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:evilb:I heard on the radio that the ford turbo diesel pickups is on the top five worst. :gfight:

I love my v10

I'm definetly no Ford fan but the 7.3 was a great engine. Lets try to boost our American economy instead of putting it down.:point:

love my new f350 tons of power, not so great on fuel but neither is my boat.

CR should stick with dishwashers and vacuums. Their automotive reports have always been biased in many regards. Their "predicted reliability" for a brand new engine like the Ford diesel is worthless because its based on data from the Navistar era.

Randy

CR always pissed me off the way they drooled over Asian cars and ragged on American iron which was just one of the reasons I've never bought any vehicle made east of Germany. :mad: Then when our vehicles improved over the last twenty years they barely gave it any mention. :mad:

As to Navistar engines the only one I've ever owned was a 6.9 IDI. It was a slug. I loved the truck(1987 F-250 Supercab) but hated the motor.

The 7.3 otoh turned out to be a very good motor, and the new aftermarket parts really wake it up. I've seen them make 500+ and one even made 600hp. If I was looking for a Ford diesel I would definitely buy a 7.3 before I would buy a 6.0 or 6.4.

I don't know why Ford stuck with the inferior V8 platform with the new 6.7 Scorpion diesel but with 450hp/750tq that's the way I would jump. It will make a great toyhauler but I wouldn't haul 15,000lbs+ all day every day with it.

Have had a Ford 6.0 and now own a 6.4 diesel.
NO problems and would enthusiastically recommend them!

ditto.. 7 - 6.0's 2 with over 241k and 1 - 6.4.. The 6.4 is better, just has more smog stuff so mileage suffers.

Just trying to have a little fun as my Duramax approaches 200,000 trouble free miles! (knock on wood):grinser010:

Yeah but see what CR says about your truck......I predict a red circle.....I never put much faith in that magazine.

I believe it was based on warranty issues etc. reported from manufacturer, not opinion.

What about the parts that GM designed??:party-smiley-004:

200k w/o a problem is awesome, more like a Cummins than a Duramax. V8 diesels can't haul heavy loads(12-18k) very long before breaking though. Their peak torque comes on too high in the powerband and their internal parts aren't beefy enough.

If you tow a big offshore boat(35' and up), you should have an inline six cylinder diesel.

I dont tow anything that big anymore, but just cant bring myself to go back to a gas truck. I am looking to replace it, and would consider a dodge. I had a 94 1/2 ton dodge that was the worst truck ever. 2 tranny's in it by 40k mi and I never towed a thing! I assume they are better now?

Zero tbl with my 08 F350 6.4. I'll drag your Duramax backwards down the freeway. :cool-smiley-011:

OK:bsflag:

At least it takes more than an icepick to break into my chevy!

Ice pick and 3 seconds!

I was just reading today some real interesting stuff about CR and it's ownership.

Basically, CR's parent (Consumers Union) is owned by some environmental lefty (member of "friends of earth" or some junk). This clown also spoke out publicly against helping the Big 3 to congress. Best yet, I think that the "impartial testing" is done by a company owned/founded by Ralph effin Nader! So...this "unbiased" magazine is owned by a lefty tree hugger (hates domestics) and tested by Nader's company (could anyone be more vocally anti- GM?). I don't have any reason to doubt where I read this, and it explains a lot.

Even if that isn't the case, they only sample CR subscribers, who have been told for years imports were better so that wouldn't impart bias for the ones "dumb enough" to buy domestic would it......

That doesn't look anything like my door. I don't lock it anyway.

06 and earlier.

The new Dodge 68RFE 6 speed automatic transmission is light years better than either the 47RE or the 48RE which were 4 speeds. If you like manuals I have the G56 6 speed which is also in the 2010s. It's an excellent transmission and I recommend it highly.

If I were you, towing the boat you have, I would go with either the 2500 Crew Cab Long Bed or the Mega Cab which is still offered with only the short bed. There are several upfitters that will install a long bed but they're not cheap.

Prices are dirt cheap now so order the Laramie high zoot pkg with everything except the sunroof. Real trucks do not have sunroofs OR luggage racks IMO. Check these links out for more info;

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ook/index.html

http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/2010-HD.html

Yes sir!

I love my 06 diesel-F250 crew, I have put 40K miles on it and so far no issues.

all the newer trucks are good ones...just gotta pick which interior you like most. and i think the mega cab longbed conversions are around 5500...but dont quote me on that for sure. I do know this, they look crazy long when done.

You're close on price but when you see it you wonder why Dodge didn't put the longbed on the Megacab from the factory. The short bed just doesn't look right.

You guys looking at new trucks, don't buy before you drive the new Ram. In the half ton you get almost 10,000lbs towing and with the Hemi(who doesn't love a Hemi??) it drops four cylinders on the hwy for better mileage when you're not towing. Win-win!

For the 3/4 and 1 tons the Laramie interiors are right up there with Ford and GM now.

I have the laramie 3500 equipped with sun roof and step ups that pop out when you open the door (sorry cat). It's 2008 and I just hit 30k miles on it. I really like the truck but I have had a new turbo, new egr, new water pump, lower seal in the tranny, a seal in the rear axle, and a few other problems and the truck won't be a year old Until February. The last 10k miles have be been problem free so I am hoping I have gotten all of my issues worked out.

The truck pulls my heavy apache much better than my 05 dodge 3500 did and the exhuast brake is awesome if you tow trailers every day like I do.

Dammit baywatch don't you know real trucks don't have luggage racks or sunroofs?? :lolhit: