You choose - loaded gas or basic diesel?

Congrats on the new truck!!

I think you'll like the sound of that 6.2, I do. You will still have room to go to a little bigger FW, if you ever decide to.

Don't forget to change screen name: 2Buck50SD

Jerry

minnow wrote:
Think you'll be happy with the gasser. For what you have now RV wise, it will do everything you want. With Diesel being 70 cents to $1 a gallon more than gas, unless you drive tens of thousands of miles every year, you'd never come out on top $$ wise. Not to to mention the several thousand dollar premium you would of paid to the dealer just to belong to the diesel secret handshake club.

.70-1.00 more everywhere? .30 here. Not worried about the $8,000 since on trade in it factors in. Just like Nav, Leather, Moonroof, etc.

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Think you'll be happy with the gasser. For what you have now RV wise, it will do everything you want. With Diesel being 70 cents to $1 a gallon more than gas, unless you drive tens of thousands of miles every year, you'd never come out on top $$ wise. Not to to mention the several thousand dollar premium you would of paid to the dealer just to belong to the diesel secret handshake club.

otrfun wrote:
It's an interesting dilemma when folks like the OP find a 1/2 ton truck too little truck, and a 3/4 ton diesel too much truck.

The Big 3 diesel "torque war" has created an interesting situation. For those folks who tow mid-sized loads, they're going to be left with an interesting choice in the next couple of years. Either a 450 ft. lb., high revving, fuel hungry, gasser, or a 1,000 ft. lb., stump-pulling, diesel monster-truck.

IMO, it's a ridiculous to have nothing in-between. Any suggestions?

You bring up a common situation. Mine's like you stated. We only tow a 9000lb 5'er but we tow in Oregon and are living at 132' El. Every where we go is up over a mtn pass. Lots of up and down heading east or west. We towed 7300lbs with a 1/2 ton gasser all over Oregon and Nor Cal. Lots of revving. Nature of the beast I guess.

We now tow with a 3/4 ton diesel. Is it necessary for 9000lbs? Maybe, maybe not. If I was in Tx or Fl no. But with the mtns all around it just makes it more relaxing. Don't get there any faster. And in reality the newer 400+hp-400+tq gassers with a 4.10 would probably be more than adequate. I do get 10.5-11.9mpg. A gasser won't do that. But then there's the fuel cost difference. Do I need a 1 ton. Heck no. Could I get by with an HD F150? No because my RAW is 4900lbs. 100lbs more than the HD @4800. Am I overkill on my truck? Sometimes, like when just cruising down the freeway at 62-65mph in 6th at 1600rpms. But hit the mtns and it makes more sense.

Sometimes it's not always cut and dried. If I was towing 11-12,000lbs it would be simple. Or like I said if I lived in a flat state it would be another factor in decision making.

Too many variables for one simple answer.

It's an interesting dilemma when folks like the OP find a 1/2 ton truck too little truck, and a 3/4 ton diesel too much truck.

The Big 3 diesel "torque war" has created an interesting situation. For those folks who tow mid-sized loads, they're going to be left with an interesting choice in the next couple of years. Either a 450 ft. lb., high revving, fuel hungry, gasser, or a 1,000 ft. lb., stump-pulling, diesel monster-truck.

IMO, it's a ridiculous to have nothing in-between. Any suggestions?

Ah, of all the info I could have forgotten... it is an F250, no camper package. Plenty of rear axle capacity for anything we will own and the 20's have very high load ratings. I took a basic 6.2 F250 for a weekend last month and thought it rode really well. Not much worse than my F150HD so I decided to stick with that instead of the F350 or camper package. If the need arises, I will get air bags to level it and they should ride better than helper springs anyway. With our light 1800 pin wt, I was afraid the helper springs might be harsh on the 5th pin box and frame. Plus, the box height on the F250 is only 55" before hooking up, which is the same as my F150 when I was hooked up. The 5th was a hair nose high and should be perfectly level now. Initially I was caught up in having the biggest, baddest setup but it's just not necessary.

Congrats on the new truck!!

Buck50HD wrote:
Well, I turned a complete 180 and just committed to a 2014 Lariat 6.2 with 20" wheels and chrome package. I wanted an XLT with all the goodies and couldn't find it. I also wanted something with decent wheels and tires. Another part of it was the fear of a truck that I didn't want to own out of warranty (ecoboost and diesel). In addition to that, we have a kid, so the leather is a plus.

So, there you have it... going to pick it up in the morning. My days of 22mpg and quiet towing are gone!

Sounds like a pretty nice truck. I'm sure it will take care of all your families needs.
Post some pictures when you get it home so we can all drool over it.

not to be stoopid but is that an F250 gas or an F150? 4x4 or 2?
Thanks,
P