Hi there,
So I’m just about to order a new truck and want the 6.7 but nervous.
I have an late build 04 6.0. Yea it had a lot of issues is fine now but I like the way it drives motor wise. I have an stock sct tow tune on it and pulls my 5000 pound enclosed trailer great through the pass. It only has 92000 miles on it so don’t drive it much and had to put new turbo on last year due to rusted vanes (know issues)
It gets 10 towing and 12 no tow and normal driving. So about the same as a newer 6.2 from what I have read.

So I told my self I’m buying a 6.2 this time. It’s the safe bet but... I test drove it and felt unfulfilled. I’m so used to the power of my 6.0 and where it drives rpm wise. I’m just so worried about buying it and having a time when I say to myself (man my old truck did better). I dont see myself gettiing a bigger trailer but wife does want to get a double bunk house travel trailer (I dont).

I drove the 6.7 and all felt right again. But I’m not going to drive it much and not tow heavy. My kids race bmx and most places are 1hr to 6 hrs away but any other time I drive it would be short trips to stores. Everybody says this is the wrong thing to do to a diesel (sit and short drives) But is this just hearsay and rumor? My 6.0 has never left me stranded but has had a ton of issues.

I find 6.2 section seams to have bunch of packwolf diesel haters so hard to get a neutral opinion. And have read the 2017 superduty section 200 titles in and back. The 6.7 is just about $10000 more then the 6.2 I built at dealer due to needing to get the 20” wheels for the 3.55 and the supplement heater/double altanater. I’m looking at getting only 295/65/20 tires this time and level at most if i even do.

I’m almost 50 and had my last truck about 15 years so this might be my last truck....So am I crazy to go 6.7? My gut and heart say 6.7 my brain says 6.2 I’m thinking I’m going to stay positive and not worry about it, has a 5 year warranty and if have issues in that time get ride of it at 5. I have USAA and the say I can get an exstended warrenty at that time if it was under 100000 and would be and in our state right now newer diesel dont do emission (mine does though) so could delete down rode if the emission stuff stated breaking down. But dont want to be putting $1000’s into down road (Over $4000 last year on my 6.0)

I guess if I listen to the propaganda online all diesels suck in your not a 10000# towing machine. Yet by far they out number gas here 10 to 1. The dealer (biggest in Washington Oregon Idaho) only has one gas (non work) and ever other one is diesel.

What do you guys think? Am I crazy?

 

If you level or lift your truck with large and heavy tires you'll probably be in the 10 mpg range with the 6.2. The 6.7 will probably get better fuel mileage...worth the 10K extra I don't know!!

 

A 5K trailer doesn't need the 6.7L, even in Colorado mountains. If you can afford the 6.7L premium, understand what you're getting into (with a 6.0L that's a given) and have the money I don't see why you don't get the 6.7L.

The 6.7L seems to be a lot more reliable than prior generations with the possible exception of the 7.3L.

 

LOL....


BTW I got 137k miles on my 6.7PSD and this has been my best truck to date.

 

If your gut and heart say 6.7; and your bank account can handle it.................by all means GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And yup, the haters gotta hate!!! According to some, there should be a stranded diesel every half mile along our Interstate highway system!!