Last week I got a new truck for work. It's great! Loving it already. I had a Ford F250 that was a beast, now I have a Chevy 2500HD. The Chevy pulls better and is faster. It handles a little better off road, but I'm not sure about on the road right now. Can't wait to wear out this first set of crappy tires and get some All Terrains on there. Then I'll see what the Chevy can really do.
The Ford was a beast and I loved it. I put over 75,000 on the one I just got rid of and 100,000 miles on the one before that. Both were great trucks until they had to be repaired. A Ford Diesel engine has to be one of the most expensive things to maintain ever. My company got rid of my last truck because the fuel system went out on the truck and quotes to have it fixed where running $8,000 and up. A diesel motor shouldn't need that much work at 156,000 miles. It should have got twice that before it needed that much work. I would call this an isolated truck, but we have 2 other F250 in the company and they haven't lasted. The newer one has about 175,000 and the turbo is going out. That should be a 400,000 mile project.
The new Ford Diesel seems to get about half the life you'd expect out of a diesel engine. Right now I'd have to say go for a Chevy or Dodge. I'll let you know how this one lasts as it gets older.
Ben
