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Fordlover wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Fla-Gypsy, I don't think most are Ford haters, that are just those that feel a fair warning is due to a newbie that is looking to get a diesel. The Ford 6.0 is one reason many don't want to go to diesel, and many of those were repaired under warranty.
Now take a diesel newbie, and they like Fords to begin with and see a great deal on a Ford 6.0, and go out and buy because it is what they can afford.

Then after about two months, that have an EGR cooler go out, or worse blow a head gasket. Now the great deal on that Nice diesel 6.0, turns out to be a financial disaster.

I will be one to say, the 6.0 CAN be a great towing diesel, but it requires and investment up front on a used one.

Why do you think company's like Destroked, and Bullet Proof Diesel exist??

I was a Ford lover for 45 years, drove nothing but Fords and Mercury's, I made the choice to go with Cummins/Dodge for a diesel, based on Cummins reputation not Dodge. I will say, I have really enjoyed the combination, not only a great engine, but a very good body and interior.

Wishful thinking. The Ram is a lot of things, but a quality/durable interior is not one of them, especially your particular vintage. Google Dodge Ram Dash crack: clicky

The nice thing is that a gaping whole in the dashboard of a 6 year old truck won't leave you stranded on the side of the road, but looks terrible, though I supose it would make working on the blend doors really easy.

LOL, as I told my friend who was sitting along the road in his 6.0 with a blown head gasket:

"I bet that nice Ford leather sure was comfortable sitting there waiting for that tow truck!" As I drove by in my PlaySkool interior Dmax. :B

Troy, I'm beginning to think you live in an alternate universe? With a 6.0 being more reliable than a Cummins. :B

Fordlover wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Fla-Gypsy, I don't think most are Ford haters, that are just those that feel a fair warning is due to a newbie that is looking to get a diesel. The Ford 6.0 is one reason many don't want to go to diesel, and many of those were repaired under warranty.
Now take a diesel newbie, and they like Fords to begin with and see a great deal on a Ford 6.0, and go out and buy because it is what they can afford.

Then after about two months, that have an EGR cooler go out, or worse blow a head gasket. Now the great deal on that Nice diesel 6.0, turns out to be a financial disaster.

I will be one to say, the 6.0 CAN be a great towing diesel, but it requires and investment up front on a used one.

Why do you think company's like Destroked, and Bullet Proof Diesel exist??

I was a Ford lover for 45 years, drove nothing but Fords and Mercury's, I made the choice to go with Cummins/Dodge for a diesel, based on Cummins reputation not Dodge. I will say, I have really enjoyed the combination, not only a great engine, but a very good body and interior.

Wishful thinking. The Ram is a lot of things, but a quality/durable interior is not one of them, especially your particular vintage. Google Dodge Ram Dash crack: clicky

The nice thing is that a gaping whole in the dashboard of a 6 year old truck won't leave you stranded on the side of the road, but looks terrible, though I supose it would make working on the blend doors really easy.

Just like the 6.0, I must have got a good one! No cracked dash, no blend door issues. Neither one will leave me stranded on the side of the road, nor cost $4,000 to $15,000 to fix!

Yes, it all still works on my 14 year old TV, it is not a stripper either only options not on this rig, leather and alarm.

Oh that's right at 270,000 I did need to have the drivers seat upholstery repaired. Really needed to dig deep to get the $160 for the repair. :B

rhagfo wrote:

Fla-Gypsy, I don't think most are Ford haters, that are just those that feel a fair warning is due to a newbie that is looking to get a diesel. The Ford 6.0 is one reason many don't want to go to diesel, and many of those were repaired under warranty.
Now take a diesel newbie, and they like Fords to begin with and see a great deal on a Ford 6.0, and go out and buy because it is what they can afford.

Then after about two months, that have an EGR cooler go out, or worse blow a head gasket. Now the great deal on that Nice diesel 6.0, turns out to be a financial disaster.

I will be one to say, the 6.0 CAN be a great towing diesel, but it requires and investment up front on a used one.

Why do you think company's like Destroked, and Bullet Proof Diesel exist??

