Chuck

Although most of you know how unhappy I am with my F-450 this post isn't for me. I have a friend who is more of a lurker than a poster on here so he asked me to do the leg work. He is driving a 2008 F-350 SRW Superduty Diesel that has given him quite a few problems,that always seem to rear their ugly head when he is on the road with the boat. His ideal truck would be a Sportchasis, but he wants to keep the F-350 for a daily driver, and doesn't like the idea of having 170K in trucks. This is what brings him to the Kodiak or Topkick. Let me also say that that he knows the F-650 is much more truck and he loves the look much more than Topkick or Kodiak, but again not in the budget. So if a guy wants to spend 30-40K on a second truck/hauler whats out there for deals that you guys are aware of??? What problems do these trucks have, and in everyones opinion what year and miles should fall in this price range? Thanks for the info.

OL40SVX

For 30-40K you wont be able to find a low mileage fully loaded truck. A brand new Top-Kick is 80-90K. We have ours listed for sale which doesnt have all the option but we dont need them since we only use it to tow the boats. Check it out.

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsde...x?OHID=2182593

kr1276

Chuck,

I remember you guys when you came to Cumberland and won the money in 07. We were heading back to Florida towing three boats together and stopped to fuel when we ran into you guys. Anyway, I bought a 2007 4500 two wheel drive loaded with air ride, air ride seats, leather, sunroof, navigation, 2350 Allison etc... with 9000 miles for under $50,000. I have made one trip pulling a 42 Fountain for about 350 miles and it was great. Fuel mileage is not that good with the new engines though. This truck definitely likes weight behind it for the ride. I have only put a couple thousand miles on it so far and have no complaints. Biggest problem is everyone expects these to be luxury pickups and they are medium duty trucks with upgraded trim. I understand what the truck is designed to do and it definitely fillls a void. I would be more than welcome to answer any specific questions you may have.

Keith

OL40SVX

I forgot to mention that we absolutly love ours. We have been to Florida and back a couple of times and to Canada and the truck is great. It does like the weight in the back for the ride as stated above. The F650's are cool but expensive and dont have the room in the cab like the Top-Kicks do.

Jupiter Sunsation

I'm a diehard GM guy but those Top Kicks are ugly trucks........but at 32K for a mint truck it would be a real tough deal to pass up!

My neighbor has a black one and tows a gooseneck 40 foot trailer with it all over to car shows. Truck has been great for him.

OL40SVX

How did I know you were going to say that! Well there's plenty of them out there so they cant be that ugly! And yes our truck is mint!

pookie

Why have two trucks to do the job of one?

kr1276

I have two trucks. I drive an 08 Sierra Denali for every day use and use the 4500 for towing. Still way less money than buying a Sport Chassis.

dcb29

Had the Monroe Kodiak 4x4. All the bells amd whistles. Air ride, air seats, loaded. Without a doubt the worst riding vehicle I ever owned. Changed out the tires, springs and shocks. Still rode like s...! Did you know they have speed limiters? You need to buy a programmer to raise the limit or you can't pass anyone. 8 miles per gallon towing or not. Not all dealerships will work on them which is a big hurt.
Had it for about a year and couldn't take it anymore. Sold it at a big loss and was happy to get rid of it. Bought a new Chevy 4x4 crew cab dually. Averaging 14 mpg, changed out to Bilstein shocks and it rides wonderful. Plenty of power.
Pulls my 35' cat no problem.
Just my 2 cents.
dave29

srl520

Just bought my new to me 4500.
$33000.