SHould I maintain my 250 or buy new one?
Background: I have a 2005 F250 diesel 4x4 with 65k on it. It is in relatively in good shape. I have a gravel drive and the truck sits out there in Ohio weather. The underside has some surface rust and...
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New or newer becomes the issue. Starting in 2007.5 the three big guys all produced diesel engines that got considerable lower mileage, which did not go back up until the DEF models came out.
So with Ford you need to jump ahead to the 6.7 at least. Dodge to the late 2013's with DEF and I am not sure on the GM what year that was. Towing mileage should be in the 10-12 MPG range.
Both the new GM's and Ford's use the Bosch CP4.2 injection pump that is known to fail once in awhile and is a very expensive out of warranty repair, with Ford in some cases blaming it on the user's fuel!
RAM still uses the older Bosch pump, and if you get the one with the Aisin 6 speed auto(medium duty truck tranny), it is a great rig. I would love to have a new SRW 3500 RAM. With the 7K RGAWR they will handle a trailer with 3500+ pin weight!
Now the down side! These new trucks cost 3 or 4 times what many of us paid for our first house in the early 70's!
Going into retirement with a 9 year old truck might not be the best plan! Mine was 5 years old when I retired in 2006. It now needs tranny work.
Chris
So with Ford you need to jump ahead to the 6.7 at least. Dodge to the late 2013's with DEF and I am not sure on the GM what year that was. Towing mileage should be in the 10-12 MPG range.
Both the new GM's and Ford's use the Bosch CP4.2 injection pump that is known to fail once in awhile and is a very expensive out of warranty repair, with Ford in some cases blaming it on the user's fuel!
RAM still uses the older Bosch pump, and if you get the one with the Aisin 6 speed auto(medium duty truck tranny), it is a great rig. I would love to have a new SRW 3500 RAM. With the 7K RGAWR they will handle a trailer with 3500+ pin weight!
Now the down side! These new trucks cost 3 or 4 times what many of us paid for our first house in the early 70's!
Going into retirement with a 9 year old truck might not be the best plan! Mine was 5 years old when I retired in 2006. It now needs tranny work.
Chris
