I've owned two Dodge diesel pickups. One was a '96 and the one I have now that I bought new, a 2008. Both trucks have shown to be dependable. I installed a tuner in the '08 and gained power and fuel economy. I would conservatively estimate an instant 4-5 mpg increase with the tuner over the stock settings. I have had zero problems with either basic engine. I do a lot of trailering with a 30' gooseneck trailer pulling my pulling tractor and hauling many other things, many times at the legal limit (or above, sometimes). I would not want anything but a diesel pickup for this. To obtain the needed torque for this application a gas engine would need to be "wound" pretty tight with fuel economy going south accordingly. The diesel purrs along at a very conservative engine speed and pulls and pulls. Also, I have noticed that the diesel engine option does not depreciate with the rest of the truck. If you paid, let's say, $8500 for the diesel option when the truck was new the truck will still likely be worth(at least) $8500 more than it's gas-engined counterpart. The price difference in fuel now in this area is only 30 cents rather than the $1-plus it was. The only gas engine truck I would own would be a light duty one for just errand running. Mike
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