Back and forth between F250/Ram 2500

Likes to tow wrote:
I had bought four new Ford trucks and considered nothing but Ford until the horrible reputation of the Ford 6.0 diesel entered the picture. It was time to move from gas into diesel because of the 5th wheel my wife wanted. Thankfully a massive 6 month research on the forums and Internet yielded too much information against the Ford diesel for me to go ahead with my order. The Cummins seemed like the best choice and went ahead with my purchase. I have been very pleased with not only the Cummins but also the truck in general!! If I were to return to buying another gasser I would definitely consider Ram. It has been that good. I believe if buying a Ram with the Cummins I would get the 3500 series because it has rear leaf springs instead of coil. Just a preference and personal opinion. There is not a lot of difference between the 2500 & 3500 other than springs. I believe Ram to be the best looking of the new trucks but that again is just my taste. I was also very nervous about the Dodge product because of a horrible experience I had with Chrysler auto several years ago. That is all in the past and I have great confidence in Ram trucks. Also I have never owned a 4WD so cannot speak for the reliability of a Ram in that application.

My situation was very similar. I had 3 Fords over the course of 20 years including both a 7.3L and 6.0L diesel. I was actually close to going for a Ford 6.7L diesel until I started hearing the CP4 high pressure fuel pump disasters and looked further into the complexity of the engine. I plan on keeping my truck for a very long time so long term reliability and maintenance and repair costs were very important to me. I truly don't think the Cummins can be beat in this category. I bought the truck in my signature and have absolutely no regrets. The 2013 and up Rams are vastly improved over previous models.

Good luck and please keep us posted. :)