Just a quick check in here, once again appreciate all who shared their personal experiences/knowledge with me. For me, personally, it comes down to will the new gas engine F250s, do what I want it to do. It appears from the responses I gathered here and over at ford-trucks.com, it will. Like I mentioned other factors, mostly, the truck will also double as a daily driver, although I will be retired, so who knows how much I will really use it on a day to day basis. Plus the cost of a diesel, anyway, thanks, Cycler