F-250 vs 2500 HD gas

   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #11  
Get yourself a diesel and don't look back. U will be glad u did



Hahaha, two new Superduty 6.7 Powerstrokes here that have already had the cabs off and a brand new 3500 Denali dually that has been down for months, two dealers gave up on it and they finally had to have an engineer from the powertrain dept come and try to diagnose it.
I wouldn't even think of touching one of these new diesel pickups unless you really need to haul something big on a regular bases. Or unless you just like to throw money away.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #12  
That's a nice truck! Probably too nice for this cheap ol' boy.haha I'm finding as I get older that the less fancy I need or want in my trucks.

Well ... the wife thought I should have my pick of truck for retirement. Who was I to argue????????
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #13  
I have an 04 hd 2500 6.0 gasser extended 4x4. Bought new for $28k (ls model). 147k, just did front brakes, rears at 135k. Both front wheel bearing went at around 100k. Trunk has been awesome! Rockers are just starting to rust (mildly) not sure if I have the heavy trans.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #15  
Well ... the wife thought I should have my pick of truck for retirement. Who was I to argue????????

You did well. That is a very nice looking truck and the wheels make it look extra sharp. And I'm a Ford man.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #16  
That and in hearing more problems with def fluid than I am the diesels themselves. One bad batch of def fluid and hello repair bills that the warranty won't cover because YOU put in the def fluid or some such excuse they'll find to weasel out of honoring your warranty. The risk is just greater than the reward for me.

Yes, all the emissions issues are ridiculous.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #17  
I got a 2015 Silverado 2500HD 6.0L gas LT Z71 4.10 diffs with snow plow prep package around the 1st of March. Stickered at $48K, got it for $39K and a free Line-X bed package thrown in. Am very pleased with it. Just did a road trip for business/vacation and pulled off a 16.7 mpg (hand calculated which was less than 1/10th difference from the DIC) for the 1243 mile round trip on 87 octane E10 fuel only. Various brands. It has gotten about 14.8 lifetime mpg avg for all miles, just turned over 6000 miles. First pickup that I have been comfortable with since my '98 2500. Had a 2013 1500 that I invented new swear words over.

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   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas
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There's an F-250 XL, 4x4, extended cab with the diesel, roof lights, factory spray in bed liner, vinyl seats on one of the local Ford lots that stickers for $48k(I believe, could be $49k, can't remember). I like my 2014 1500 Z71 and it hasn't given me any problems other than a couple recalls I had to do. However, there is a sound coming from the rear end at times. It makes the sound like when you have the hitch in when it moves around (that's the best way I can describe the sound). So, I thought it was the hitch moving around, took it out, nope still doing it. Dealer doesn't have any idea what it is but it never seems to do it whenever the dealer drives it either. Does it sometimes with me, although I can't replicate it after it does it. It just does it randomly. I've pulled some decent loads with the truck using it on the farm but never anywhere close to the 9500# tow rating. I dunno, just worried the rear end is going to grenade on me the day after the warranty runs out. Rear end blew up on my friends 2014 GMC and he traded for a 2015 after GM bought the truck back. Just strongly considering moving up to a heavier duty truck next time. Vinyl seats are fine with me, preferred actually. The cloth seats in my truck aren't all that comfortable and you'd swear on your mother's grave that the vinyl seats are the SAME seats they call "leather" in the higher trim level trucks.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #19  
I got a 2015 Silverado 2500HD 6.0L gas LT Z71 4.10 ............. Just did a road trip for business/vacation and pulled off a 16.7 mpg ........... It has gotten about 14.8 lifetime mpg avg for all miles, just turned over 6000 miles.

Same engine. Same gears. You're beating the *&*&)*^%* out of my mpg!!! I even baby the thing along most of the time.
 
   / F-250 vs 2500 HD gas #20  
If you're worried about gas mileage, this truck is NOT for you - lol. My average, with about 3000 miles on the odo, is around 12mpg.

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That is a beautiful truck! Congrats! :thumbsup:

I love my '14 1500, but there have been times since owning it that I have thought it would be nice to move up to a gaser 2500. It's less about an actual need and more about wanting a bit more of a buffer when towing heavy through the hills. However, for the number of times I actually tow heavy I just can't justify the type of mpg most people are getting on a truck that would be a daily driver.
 

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