ib516 wrote:
One thing a person can say for sure. GM needs to update the gas engine offering they use in the HDs. They are way behind power wise.
I'm not so sure you can say that... My father in law has a 6.0 and loves it. Great engine, durable and dependable. It has worked well for many years and is a proven design. They still sell plenty of 6.0 trucks. Ford had the underpowered 5.4 for many, many years. People still bought it because it was a dependable engine and you knew that if you did simple routine maintenance, it would run for a very long time.
I think the one thing that everyone can agree upon is that all these trucks are very capable, very dependable, very strong, very efficient vehicles. The differences between these trucks are negligible at the end of the day. Buy the engine that you like/need and the brand truck that you like/need. They are all great trucks.
All the ***** measuring threads about Made in America vs foreign owned and problems that your uncles, sisters, father-in-law saw one time while working at a Cummins shop are just nonsense to inflate the self worth of a couple of people. Bottom line, all these trucks are great and we live in a fantastic time to be truck owners. They are expensive (holy moly are they expensive), but they are great trucks.
I was looking at Ram and Ford gas engine 3/4 ton trucks when I stumbled upon my used Cummins Ram. I love this truck, but I am sure I would have loved a gas engine truck too. They are all great products. I can't wait for Spring so I have other choices of threads to read besides these "measuring contest" threads.
