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Location: Stuck in a cubicle having tropical thoughts | So, I posted a month or two ago about short bed vs long bed and I'm still on the fence about that.
I currently have a 2007 F350 6.0 with 120K miles on it. It's extended cab, long bed. We haven't had a lot of problems with it, just basic maintenace, except I did have to replace two injectors earlier this year. I did also put new tires on it and new rotors and pads (they were the original rotors and pads). Since it's getting older and more miles and it has one small spot that it needs some body work, we're thinking of our options. Plus it doesn't help that everybody tells us this engine is junk and tries to scare us. We've had the truck 4.5years and we really haven't had much trouble. I love driving this truck and it tows like a beast.
I would like to downsize to a 3/4 ton and right now in our lives we are trying to have less expenses so I'm also thinking about maintenece costs. A couple options:
1. 2014 Dodge 2500 with 5.7 Hemi with only 6,000 miles on it
2. 2012 F250 with 6.7 Powerstroke with 45,000 miles on it
Both are crew cab short beds and are both priced almost the same.
OR 3. Keep the truck I have.
Whats your opinion? Tell me about these other two engines! Tell me about maintenace costs. Tell me about towing capability, especially with a HEMI. I don't personally know anybody who tows with a Hemi. I have a 3horse weekender (it's in my signature but if I can sell it I want to downsize to a 2horse with dressing room). This truck is my daily driver vehicle also. A lot of the reviews say the gas engines can't tow very well but my mom has a 2001 Dodge 2500 short bed gasser and her truck tows with no problem. I've even used her truck a handful of times to pull my trailer |
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Location: Kentucky | Keep the 6.0. No payments. |
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Location: Kansas | 6.0 |
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Location: Stuck in a cubicle having tropical thoughts | Or should we expand our search and look for a Cummins if we do decide to get something newer? |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | well if you absolutely have to get another truck I would say definently get the Cummins....
other than that keep your 2007 - no payments and it pulls your trailer with no problems.
If it gets to the point of the 07 nickle and dimeing you to death fixing stuff then go for the Cummins.
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Location: Texas | I had a Ford F350 and traded it for a Dodge Cummins. HATED THAT DODGE! Couldn't get rid of it fast enough. Even though it was loaded with every bell and whistle, it was the ROUGHEST riding thing ever. And I figured if it was that rough for me, I could only imagine how rough it was for my horses. I got back into a Ford F350 as quick as I could. JMHO |
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| We traded a 1/2 ton Chevy for a 11 dodge with the Hemi and love it!!! We fight over who gets to drive it. We debated on getting a cummins but the payments for this one were what we wanted and the maintence a lot cheaper. We have drove it out of town twice hauling and the mileage isn't the best but we don't haul far often so it works for us. We have a 91 cummins that son gets great mileage with that we use to haul hay. |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | Keep your 6.0 and do the bullet proofing when you have to. What you will spend to fix it will only be 1 years worth of payments on the other 2. Buy the 6.7 they are a great engine and the bodys are nice also. But the newer diesels all cost a lot to fix. All brands.
Buy the gas as they can pull your trailer but you just have to get used to running the motor harder to do the same work. But yearly upkeep cost will be the cheapest of the 3.
The gas should be $5,000 dollars cheaper to buy than the diesel. But maybe not. I think you will be happy with all 3 options.
Edited by BS Hauler 2015-06-30 2:54 PM
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Location: Stuck in a cubicle having tropical thoughts | BS Hauler - 2015-06-30 3:53 PM Keep your 6.0 and do the bullet proofing when you have to. What you will spend to fix it will only be 1 years worth of payments on the other 2. Buy the 6.7 they are a great engine and the bodys are nice also. But the newer diesels all cost a lot to fix. All brands.
Buy the gas as they can pull your trailer but you just have to get used to running the motor harder to do the same work. But yearly upkeep cost will be the cheapest of the 3.
The gas should be $5,000 dollars cheaper to buy than the diesel. But maybe not. I think you will be happy with all 3 options.
This is our dilema. We like all of the options for different reasons. They all have pros and cons. They all have nice interior packages as well. Somedays I figure, life is short and I spend time in my truck almost every day, I might as well have one with a nice interior.
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Location: sunny california | How about figuring out what a payment would be on a new one. then start saving half that amount each month. when your truck needs work use that fund. when the truck needs more than half that money of that fund, get a new one. |
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| Keep the 6.0 and buy a scanguage II and learn how to read it, the unit will warn you of problems before they become REALLY expensive and leave you on the side of the road. |
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Location: Kansas | I posted already, but keep the 6.0 and invest in bulletproofing. I have an 06' f250 that has 240K on it, been bulletproofed and chipped. |
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| I have a 6.7 Ford 250, it pulls as if I have nothing on it with a 3 horse sundowner bumper pull. |
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Location: oklahoma | What is bulletproofed. I currently own an 07 f250 . its been chipped .egr delete has been done and a couple other things . |
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Location: Kansas | okie-breez - 2015-06-30 4:31 PM What is bulletproofed. I currently own an 07 f250 . its been chipped .egr delete has been done and a couple other things .
