6.7 PSD after 2 months

ib516 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

afishinado wrote:
I have been researching for the last month for my first TV....
I'm a dyed-in-wool bow tie guy since forever... My current (and the last 3) daily driver is a Tahoe. Had a 83ish E350 van years ago with diesel in my work fleet, bullet proof. Rented a 2013 F-150 for a month last year, loved it... So, here I am doing due diligence and looking at what to buy, reading the 'stuff' on the internet about each of the big 3... Had lots of Chrysler products over the years, they work..... generally... My jaw dropped reading about the 6.0 & 6.4 Fords, really disappointed.. WTH, how can Ford produce trucks for 10 years with bad engines? Something is amiss. The only one left standing was my beloved bow tie... But that doesn't necessarily make me happy, I'm not married to any brand of anything.
So, I ask myself... How can there be so many Fords for sale with 150-200k on them? Have they all been fixed? Trust me, this is all confusing!! BTW, I'm a motor head of sorts.. Had all kinds of go-fast stuff, cars, boats, motorcycles... Had bigger boats with diesels, I own a crane company, and I'm still having trouble deciding. Two weeks ago it had to be a Duramax 07.5 or newer, last week it had to be a 5.9 Cummins and a Megacab. I guess next week it will be a Ford.... BTW, my budget for my first TV is $20k, I am going to test the RVing waters with my little toe before I jump in.

There is a very good chance my next truck will be another 6.7 Ford but if I were looking for a diesel for under $20k I would be willing to consider 2004 or newer Rams and I would likely end up buying a 2006 or newer Duramax.

I purchased a 05 Dodge for our ranch hand and after 1.5 years I sold it and recently purchased another 7.3 Super Duty. If it wasn't one thing it was 3 more with that truck so off it went! :M

For a Ford guy, you sure buy quite a few POS Dodge/Ram trucks. You always seems to have breakdowns with them too. Why not just buy a Ford at the beginning and save yourself the hassle? :)

Go back and read what I wrote...And BTW I only purchased one used Dodge truck. The used truck was for our ranch hand. I originally tried to purchase a 7.3 Super Duty but couldn't find one in decent shaped. I had my cousin looking out for a good used truck at the dealer he works at for me. He notified me when a good used 05 Dodge truck got traded in so we gave it a shot. My BIL been running a 07 Dodge DRW with pretty good success, but doesn't get the abuse like this truck does. When your buying a pre EGR diesel truck it's getting hard to find good used one.

But yes that 05 Dodge was a POS.