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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I bought my 1993 2500 4x4 with 454/NV4500 for 3500 bucks with 115k on the clock. Its super clean, has all the options that were available at the time and comfortable. I needed a heavier duty truck than my half ton Ford and I knew the history of this truck so it made sense. I've towed plenty with it already and I'm very satisfied but I will say that it really lacks some power once the elevation changes. Seeing as how I live in S. Texas I don't worry about it too much but I will agree that of you can afford the diesel its money well spent. Personally I didn't have 25k+ burning a whole in my pocket and didn't need it bad enough to go to the bank and finance it.
Several of my buddies have Cummins and have become huge snobs about it lol. They all give me hell about not buying a diesel and all that but there is just something cool about having a big block.
This was basically a useless post but to clarify, I'm not on one side or the other, buy what you can afford and what will do the job for you. If all you can afford is a used F250 with a 5.4 then by all means buy it but if you can afford the diesel I definitely won't talk trash about that either. If I lived in the mountains I would've found a way to get one but down here where its flat I just justify it.
Several of my buddies have Cummins and have become huge snobs about it lol. They all give me hell about not buying a diesel and all that but there is just something cool about having a big block.
This was basically a useless post but to clarify, I'm not on one side or the other, buy what you can afford and what will do the job for you. If all you can afford is a used F250 with a 5.4 then by all means buy it but if you can afford the diesel I definitely won't talk trash about that either. If I lived in the mountains I would've found a way to get one but down here where its flat I just justify it.