Alot of issues with a 6.0 is the oil cooling system, when bulletproofed its basically using airflow to regulate oil temp. Well worth the money in the long run, and runs about $2,100 for the cooling kit. |
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| okie-breez - 2015-06-30 4:31 PM
What is bulletproofed. I currently own an 07 f250 . its been chipped .egr delete has been done and a couple other things .
http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/general-6-0l-discussion/204386-wri... |
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| We bought a 2012 F250 6.7 Lariat with every bell and whistle available. I have pulled my 2H bumper pull loaded with it, and it hauls as if there's nothing back there, the same as it feels when we drove 400 miles on the highway round trip. It got 22 mpg on vacation, and gets 16 pulling. I love it. |
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Location: Missouri | hoofs_in_motion - 2015-06-30 4:39 PM
okie-breez - 2015-06-30 4:31 PM What is bulletproofed. I currently own an 07 f250 . its been chipped .egr delete has been done and a couple other things .
Alot of issues with a 6.0 is the oil cooling system, when bulletproofed its basically using airflow to regulate oil temp. Well worth the money in the long run, and runs about $2,100 for the cooling kit.
We bulletproofed our 05 about 4 years back. I'll be honest - I hated the thing til we had the work done. It was paid off, so it ended up being a good move for us. No major issues since, just regular old truck maintainence kind of stuff. Close to 200k miles on it now and were so glad we kept it. Personally, I'd keep the 6.0. :) |
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | I've got a 2012 f250 with the 6.7 and I love it...pulls my 3h with an 8 ft sw great...i get 15 mpg puling..loaded down...i get about 16 in city and 22 on hwy without trailer...no regrets with this truck . |
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Location: Moving soon..... | I would stay with what you have that is paid for.
I went truck shopping last weekend. I was really disappointed with the Chev diesel (15.1 on the highway); Dodge was worse (12.2). I have had a Chevy gas since 2006. I get the same mileage and fuel per gallon is always less than diesel. I am going to get a new truck, but will not get a diesel due to the fact that they are all $8-9000 more due to the engine. I had a 7.3 Ford and put 258,000 miles on it before getting rid of it. I loved that truck and had it 13 years.
I will be getting another gas engine (Ford). I cannot justify the price for a diesel over a gas engine. It costs more to fill up the diesel and repairs are too high. Our Chev gas has 201,000 miles on it and it has never had any engine problems. I do believe that any engine will last you a long time if you take care of them. I don't want a truck payment, but my husband is starting a business again and he needs my truck. Good luck. |
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Location: Bama | My dad and uncle both have the 6.0s. I called them useless pieces of junk up until they had the kits installed. My dad's truck has over 200000 miles and my uncles 350000 and still going strong. They are work trucks used for pulling heavy loads including heavy equipment.
If your truck isn't giving you issues I'd keep it. 120000 is just breaking it in. |
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| I have an 08, F350 6.4 and I really like it still. Its almost paid off and I too have contemplated whether to get another one or keep driving....mine has 300k miles on it and counting. Still hauling hard every weekend and it never misses a beat! I really thought about just going and buying the same truck with less miles. The only thing I have had to do with it is replace some little $35 sensors here and there. I really love it. I think they had some trouble with the radiators with them...I am not sure if they replaced mine or not because I bought it used. But other than my 2003 5.9 Dodge this is the best truch I have ever driven. |
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | I ditched our F450 6.0 after it stranded me the second time. The first thing was a high pressure oil pump. When it went the truck shut down 100% dead in the water with three horses on. Next thing was losing 2 injectors when it was 7 degrees 9Pm at night and we had 4 horses on. As I was setting in a McDonalds waiting for someone to come get my rig, I realized I was completely over that truck. When the injectors were replaced I drove it directly from the repair shop to the dealership and traded it off. GOOD RIDDANCE. |
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| SC Wrangler - 2015-07-01 1:42 PM
I ditched our F450 6.0 after it stranded me the second time. The first thing was a high pressure oil pump. When it went the truck shut down 100% dead in the water with three horses on. Next thing was losing 2 injectors when it was 7 degrees 9Pm at night and we had 4 horses on. As I was setting in a McDonalds waiting for someone to come get my rig, I realized I was completely over that truck. When the injectors were replaced I drove it directly from the repair shop to the dealership and traded it off. GOOD RIDDANCE.
Mine also did this to me on a major highway in the rain with three horses in the trailer. Luckily I felt it slowing down and got far enough off the road but it completely shuts off without much warning at all. Very dangerous with a horse trailer on the back! |
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| And it wouldn't start unless the glow light was warm even then it did not like the cold and would go 20 mph unitl the engine was warmed up. So glad my newer diesel starts like a normal vehicle and I don't have to wait 20 min to go somewhere. This truck was chipped and cooling system re done! |
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Need truck opinions. 5.7Hemi vs 6.7Powerstroke or just keep my 6.0