06 powerstroke or 07 5.9 cummins
 

Well I found two I like one is a 06 f250 4x4 powerstoke with 83k miles or a 07 2500 ram 4x4 5.9 w/ 117k. Both are about the same price, so my question would be, go with great motor and years down the road fix the things wrong with the truck, or go with a motor that may or may not have issues and a great truck. I like both about the same, the ford has better seats thats the only thing I like better between the two. what to do???

which would you trust to take on a few thousand mile trip with ? and not be biting your nails .

The ford it's a no brainer if you want a truck that will pull. The Dodge has a ok engine but the rest of the truck is Sh!tt and will not last. Yes the ford had probelms in 2003 04 by 05 through 07 the problems have been addressed. I have a 06 F-350 with 82k and run the Sh!tt out of it and have had No problems with it. The biggest problem is people buy programers and set it on the highest hp/ torq setting and drive it ripping on it and then wounder why they have blown head gaskets and injector problems. Well what ever truck you buy get the vin # and go to the dealer and have them run the vin for repairs be for you buy.

I agree, I have a F350 2005. CC Dually, it has 180,000 miles. It is a great ride, people program them, and then turn it up to stupid and problems start to occur. Its like adding a supercharger and alot of boost to a stock marine engine, not going to happen for longevity. It needs to be setup correctly and other components will need to be addressed. I think you will be happy with the Ford, have the Vin# run and see what it says. good luck

Well the cummins is a great motor, but the Ford is a better truck IMO. I have the same truck, 06 F250 Crew cab lariat, 4x4, srw, 6.0 powerstroke, 103,750 miles, no problems.

You can buy the Ram which has the best engine or buy the Ford which you will have to put the Cummins in it eventually anyways. I owned a 2006 Ram dually for 50,000 miles and never had an issue with the truck.

I myself would rather replace a few truck parts than a whole engine but that's your call. Plus you can pump the Cummins up to 800hp and daily drive it. Try that with a Powerstroke, not gonna happen.

And BTW that's the last year for the 5.9. Your resale value will only go up from now.

Fixx
 

I have a shop,i work on all of them,chevy,ford and dodge..
i have yet to do any major repairs on dodge trucks,just the typical front axle u joints and the front track bar on 4x4's..

They are all good trucks,it just depends on how you take care of them,i for one is a chevy fan but if i were to buy a diesel truck it would be a dodge,they all have their own issues but the fords seem to have more problems then the other two,may be because their are more fords out their that people buy for work trucks..In my state their are allot of grandpa's that move rv campers from in to out of state and 90% of them are dodges.

just my o2..

There you go T-RAV you can't get better than a mechanic's experience, and I'm sure his name says it all.

Dem Dodge Seats Really s*ck! We rented a Durango a few years back...not by choice...business account with enterprise so take what they give you. 1/2 way to St. Louis from Atlanta I was about to die! Dang seats were worse than the ole school bus seats!

Engine or frequent visits to the Chiropractor? :D

PS My 07 Ford has been great as I knock on wood after all I read!

I have over 250k on both a 05 Powerstroke and Duramax... There is a few things like head studs, egr stuff you should do..other than that the 6.0 has been great.. I have had 7 6.0's 03 was the most troublesome, and did not do a few problems that we all were not aware of until they were out for a few years. 05 was also the first year that coil springs came out..better ride, and much better turning radius. Good luck Jeff.

06 F250 85,000 miles no problems, never been chipped or programmed and never will... I bought a truck not a mustang

BTW Motor Trend says Ram will unveil their long-awaited half ton diesel for 2013. They hope to get out ahead of Ford and GM in this market segment. They didn't say what motor but last I saw there were two motors under testing; a 4.2 V6 and a 5.6 V8, both built by Cummins.

They also say Jeep will bring out a truck for 2013. It's been a long time since Jeep had a truck in its lineup.

Fixx
 

I was at the local dodge dealer the other day,,talking to the sales man he said that Dodge was coming out with a factory race truck next year that will be on the sale market..It's soppose to have a tweaked cummins in it..he said its going to be around 550 hp and 800 ft lbs of tq..

Hell it's making 800ftlbs now. Cummins diesels normally make around 2:1 tq/hp so if they bump it up to 550hp it should make at least 1000ftlbs. Twin turbo? What kind of racing?

Thanks for all the info, I went and looked at both of them, man people just don't take care of there vehicles, both were covered in dents and scratches. The way I feel is if its ugly on the outside its ugly on the inside.

Fixx
 

I dont know..it was salesman jibber jabber..It didnt make sence to me tho after i asked a few ?'s he could not answer..time will tell and we will have to wait and see what dodge is doing..

Ya you know and I know that those idiots will say anything to make themselves sound 'in the know'. I take 99% of what they say as total BS.

when u have a boat you dont wanna tow it with 800hp pickup. esp with a dodge tranny putting the power back. daily driver or not. a torqshift will take the power better.

Take a good look around and you will see fords pulling more boats and everything else for a good reason. # 1 selling truck for as long as i can remember.

I was just sayin how much power the engine could take and still be driven on a daily basis. I think 500/1000 is enough power to tow almost any boat legally. And yes guys with 800hp have billet trannies, auto or manual.

I've seen a FL P2 with the MB 450/1650 motor towing a 40' Skater and it had the Allison 3200 trans, didn't even feel the boat...