Opinions on new F350 Diesel

JYI Ford markets the F350 SRW with a 10000 GVWR and a 11200 GVWR in the exact same truck.
The F350 SRW also come with three different RAWR from 6290/6730/7000 lbs.

Make sure it has the higher 11500 GVWR with the higher 7000 RAWR if your hauling heavy.

jus2shy wrote:
The 2015 introduces an exhaust brake. Price seems a little high for something with that many miles. The 2015 block has also been strengthened for the uprated power. Turbo is much simpler as well, single sided compressor. Fuel pump was updated for more fuel flow, however No word if they resolved the delicate nature of the pump.

The exhaust was introduced in 2011 on the new 6.7 engine. They made it more effective in 2015.

A great truck if you can get the price right

I will say that having been in the car business that demos make rental cars look cherished. Even the managers of the places I've worked abused them relentlessly. Just triple check the undersides for unusual scrapes or rubs, for body dings, and even things like has he kept it clean and not used as a trash can..

I appreciate those posts and will keep reading new ones. Will see what I can learn about the fuel pump issue. And the price is the dealer's window price, sure to need negotiation. Miles are miles, even if a "boss" put them on. It's used, but dealers are dealers.

The exhaust brake on my '02 has been a great add on. We live in Colorado and drop nearly 3000' just to get into town, so that EB is necessary even when not towing.

jus2shy wrote:
The 2015 introduces an exhaust brake. Price seems a little high for something with that many miles. The 2015 block has also been strengthened for the uprated power. Turbo is much simpler as well, single sided compressor. Fuel pump was updated for more fuel flow, however No word if they resolved the delicate nature of the pump.

Former owner of 2011 F 350 w/6.7L diesel.

AFAIK, the above quoted post reflects the changes made from my version of the 6.7L to the 2015 version.

I do think Ford has a real winner with this particular motor. My only concern was the aforementioned Bosch series 4.2 fuel pump on that motor.

IF, (and that is a big if :B ) Bosch/Ford have corrected the delicate issues for that pump with this 2015 version, then it will be a great motor indeed.

Mine also had the (:M) stupid plastic oil pan, which I grew to hate because of oil change issues. I would have loved to put a Fumoto valve on it, but could not because of the stupid plastic oil pan.

The new ones of course went away with that plastic pan for the more contemporary metal oil pan, so Fumoto valve would work on any of the newest Fords.

It was easy to service as far as my do it myself oil changes. Everything easy to get to and out in the open.

Now if only I could say that about my new vehicle, a Ram Cummins 3500. Oil filter is gonna be a real pain to get out on this one. Shoot!

Anyway, again, I do think if pump problems fixed that the 6.7L Scorpion engine will be a real winner for Ford.

Traded our '02 Ford CCLB 7.3 for a '13 Ford 6.7 CCLB. Both SRW. There really is no comparison between the two. The '13 is quiet, smooth, better on fuel and has ridiculous power; the same grades that were 3 miles at WOT are now climbed at 70mph in 6th gear (it will drop to 5th if I have to slow and come back up to speed for traffic).

The truck you describe sounds nice, but my gut says the asking price is a bit high for what is essentially as used vehicle. If you don't care about the creature comforts of the Platinum you could likely score a better deal on a brand new Lariat or XLT, with patience of course.

The biggest change between the '14 and '15 IMHO is the improved exhaust/engine braking.

One thing is for sure; these new trucks are expensive to fix if and when something fails outside warranty.

Actually 7000 miles isn't broken in. My mileage started to improve at 25000 miles. Am told it will improve more after about 50000.

7,000 miles is just broken in good. My 2012 F350 6.7 is great. Good mpg for such a big heavy truck. And tows the 5er great.

I have 34000 miles on my 2013 with absolutely no problems. It is pulling machine, and gets good milage. 20 not pulling and 12 pulling a 12500lb 5er.