biodiesel
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- 2015 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel
Okay, $4,000 dollars. How long do you think you'll need to drive your EcoDiesel Wrangler/Gladiator before you will pay for the engine? 20 years?The eco diesel is a $4000 option per my dealer not $5000.
So far, those who own the new 3rd gen EcoDiesel are surprised by how quick the DEF is consumed. On average, I'm adding a 2.5 gallon jug once per month to my 2015 EcoDiesel. So, $7.88 per x 12 months = $94.56 per year.DEF is cheap and a DEF fill lasts 10,000 miles according to Jeeps specs (which is why the fuel tank is smaller to accomodate the DEF tank.
Do you know how much an oil filter costs for the EcoDiesel? If you are lucky, you might find the filter for $45 bucks. The oil will be another $7.00 per quart. 7.00 x 8.5 quarts = $59 dollars+ $45 for the filter = $104 if you change the oil yourself. This doesn't even factor the fuel filter changes. If you don't change the fuel filter yourself, you are looking at over $80+ bucks just to change the fuel filter.Since my dealer charges $75 for an oil change on the Pentastar every 5K miles. You can buy the oil change kit online for $85 or less and do it yourself or pay your local garage $20 ($100 total) is stands to reason the cost could be $25 more than the gas. So the cost isn't that much more and the manual on the Ram eco diesel says 10,000 miles or whenever the dash light tells you to change it. So even if you had the service done at the dealer for twice the cost of the 3.6 gas engine, you can drive twice as many miles between changes..
According to the manual, the oil change interval for the Gladiator Pentastar recommends that you follow the onboard system which could be anywhere between between 7500 and 10,000 miles. The same for the EcoDiesel. I do some towing, so my onboard system tells me to change my oil at around 6,500 miles.
My argument not only makes sense, but it's mathematically proven. You are not going to save money owning a modern day diesel. And I'm not even talking about the cost of repairs.Your argument does not make any sense.
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