aczlan
Good Morning
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2008
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- Tractor
- Kubota L3830GST, B7500HST, BX2660. Formerly: Case 480F LL, David Brown 880UE
My thinking was that the higher resale value would pretty much be used up by the diesel premium and higher maintenance costs.The thing I don't quite understand with some of the calculations on Gas vs. Diesel is the fact that residual value is never accounted for.
If you take the base calculations you are assuming that the additional cost for the diesel option is carried and lost as the vehicle depreciates to $0. I don't normally buy vehicles and then own them until their value is $0. If I pay $2K, $4k, or whatever for the diesel option, when I sell the vehicle it is typically worth more than a gasser for the same reason at resale. In the end for me the upfront cost might be $4K but if the truck is worth $2K more at resale than an a gasser, my cost was $2K
Aaron Z