All right guys, we got the finale today. Third, video of the gas versus diesel comparison of day-to-day livability fuel economy and now we’re going to come to some conclusions and some takeaways. So, let’s just get to this, so in the first video we captured, what is the day-to-day drivability of a gas versus a diesel heavy duty truck. So if you’re someone that is like myself that you’re using a truck recreationally, maybe a little bit professionally, but you also need it for day-to-day. What do you go with?

Do you go with a in this case? Looking at Ford trucks, do you go with a uh 6873 Godzilla gas engine, or do you go with a power, stroke, diesel? First video? We do drivability Highway experience, fuel economy, shifting uh, comparing the 73 versus a high output power stroke, and we had some great fuel economy numbers to kind of compare the two and the second video. We actually had a friend’s truck that we did a towing comparison with a 73 trimmer with the 430 gears and a 2024 Superduty versus Mike humm.
So – and I kind of wanted to Target this with the cumins, because I’ve done a lot of videos with the high output trim or Towing. So I’ve got lots of videos on that to compare fuel economy performance, but the cumin is the one I really wanted to Target because you see a lot of people that believe this is the best diesel out there. I won’t say it is or not I’ve owned them all. I see pros and cons, I’m not sold. This is the best diesel.

Some people believe it is regardless. You see a lot of people say after owning a commum, they wouldn’t own a power stroke. They wouldn’t own a durax, they go to a Ford because they want the Ford truck, but they don’t want the power stroke and they want a 73 gas. So we were able to take a small trailer, 7500 lb setup travel trailer. Do a second video and comparing towing with this versus an F250 trimmer, and to me I was impressed by the 73.
I thought the truck did incredible if I was in the market right now, looking for a heavy duty truck and I had to make a decision. Duro 73 or power stroke before doing the series, I would have always said Power Stroke, hands down, my tune has changed and I feel, like I’ve been a little bit educated and I think the 73 is a much stronger Contender just because of how well its Highway. Mannerisms and lowend torque is very impressed with it. So then you got to ask yourself: what do you go with man if you live in the mountains and you’re towing up big grades and you need a huge engine braking or you’re a professional, hot shotter? Clearly the diesel is going to be your best option.

I don’t even think you have to argue that, but if you live in the midwest real communities 55 to 70 mph driving nothing crazy. Lots of flats like where I live gas starts looking more attractive, especially in the winter time. You don’t have to worry about jelling up a fuels, that’s not as much of an issue today as it was in the past, but it is still something to concern of or plugging in glow plugs. Don’T have to worry about this. This motor warms up pretty quickly.
Then I wanted to add another part to this, so I did a full comparison of gas versus Diesel and I compared 12,000 miles of usage for both trucks. I used the data from this test for fuel economy on the standard Drive Loop and fuel economy on the mile per gallon Loop Loop, and with that data I comprised basically what would you want to look at for costs? What I tried to capture for cost in this were fuel economy, regular driving Highway. Then what I wanted to compare was Fuel Economy Towing. Both those numbers are represented from my test results.

During the same two days, then, what I did was, I actually called Bob Maxi service Bay. I talked to the guys – and I said if I need to come in, to do an oil change. How much is an oil change for a 73? How much is it for a power stroke? I inserted that information in then I put in the information for how much death cost me in my high output Diesel and my cumin, I put that information in and I tried to capture most the variables you’d see in 12,000 miles of ownership, death consumption, oil changes, Fuel cost what’s interesting, is look at the time dates of when I first did this calculation four years ago and look where fuel press prices are at that’s a whole conversation in itself, but look how much your total cost in a year went up in fuel use Over the last four years you can see things have went up, but when we start looking in your cost per mile, you see what’s great about this, and this is why it’s important to share is, if you’re, looking at this decision of, do you go standard output?
High output or the Godzilla and you’re really trying to get into the nitty-gritty of what is your actual cost per mile? Look at these three different case: uh scenarios of different fuel prices and how much it impacts your yearly, spend on these trucks and, what’s Wild, is as these fuel prices change in these three scenarios, you can tell that once these three scenarios change that the business case Changes also a lot of people believe diesel will save you a lot of money in fuel and when you look at the mile per gallon, when we did the video we got 18.3 or 18.8 milesp gallon I’ll, put a link below of video One in video 2. 18.

. 18.8, whatever the number was in the power stroke diesel and we got 133 miles per gallon in the gasoline engine, but once we start adding all these costs up, you notied the cost per mile gets very similar. Now, here’s where variables come in – and this is why it’s important to include caveat a lot of people believe, and I would be one of them that says once you get 10,000 mil on these diesels, they seem to get better fuel economy. I would actually believe that – and I agree with it, because I saw it with my 2023 Superduty with that being said: what happens when this motor breaks in what happens when the 73 breaks in?

Does it get better fuel economy? I don’t know I’ve never owned a heavy duty, diesel or heavy duty gas engine to know does that engine fuel economy improve. I don’t know the answer to that. So I didn’t include those variables. I also didn’t include variables like at 100,000 mies.

You might need to change spark plugs in that also at 100,000 miles you might need to put a battery in it, which you have to put two batteries potentially in that double the cost. I didn’t include all that stuff. I just looked at 12,000 miles of routine basic maintenance and then said: look at these costs because I think it’s important when you’re making a purchase this expensive. These aren’t $ 20,000 Vehicles. These are 70 to $ 110,000 Vehicles run the math.
Do your analysis? Look at your fuel economy and do your Loop yourself drive them. Look at what you’re going to be Towing where you live. What’S your fuel economy, but the numbers were shockingly close, then the next thing you could say is well: let’s talk about resale down the road. Typically, diesel trucks are going to get better resale and I think that’s true, but this engine right here is a $ 122,000 upgrade over the gas engine option.

My question is: do you get all that $ 122,000 back when you go to sell it? I think, and sometimes you do – and I think sometimes you don’t so if you do that into your Calculus, if you don’t get the full $ 112,000 back when you originally purchased that high output diesel, when you go to sell this truck later on down the road, If, if we strictly focusing on Roi return on investment or cash spent, this would be a better move. So if I spent 12,500 more for this up front – and I go to sell these two trucks at the same time – and I only get $ 9,500 back more for that – this would have been. This would have saved you money long term, because the Savings in fuel over 12,000 Mi, if you’re, where I live – you’re talking hundreds of dollars per year, not thousands of dollars so you’d need you could potentially need. You know, let’s just say you saved $ 300 a year in diesel fuel – to go with one of these okay.

That means to pay for the the $ 300 a year to pay for that $ 112,000 premium uh. What is that 12? It take you 40 years to pay back. Well, that’s never going to happen! It’S it’s not going to come back into savings for fuel unless you’re driving 50 ,000 m per year and there’s very unique use case scenarios once Ford put the 7.

L engine in the Superduty with the 10-speed trans, the game changed for heavyduty gas, powertrains they’re much Much more competitive on performance and fuel economy than it used to be the old engines did not have nowhere near the capability of these current ones. You can tow about anything you need in the midwest under 15,000 lb with something like this. You don’t need a diesel. It’S just a really awesome nice to have. I hope you found this video series helpful.
I’Ve got all the links down below if you do feel free to like it. Also, if you really, like my videos, feel free to subscribe and turn on those notifications, I’m going to continue looking and researching different powertrains. If you like, the video and you want to see me – do more Towing comparisons. I’D be happy to do that. I’D be curious to see what the cumins versus the uh 64 Hemi does Towing wise.

I think you’re going to see a much bigger Gap, because the 73 is so amazing when it comes to being big displacement power. But I hope you found this series helpful thanks for watching have a great day.