Well i am out of here for the night....

Good Luck with purchasing the new truck...


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You may want to read about the new 6.0 diesel, in this article.
ford diesel

 

dbeck, go with the crewcab, it has 2 full size doors and seats. The super cab is the extended cab with suicide doors in the rear, to enter the rear seat you need to open the front doors to open the rear doors. Also, the rear seats are smaller and lower then a regular seat. So an adult or large kid will be unconfortable on long rides. The powerstroke is a proven engine/trans set up. Good luck on your purchase[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

My father just bought a 04 Dodge 2500 diesel with the Crew cab. The new Dodge Cummins diesel is much quieter than previous Cummins engines, they've gone to a common rail injector. I have a 2001 F250 V10 with the Supercab. It has rear doors but they open backwards and the front doors must be opened/closed first. The rear seat in the Super Duty with a Supercab is big enough for grown men, not anything like the rear seats in a F150, Ranger, or Yota. The Supercab is about a foot shorter than the Crew cab. Bartlett is right, don't get the Crew cab if you plan to park it in a normal parking lot. With a 8 foot bed, my Supercab is a bugger to fit in some parking lots, an extra foot would make life much harder. I don't think you can go wrong with either the new Ford or new Dodge diesel, they are both very good engines.

 

Thanks for the good advice. I think I will be adding a tow vehicle forum here. There is obviously a lot to think about when buying a new toy hauler!

 

I will never own a diesel, but several of my friends have bought some of each recently. They say the Dodge rides like it has no suspension, too hard, just like the old ones. And the chevrolet is over priced. Most of them bought dodges because they say they are the cheapest (and they all agree the cheapest built).

 

have you guys seen those S10s that are like dragsters? them diesels got some crazy torque!!!!!

 

i'm quite happy w/ my F-350..its got the 7.3 liter, not the new 6.0, but I have some engine work done..Its sitting on 37" mickey's right now and I pull my trailer just fine..no break downs in 3 years, and no problems besides that...the suspension lift made it a little stiffer, but thats the price to pay i guess
either way...I like the ford....its not noisy, mucho power..etc. etc

 

my friends last two trucks have been f-350's and he has had tranny problems with both. One was a 94 and one is an 02. I believe both had the 7.3. Bad luck I guess. I am a ford guy, but if I bought a diesel truck, I think I would get a dodge just because they are cheaper than the ford and chevy diesels.

 

If you've got the money, get then chevy duramax w/ allison...top of the line (right now)

but i totalled one up and it was over 42 grand, so i decided to go w/ a fully loaded f-350 king ranch and its comfy as hell..looks nice too.
cheaper as well, but i got a good deal on mine