I still love my truck.
2002 GMC 2500HD.... Bought it with 250 miles on it. And now it has 142,000. I feel no need to "upgrade".
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FishOnOne wrote:blofgren wrote:FishOnOne wrote:blofgren wrote:
I would still have my 2003 Ford F-350 Supercab 4x4 Lariat dually with 6 speed manual transmission if it was a 7.3L, but unfortunately it was a 6.0L diesel that was beginning to have issues so I had to move on. I loved the truck and was sad to see it go but we needed a truck that we could trust to go on long trips with.
I would still have my 2005 Super Duty if it wasn't for the 400HP/800ft/lbs of torque 6.7 PSD that sucked me in. :B
I traded the truck in at 7 years and 170k miles. Replaced the EGR valve and cleaned it another time which caused drive ability issues, but took a whopping 30 minutes to replace. It performed really well and took the family in it everywhere. I even preferred driving it over the wifes vehicle when going just about anywhere.
Hind sight 20/20 I wished I would have transferred it to our ranch hand instead of purchasing a 05 dodge cummins. Which btw had more engine issues at 120k miles (all 6 injectors replaced, cracked exhaust manifold).
Your experience with that Cummins was not common. Further, those repairs are MUCH easier and cheaper than EGR delete, oil cooler replacement, head studs, turbo cleaning, FICM replacement, injector replacement, HPOP and fitting issues, bedplate leak repair, etc. (you get the idea) that most 6.0L diesels are prone to. To think a 6.0L diesel is more reliable than a 5.9L Cummins is downright laughable.
Injector failures on the 5.9 common rail are very common to fail at less than 150k miles and transmission failures less than 100k miles. That 05 Dodge was a constant pain in the arse and the wallet, therefore we decided to cut our losses and sell it before planting season.
Both my BIL's 04 and my 05 6.0 PSD trucks were much better trucks than the 05 and 09 Dodges with the 6.7cummins being the biggest POS there ever was. I will say our 07 5.9 DRW has been a decent truck but it has less than 100k miles and sit's most of the time.
The only advantage the 5.9 had was a lack of EGR which allowed long idle times without soot clogging issues, hence the reason we went back to the 7.3's.
No argument from me on the 7.3L; still the best diesel in a Ford pickup! :B I would still take one if I found a cherry in the right configuration.
