New Diesel Pickups an uneconomical choice?

[Ncostello]

Somebody explain the economic benefits of new diesels. Not so much the Dodge's...but rather the Ford 6.4 and Duramax LLM's.

Who'd pay this kind of money versus the lower fuel economy, expensive fuel, excessive and expensive maint, and the terrible terrible terrible reliability?

What's going on out there? So sombody tell me why people are willing to pay so much for so little.

Has the big HP numbers come at such a high cost to reliability and repairs?

Who would ever consider a used 6.0L Ford with a wiped out turbo? Or a 6.6L Duramax with ruined injectors?

Do people really have that much money to spend on trucks? And for what advantage?

Those who tow very heavy loads all the time need not respond. I know you guys use your trucks to earn a living and have to have the power. But not everyone who owns a $40K Powerstroke does this. Yet they still sell.

I personally think that new diesel technology and real world reliability/affordability has finally met at a crossroads. It all looks good on the computer and the simulated 100,000 miles tests. But the real world isn't working out so well.

Whats Ford GM and Dodge going to do when people start to abandon the diesels they are now offering? What then?