The old 1942 Packard Automobile ads in the 1940's simply said "Ask the Man who own's one."
I owned a 2003 Ford F250 6.0, babied it, performed all maintenance myself. Loved that truck!!!
Never again. Never again a Ford Truck. Never again a Ford Engine. Never, Never again ANY Ford.
Google "Ford 6.0L Bullet Proof Kit"! EGR cooler kit $1450.00,EGR Delete kit $1400.00, Oil Cooler kit, Head Bolt kits,$3000.00 for a turbo...etc.
And that's from a guy who had owned a combined 25 Ford vehicles since I got out of High School in the 1970's. Escorts, Taurus, F150, Contour, Mustangs, etc.
All Fords are GOA. Go ahead and but one...and get one of those little "Jesus is my co-pilot" for your dash board.
I now own (my immediate Family) 8 all new KIA's...half are made in the USA and half are made in South Korea. Soul, Fortes, Sorentos, Sportages, Cadenza. Terrific, well made, 100,000 mile warranty vehicles!