I was a Ford lover for 45 years, drove nothing but Fords and Mercury's, I made the choice to go with Cummins/Dodge for a diesel, based on Cummins reputation not Dodge. I will say, I have really enjoyed the combination, not only a great engine, but a very good body and interior.

Wishful thinking. The Ram is a lot of things, but a quality/durable interior is not one of them, especially your particular vintage. Google Dodge Ram Dash crack: clicky

The nice thing is that a gaping whole in the dashboard of a 6 year old truck won't leave you stranded on the side of the road, but looks terrible, though I supose it would make working on the blend doors really easy.

FishOnOne wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Why do people come on here and ask about something AFTER they have bought it?

The people that have had no problems will say they are fine if you "bullit proof it" and the ones that have had troubles will steer you in another direction.

You asked so my advice is to sell it and get something that has not had such a bad track record.

And we also read about people who buy RAM's who complain about the ride is too harsh on the DRW or the vehicle is too tall right after the purchase.

I could tell you the track record on the number of RAM's I saw pulling campers on our trip to Florida and back, or should I say the lack of! From TX, LA, Miss, AL, Fl, the ratio of RAM trucks compared to GM and Ford was a shocking 10:1 with Ford and GM at a very close race. But maybe they weren't full timers like you report. :R

I seen more Ford Super Duty 6.0 PSD going to Florida than I saw RAM cummins of any year going there and back combined. :W

BTW... The half ton trucks had RAM at a much less ratio but that's another thread.

Take off the blinders Troy, you missed half of the traffic! Go to Indiana and get real results from non myopic folks like you.
Every chance you get into a Ram thread is negative for some reason?

Share your towing experience in the flat lands of Florida :B Yeah I can hear it now..... 20 MPG @ 15k GVW and your fuel was only a buck seventy per gallon.

Rick this is a Ford thread...Just so you know. :h You're welcomed to make the trip to Florida and give us a full report. Again the RAM's was really hard to find. :R

Yep, sure is a Ford thread, one of the reasons I now very happily drive a Cummins/Ram! After I did my research and being a 45 year Ford owner, I chose to get a RAM with a Cummins, the one that I liked the best only had 234,000 miles, do many 6.0 make it that far without major repairs???

Ford needs to be watching their back as RAM seems to have a One, Two, Three punch!!

2500/3500 Cummins
2500/3500 6.4 Hemi
1500 RAM Ecodiesel

It won't happen tomorrow, but at current sales Ram will catch GM and Ford.

I WAS a Ford man, but with my 2001, I have been very impressed with the Cummins, and the RAM!!

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Why do people come on here and ask about something AFTER they have bought it?

The people that have had no problems will say they are fine if you "bullit proof it" and the ones that have had troubles will steer you in another direction.

You asked so my advice is to sell it and get something that has not had such a bad track record.

Although wheels and suspension are upgraded on my 6.0, the rest is still OEM. I'm sure there plenty of others running OEM too. If I were to safely guess, I'm sure there more owners like me than ones that have done modifications. Who knows, there may be more 6.0's running around without problems than the total number of Rams sold at the same time...

Fast Mopar wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
I've been seeing more Ram trucks making it in the campgrounds lately, but the one we are currently in is 6.0 heaven. Easily 2/3rd of the park was filled with them this weekend holiday. Most are in the process of packing up and heading home at the end of this holiday, so it's not like the folks broke down and turned into long stay campers.

Agreed... Our recent trip to Florida I saw more 6.0 PSD Super Duty's 05-07 year's going one way than I saw all years of Dodge/RAM cummins powered trucks round trip. The presence of these 6.0 PSD was impressive and the lack of Cummins powered trucks of any year was surprising. I saw more RAM trucks in Texas than I did in LA, Miss, Al, FL.

OK Fish, this is the third time in this thread that you have tried to make a point about seeing more Fords than Rams. We get it. You don't like Rams and go out of your way to make sure everyone knows that. OK, we get it. Simple math will tell you that there will ALWAYS be more Ford Super Duty trucks on the road than Rams simply because Ford sells more than Ram - always has, and probably always will. So, take a deep breath and relax knowing that you will always see more Ford trucks on the road. Sheesh!!!

