly apples to apples.

 

I owned a diesel once before and I'm not sure I would buy one again. I am watching the 2.7 EcoBoost aa that is my preferred engine choice today. When it comes to these trucks it's more about want than need. They are more capable than most people need. It seems there are a lot of people who want a diesel and would pay up to have one. Ford should offer them a diesel option. It could be extra money in the corporate PnL.

 

A diesel motor is attractive, but, I would probably not buy another one. The cost of maintenance and initial can't be recovered when diesel is a dollar more than gas. The Dodge diesel would be tempting, but I would buy a gas motor at this point in time. Preferable a V8 and Dodge wins this argument with the Hemi.

 

I think this article: 2015 2.7 EcoBoost vs 3.0 EcoDiesel | Ford F-150 Blog

Get's into some of the factors in a bit more details. The diesel truck is a risk due to fluctuating fuel costs, the oil changes will cost your more and when F-150 production is in full-swing the better incentives will favor the F-150 over the EcoDiesel even more when it comes to purchase price. Ford is currently holding back on incentives.

There is one more important factor here, performance. The 2.7 EcoBoost outperforms the EcoDiesel in just about every metric, that's gotta be worth something too.

The on thing I could see the EcoDiesel excelling at is MPG's while towing, if you tow a lot and over long distances, then you may see a good financial argument for that particular engine. But if you tow occasionally, which for many truck owners is the case, go for a gas engine.

edit: My apologies, I did not realize that I had revived a 3 month old thread. Interesting to see from the time that article was posted to today how much the gap between diesel and gas has closed.

 

So fuel costs for a gasoline powered truck will not fluctuate?

 

Yes they will, I kind of miss-spoke there, the advantage a diesel truck has over the gas truck can come back and disappear over time. With the currently narrower gap between the two that advantage is close to be there, although I'd still give the nod to the 2.7 from a cost of ownership perspective. If that gap widens, it's definitely in the 2.7's favor.