Guide To Buying a Diesel
Been doing a little posting about tow vehicles and have a question along with asking for suggestions. First, I'm looking at used and budget is around $25k. I'm looking for something around 100k an...
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donn0128 wrote:
Any of the 6.7L Rams with the 68RFE automatics are nearly bulletproof as long as a PO did not add a tuner and run it to death. The 68RFE is as strong or stronger as the Allison with fewer warrenty problems. But since its your money, go buy what YOU like best.
From my experience, its going to be hard to find a 2008 or newer Ram 6.7 for $25K. Pre 2008 is the 5.9 Cummins, and those are hard to find too. People LOVE those engines and they don't come around too often. I have a DEF 6.7 Cummins in my Ram and LOVE it... but I had to pay for it. The 68RFE is a good transmission unless you start modding and adding a lot of torque and HP to it. A stock CTD and a properly cared for 68RFE will last a long time.
I'm not sure about GM diesels, can't give you any advice there. The Duramax/Allison combo are well known and respected. Unfortunately that means that it will also carry a higher price tag.
For Ford... if you can find a 6.0 or 6.4 for cheap (possible) and put about $5 or $6 grand into bulletproofing it, you might be able to get it done for $25 grand. I considered it, but my wife was too leery of the Navistar diesel issues after my friend had expensive problems with his 6.0. There are a LOT of people with 6.0 and 6.4 Fords that haven't had a single problem...