Ford also sells a lot more than GM, but the numbers I saw were almost equal.

Sincerely,
The Blind Ford loyalist! :B

45Ricochet wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Why do people come on here and ask about something AFTER they have bought it?

The people that have had no problems will say they are fine if you "bullit proof it" and the ones that have had troubles will steer you in another direction.

You asked so my advice is to sell it and get something that has not had such a bad track record.

And we also read about people who buy RAM's who complain about the ride is too harsh on the DRW or the vehicle is too tall right after the purchase.

I could tell you the track record on the number of RAM's I saw pulling campers on our trip to Florida and back, or should I say the lack of! From TX, LA, Miss, AL, Fl, the ratio of RAM trucks compared to GM and Ford was a shocking 10:1 with Ford and GM at a very close race. But maybe they weren't full timers like you report. :R

I seen more Ford Super Duty 6.0 PSD going to Florida than I saw RAM cummins of any year going there and back combined. :W

BTW... The half ton trucks had RAM at a much less ratio but that's another thread.

Take off the blinders Troy, you missed half of the traffic! Go to Indiana and get real results from non myopic folks like you.
Every chance you get into a Ram thread is negative for some reason?

Share your towing experience in the flat lands of Florida :B Yeah I can hear it now..... 20 MPG @ 15k GVW and your fuel was only a buck seventy per gallon.

Rick this is a Ford thread...Just so you know. :h You're welcomed to make the trip to Florida and give us a full report. Again the RAM's was really hard to find. :R

FishOnOne wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
I've been seeing more Ram trucks making it in the campgrounds lately, but the one we are currently in is 6.0 heaven. Easily 2/3rd of the park was filled with them this weekend holiday. Most are in the process of packing up and heading home at the end of this holiday, so it's not like the folks broke down and turned into long stay campers.

Agreed... Our recent trip to Florida I saw more 6.0 PSD Super Duty's 05-07 year's going one way than I saw all years of Dodge/RAM cummins powered trucks round trip. The presence of these 6.0 PSD was impressive and the lack of Cummins powered trucks of any year was surprising. I saw more RAM trucks in Texas than I did in LA, Miss, Al, FL.

OK Fish, this is the third time in this thread that you have tried to make a point about seeing more Fords than Rams. We get it. You don't like Rams and go out of your way to make sure everyone knows that. OK, we get it. Simple math will tell you that there will ALWAYS be more Ford Super Duty trucks on the road than Rams simply because Ford sells more than Ram - always has, and probably always will. So, take a deep breath and relax knowing that you will always see more Ford trucks on the road. Sheesh!!!

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Why do people come on here and ask about something AFTER they have bought it?

The people that have had no problems will say they are fine if you "bullit proof it" and the ones that have had troubles will steer you in another direction.

You asked so my advice is to sell it and get something that has not had such a bad track record.

And we also read about people who buy RAM's who complain about the ride is too harsh on the DRW or the vehicle is too tall right after the purchase.

I could tell you the track record on the number of RAM's I saw pulling campers on our trip to Florida and back, or should I say the lack of! From TX, LA, Miss, AL, Fl, the ratio of RAM trucks compared to GM and Ford was a shocking 10:1 with Ford and GM at a very close race. But maybe they weren't full timers like you report. :R

I seen more Ford Super Duty 6.0 PSD going to Florida than I saw RAM cummins of any year going there and back combined. :W

BTW... The half ton trucks had RAM at a much less ratio but that's another thread.

Take off the blinders Troy, you missed half of the traffic! Go to Indiana and get real results from non myopic folks like you.
Every chance you get into a Ram thread is negative for some reason?

Share your towing experience in the flat lands of Florida :B Yeah I can hear it now..... 20 MPG @ 15k GVW and your fuel was only a buck seventy per gallon.

I should have said RV haulers/small one man trucking company. Plus full time RVers.