Well, the sad day has come, my reliable Ford F250 7.3 is dead. Hole in the block from coolant cavitation.
So, I am now in the market for a new used truck (Diesel, 2012 or newer). Want some advice but first some background. This truck is used primarily to tow my 12,500lb bumper pull toy hauler (with toys on board), while hauling a family of 5 almost adults. But with this being such a new truck I expect it will be used more often, possibly a daily driver. I also use it to 4×4 up to Transmitter sites and occasional snow driving. I do want an extended warranty, as long as I am making payments I want NO repair bills of any kind (thus warranty) and Longevity is KEY.
So, the million dollar question: Dodge or Ford. We loved our 7.3, it was great! We rented a 2015 Ram 3500 dually to make our dunes trip this year, it had a great motor and transmission, but really uncomfortable seats, and a transmission tunnel in the middle rear seat that made sitting there really bad. Do all dodges have that?
I know both ford and dodge are on a 6.7 platform, I am looking for real hard reasons on why each brand is better. I have heard all of the anecdotes about Ford vs Dodge, not interested in starting a brand war here.
None of these trucks would be deleted or tuned, don’t want that on the new truck (also live in California so smog…).
Have a bottom line max $$ of $40,000.
Thanks in advance!!
