I'm looking for a replacement truck
Ok, first off, I don't want to start a brand war here, but would appreciate some input based on experience. My TC hauler, a 1997 Ford F350 diesel dually suffered frame damaged by hurricane Michael....
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discovery4us wrote:
Good news on possible just being the bed mounts. Around here a 1997 7.3 Ford CC Dually still has a lot of value.
This won't be a popular opinion with most but for me bang for the buck would be a 2005 - 2007 Ford 6.0 power stroke with the 5 speed torque shift automatic. The key is the day you buy it take it to the shop and have the "bulletproof" done to it. Around here with the purchase price of the truck and the install of the kit you will be under $20K. Anything gas will be over $20K and any other diesel will be over $30K unless you are happy with over 200K miles.
OP doesn't sound like a mechanic and even bulletproofed, 6.0s are finicky/needy engines.
That said, if I was looking for a screamin deal on a capable diesel 10-15 years old and couldn't find the right Duramax and needed crew cab and auto trans (running out any 5.9 Cummins trucks), I'd be looking for a low mile 6.0 Powerstroke to bulletproof. Great power potential, just as good of trans as the Alli and a very solid performing chassis.
I'd only doo it if I could be money ahead of getting a similar miles/condtion Dmax though.
