Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Rich, thanks. My friend who was an Army truck guy says we'd be okay with a V-10 F-250, including use of its air conditioning while hauling a 13,000 pound RV up Donner Pass twice a year in July (once each coming & going), as long as we use only synthetic oil, change that every 3000 miles and give it a tuneup, oil change and complete maintenance check before each RV trip.
After looking at Edmunds, we'll go with one of three different 2005 models, a Ford F-250 V-10 (four of which are presently on sale within 100 miles of me), an F-350 diesel dually (six available now), or a Dodge Ram 3500 diesel dually (six again). The 2005 models of each are higher rated than the 2006's, and the Dodge 3500's have horrible consumer ratings for the 2007 and 2008 model years as those were the first with the then-new 6.7 liter Cummins diesel. I haven't checked the Fords for 2007-2008.
Which we get in early 2012 will depend on many factors, including whether we have to replace one of our existing cars earlier than expected (in which case we'd definitely get the F-250) and how the degenerating spinal disk in my lower back feels then.
Marty, we have no trouble fitting a 200" 2006 Ford Freestyle on either side of our garage. The left side is 24' = 288" long. I could get a 226" Ford F-250/350 in there, or a 229" Dodge 3500, simply by moving our freezer from the left side of the garage to the right. It would mean only dumping a 28 year-old plastic sink on the right which we hardly ever use. And the garage door is 8' high.
Try feeding 6' teenage sons. We made Costco food runs every week for years, and had a lot of unused freezer space when they left for college.
After looking at Edmunds, we'll go with one of three different 2005 models, a Ford F-250 V-10 (four of which are presently on sale within 100 miles of me), an F-350 diesel dually (six available now), or a Dodge Ram 3500 diesel dually (six again). The 2005 models of each are higher rated than the 2006's, and the Dodge 3500's have horrible consumer ratings for the 2007 and 2008 model years as those were the first with the then-new 6.7 liter Cummins diesel. I haven't checked the Fords for 2007-2008.
Which we get in early 2012 will depend on many factors, including whether we have to replace one of our existing cars earlier than expected (in which case we'd definitely get the F-250) and how the degenerating spinal disk in my lower back feels then.
Marty, we have no trouble fitting a 200" 2006 Ford Freestyle on either side of our garage. The left side is 24' = 288" long. I could get a 226" Ford F-250/350 in there, or a 229" Dodge 3500, simply by moving our freezer from the left side of the garage to the right. It would mean only dumping a 28 year-old plastic sink on the right which we hardly ever use. And the garage door is 8' high.
Try feeding 6' teenage sons. We made Costco food runs every week for years, and had a lot of unused freezer space when they left for college.
