F250s never last

mine sure as hell didn't.


GMC FTW

230k here

In all likelihood they're most likely talking about the 7.3 F250s I'm assuming. The 6.0's seem to eventually all have trouble pre-200k, the 6.4 has turned into a total shitbox, and the 6.7 is really still kind of early to tell though there are a few over 200k out there in stock trim.

I had been wanting to track down my dad's old 97 7.3 F350(CC/SW/Longbed/4x4) and hopefully buy it back at some point. Ran into the guy I last knew who had it just last week. He recently sold it to a group of Mexicans so my hopes of tracking it down are lost. It had 220k miles when it was sold in 06, it had rolled 400k when he sold it to the mexicans. Still the orginal engine, never rebuilt.

Only pic I could find, loved this truck.

Color was actually great in person when it was all cleaned up. Like a metallic sky blue. This one had an automatic unfortunately.

You can buy a wholeeeee lot of gas with what the diesel option plus maintenance cost.

Modern HD gassers are cheaper to own over the life of the vehicle than the diesels.

What better milage? Modern diesels, especially the Fords, have pretty much gone backwards in milage. Combine that with diesel being about $0.50/gallon more expensive and there's more of a downfall than a benefit. If you don't need a diesel, don't buy a diesel.

The 7.3's did decent. With no load and not driving like an a-hole I'd get 20-22 on the interstate in my 2wd 7.3 F350. The Cummins do well from what I've gathered. I don't have any experience with them but I'm constantly impressed with my dad's '14 Cumming 6.7. It'll get 20+ cruising the interstate with ease, my '12 Ford 6.7 gets about 14 doing the same.

I feel like most cities/contruction companies tend to use Fords more than Chevys. since they are looking to cut expenses they probably tend to keep their trucks in service longer than a typical person using it as a daily driver would.

That being said. My Tahoe will be bumping the percentage up in a couple of weeks when I hit 200k.