# Does a Ford F250 diesel cost more in the long run?

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** f250, ford\
**Created:** [June 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-ford-f250-diesel-cost-more-in-the-long-run/119113 "2018-06-12T14:41:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jeff09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeff09)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-ford-f250-diesel-cost-more-in-the-long-run/119113/1 "2018-06-12T14:41:11Z")

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I am looking at buying a 3/4 ton truck to pull a 7000lb camper. I can get a 2000 Ford F-250 with 127,000 miles with the 7.3 Diesel engine for $11000 seems to run good or a f250 same miles with the 5.4 gas engine. Will the diesel cost more to maintain in the long run

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-ford-f250-diesel-cost-more-in-the-long-run/119113/2 "2018-06-12T16:53:28Z")

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If the diesel has not been abused it has a lot of trouble-free miles left on it.

However any work on a diesel will cost a lot more than equivalent work on a gas engine. Spark plugs last a very long time, so that traditional diesel advantage does not hold a lot of water any more.

Companies buy diesels because they drive those vehicles a lot of miles, so there is a big fuel saving,

If you only use the truck for camping rips it is not worthwhile to consider d diesel.