by jstrubberg » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:27 am
An F-650 is an enormous truck and yes, the diesel option makes it much more expensive. Nothing pulls like a diesel engine. Those truck sell for around $95,000 new, so $45,000 seems about right.
On the other hand, they are more expensive to maintain and, over the last few years, feed. Just now diesel is back to the same cost as unleaded. Looking at the last few years though, I doubt that will last. This thing is an 8 mpg monster meant to pull 20,000 pound loads. Honestly, the only reason I would own one would be to resell it.
The more stuff I take along, the more time I spend taking care of my stuff!