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There are very few cases where I'd recommend a diesel, and yours isn't one of them. However, if you just had to have a diesel F250, find a nice 1998-99. That is the sweet summit of owning a diesel Ford. Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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It’s one thing to say a truck can tow 10,000lbs and another thing to do it and within fall the other ratings of the truck. Payload is usually what trips things up. The tongue weight or kingpin weight of your trailer count against the payload rating of your truck. As an example, I had a 10,000lb travel trailer whose tongue weight was 1,100lbs. A half ton pickup with a 1,500lb payload rating would only have 400lbs left for things like passengers and a full tank of fuel. When I bought my truck, the F350 diesel was what was required to be within all the numbers for what I planned to tow. Today’s F250 with the 7.3 gas motor is pretty close on numbers to my 2015 and I’d be giving it serious consideration if I were looking for a new truck. If you are only going to drive it 4,000 miles a year, I’d give up the ride quality and fuel economy of the F150 and go for F250’s better capabilities. For reference: Ford’s 2021 Towing Guide | |||
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I'm not really up on the newer emissions diesels but consider that the diesel will be easier to sell if you decide later to buy something different. You also usually get a beefier drive-train and cooling system with a diesel. If its your "last vehicle" the diesel may pay for itself with longevity (depending on the make and model diesel engine). | |||
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That right there if you’re looking for a newer truck. That engine is a monster, and I believe they’ve worked out the few bugs they had with the transmission. I’ve only owned one Ford in the past 30 years, my daughter’s first truck which was a roughly 19 year old 2001 7.3 PSD and it did what we wanted for not quite 2 years. After having driven the current 7.3 Ford gasser, it would put perform that older turbo diesel. I understand the trucks are from different eras and there have been advances and improvements but going off the current line ups, it’s tough to justify an 8-10k sticker difference for a diesel truck over a gasser. That several thousand dollar difference buys a lot of fuel up from, and the gasser is cheaper to service and maintain. ___________________________ Not giving a damn since...whenever... | |||
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You're correct, but the same %'s you must adhere to with 10K towing capacity must also be adhered to with my current 5K towing capacity. So it is indeed quite the improvement. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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