SHould I maintain my 250 or buy new one?

akronharry wrote:
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 the calipers have been replaced a couple of times. Other then that, no issues. I am retiring this summer and we are planning on traveling the country for a few months with our travel trailer.

My question is should I take my 2005 and take a chance it may die in the middle of nowhere or should I make my one time life investment and buy another new diesel? DO the new diesels have better mileage and what did you pay for a newer f250 diesel 4x4 with a crew cab? Thanks in advance

I recently completed a trip from Michigan to Los Angeles with my new TV. The trip was in the winter and I had no problems with road conditions or the TV. During the trip while passing through farm country I saw 8 - 10 new Ram's pulling a 30' fifth wheel flatbed trailers. These truck trailer combinations were the new 30,000# pulling class. Over halve of these truck/trailer combinations had a Ford HD diesel truck riding on the trailer. The Ford trucks all had some body parts missing, hoods, grilles or entire cabs. My guess is they were scraped trucks that were going for repair or re-power.
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