Which truck Dilemma?

[fly boy]

Diesels are not what they used to be. The emissions has killed them. OH sure, they still work and make monster power (although crappy mileage), but then something big goes wrong (because the emissions stuff is incredibly complex) and BANG you're out thousands.

Also new diesels require DEF fluid

If you don't tow or haul all the time, you really don't want a new (post 2010) diesel.

As someone else said, you don't want a 3/4T, 1T, you want a 1/2T.

That's why I initially bought my beast. No emissions on the 5.9, so I can get 22mpg city, but drops significantly on highway due to 4.10 gears. I would take off emissions stuff if I bought a new diesel. I have read that the EGR kills the long term reliability due to soot build up.

The new generation of smaller diesels in smaller trucks are getting GREAT mileage.

Looks like the titan or ecodiesel from ram are managing 18-25 without modification.