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zell66
Explorer
Sep 12, 2013

1999 7.3l vs. 2005 6.0l F250

I am currently looking at these two trucks to replace my 95 GMC 3/4 ton suburban with 7.4 l big block. The 1999 model is a two wheel drive and they're asking 4995 for it the 2005 model unknown if it is four wheel drive or two wheel drive they're asking 2999 for it. The earlier model has 244000 miles on it the newer model only has 120,000 miles on it. My biggest concern is I have never owned a diesel before I don't know which engine is better or if the price is match the truck. Obviously to me the 2005 model seems awful cheap for the new year in low mileage. Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated thank you.

the new trailer we purchased is a 1996 Jayco 38 foot with a dry weight of 10200 pounds
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    oldtrojan66
    Explorer
    Sep 22, 2013
    ihagfo has the right idea on the first page of this thread. I have an 06 6.0 and felt it was worthwhile to take it to GA to have the guys at powerstrokehelp.com do a 6K dealerproof (someone got the rights to "bullet proof" so they can't use it). Around 100k to 120k is when the problems usually started showing up. IF you have no current problems with the engine, that's the way I would go. For the lower dollars up front you have the potential for a long lasting truck with other great features. PM for details, or Google powerstrokehelp and see what they offer. hth

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