Engine repair / upgrade after road trip

jimh425 wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
But just becouse you can get older vehicles cheaper, doesn't mean it makes much sense.

You don’t seem to be aware of what OPs vehicle is capable of with a tune and some other modifications. I didn’t buy a new vehicle because I couldn’t justify the 30-40K difference. I’m assuming the OP is the same except with a larger difference.

Your truck is an old one now, so when are you trading again. :D

I've not had the fortune to drive a brand new Super Duty so I have the benefit of not knowing what I'm missing. Ignorance is bliss as they say and every time I turn that 7.3 over and hear it roar to life it brings a smile to my face. I'm sure if I was given a brand new 2020 truck it would quickly become my daily driver but nobody seems to be offering them for free so I will just stick with what I have.

After all of the modifications I have into my truck, it probably puts out about as much power as a modern truck with the added benefit that I don't have to deal with DEF or an emissions system that will need to be replaced at 150,000 miles for $10,0000. Sure, there are advancements in payload, pulling, braking, noise and electronic gizmos and those that can afford the new trucks good on you for it! Until I win the lottery, I'm sticking to what is paid for though.