Sell the camper if you're worried about mileage.

 

Haha. It was a joke man.

Yall get so worked up about diesel vs gas.

I had a 2021 6.7/3.55 and now a 2023 7.3/4.30. Every other option the same. I knew what I was buying each time.

 

It's hard to tell these days with so many new SD owners that are moving up from a prius and still want the mileage and ride they gave up.

 

Why did you switch?

 

Another forum uses purple text for sarcasm because people get butt hurt so easy today and can’t tell sarcasm from serious. Maybe Ford-Truck needs to adopt that practice.

 

Here’s a thought…..I do have ram diesel trucks.

Believe it or not they also have parts failures. Mind blowing isn’t it?

I’ve had repairs on the Cummins for much more than the 1900 a DCR costs

in fact our 5500 ram with 6.7 has been more troublesome than the PSD trucks

I’d still rather spend an additional 1900 after purchase with PSD before I went GAZZILLA lol

 

Why not the GM?

 

I originally wanted to try a 7.3 when it came out but all the dealerships wanted a premium for the engine, plus almost all (98% in my area) came with Tremor and/or Black Appearance Package. I didn’t want those additions and I bought a loaded Lariat for $72k with the diesel. Best I could do was $78k on a gasser. It was a no brainer. All depends on what’s in stock and what deals to be had. I usually travel up to 500 miles for my trucks.

Drove it for 2 years, 46k miles, 16k of that hooked to the trailer. I had a 3.5 Eco that was plenty of engine but lacked payload. Loved the 2021 but got $70k for it last month. Again, a no brainer. Paid $69k for the same optioned truck (400 miles away) with the 7.3/4.30. Hope this one proves to be a winner. So far, zero issues but it only has 2k miles.

Plenty of power towing, just keep the rpm’s between 2500-3000. Only gets loud about 3400+ but it only gets that high if I am not paying attention. Didn’t have to pay attention with the diesel but have been happy so far. Everyday driving is different and both have plusses. I have figured that the fuel price, oil change price, fuel filter price, fuel additive, etc. is about 3 mpg in cost. I have gone from 16.8 mpg to 13.1 mpg average daily mpg, so almost a wash, but slightly in favor of the diesel. Towing is about 2-2.5 difference but I’m not towing at 75 mph anymore or at least I haven’t yet.

Be happy to answer anymore questions. Still learning all the differences.

 

If I ever have a bad enough personal experience with Ford I would consider any make and model, my friend.
mi am not loyal to any automaker who couldn’t care less about me, believe me.

I don’t drive my truck into the ground and put 600k miles on them. Usually the majority of my ownership is under warranty with little periods towards the end outside of it depending on how much I’m driving. I don’t wake up every day worried about things like my truck failing. If it does then I adjust my decision making and consider other options. It’s really not all that hard to get.

The performance of the diesel engine destroys the gassers and that is worth it to me to be able to move some of my larger loads with ease. It’s nothing personal, it doesn’t mean you have to be insecure about your truck and justify it by pretending it’ll never cost you a dollar in maintenance and repairs. We all know end of the day the diesel truck is more to operate. If the projected cost is higher than you’re willing to pay to get whatever job done that you need done, then that’s fully understandable.

But I have never had a reason to look into GM myself up to this point. Should I because GAZZILLA is saying to? If I do will it be trouble-free and run flawlessly for the whole time I own it? I’ll get one if you can promise me that. If I put the DCR pump on my F350 on what way is the GM statistically more reliable? Do we have real numbers or are we basing this off some internet forum?

 

I don’t care what you or anyone else drives.

I was just asking why buy a Ford diesel and then install a $1900 DCR instead of just buying a GM or Ram diesel.

 

because the GM isn’t trouble free itself. It will also have associated repair bills that can easily top 1900

If you dig into any brand of truck you can find issues…….basically adding 1900 to the cost of my super duty doesn’t kill the deal for me

also to be clear I’m not adding this pump to my truck right away. I am of the belief that I would only put it on in one of 2 situations:

1) I experience a cp4 failure im not replacing it with another cp4. It would get a dcr

2) my warranty is out and I plan on keeping it for a long time after. Then I don’t think it’s a bad 1900 investment

 

Also, my little Gazzy

Quick question for you.

while you’re here making it seem ridiculous to spend $1900 on a truck part.

you’ve self-proclaimed multiple times that you yourself don’t even tow frequently at weights that require a super duty.

you could save well beyond $1900 if you bought a half ton. Not only on upfront cost but a lot of gas money for when you’re driving around unloaded.

yet here you are can’t figure out why someone would pay for a diesel and a fuel pump that you feel they don’t need.

what gives? Only you can “waste” money to get the truck you want but don’t need???

truth is if we all look in the mirror we could have gotten something cheaper to do the job we do. We could cut out options on the truck, we could downsize to a half ton with a tow package, etc

we could all do it cheaper if we really tried. So why all the criticism/judgement when you do the same exact thing yourself?

 

Don’t worry about it.

 

I didn’t think you’d have any good explanation

The way you post you’re reminding me of a preacher telling everyone to live with just the basics and to forgo all the amenities in life while not practicing what you’re preachin’ my brother

i could’ve saved you tens of thousands in upfront cost to tow your little trailer. You didn’t even need a super duty. Yet you’re upset if someone spends 1900 on a pump like it’s some crime against humanity…

what’s all that about my big dog? double standard much?

 

Moderator,

Please kill and delete this thread.