The high cost of diesel fuel is due to it being refined more (ULSD) than it was prior to '07 and not because there's not enough people driving them.
The diesel folks on forums are just that, diesel folks on forums talking about how good their trucks are. The engine *may* outlive a gasser by 2-3+ times but the rest of the truck will be ready for the junk yard by the time the typical gas engine expires and I'll never believe that the maintenance cost is equal or cheaper than a gas engine ... not in my experience anyway.
Resale value? Wait to see what the resale values are on these trucks if the fuel prices get near the $5 a gallon mark and I personally believe it's headed there.
I'm not trying to dissuade you from buying a diesel Randy, I've really enjoyed all of mine over the years but the dang things aren't cheap to buy or operate and I'm just trying to give you an opinion based on somebody who has put over 600k miles on them in the past 15 years.
