LOL first i want you to know you have your opinion and like wise i have mine. So were not going to start urinating all over everything, and i am in no way shape or form knocking you. I am just adding my .10. Everyone that considers these things think they need a diesel. Pretty sure about 95% of individuals driving 4x4 diesel ford superduties are rolling around in a 60 thousand dollar plus grocery getter that they cruise around town in. At least down here in south texas that seems to be the norm. I dont know man. I am a maximizer and i over research every high priced commodity i ever consider purchasing. I was truely torn pre purchase, but i know i made a sound decision. If you are an average consumer with an average income, towing average loads, it just dosent make sense to me to try and pay for a diesel. Are they bad ***? Yep... are they powerful? Oh yeah......problem is, when something goes south on that bad boy and you have no warranty coverage does the average consumer have to LITERALLY re-fi the house to fix it? Hope your sitting in the green BOYS. Got plenty of buddies that drive/ have driven diesels. They bought them once, they broke, they bought gas. Diesel trucks only make sense if you are either A. Loaded and it dosent matter B. Towing a 10k lb plus load regularly or C. If that whistlin’’ rig is making you money every time you start it up. My truck tows just fine. Does it down shift and spin? Yep thats what its designed to do. Put in on tha’ floor an’ let er’ eat! Was i in the right lane with the big rigs running slower than traffic? Yep i had a load in the mountains. It was the safe and responible thing to do. Does it love gas? Oh yeah..... just filled up this morning in houston. $1.87 a gallon. Diesel? $2.73. Im out right there. For my use financially it dosent make sense. The fuel mileage towing sucks but for the number of times a year i will tow with it i can live with it. Diesel makes towing ALOT easier, i will not disagree with that at all...... but grocery getter? Come on man. My 6.2 is an animal and it gets the same mileage as my friends silverado 1500’s, difference is i can actualy do something with it. Every superduty truck is a platform built to work. Some just work easier than others, but at an absurdly inflated cost. The diesel is easier to tow with without a doubt... but grocery getter? Please tell me you are not one of the guys white knuckling a 14k lb. Montana doing 5 over through the passes just cause’ you can. Yall be safe and be courteous..... and if you will excuse me i am now going to take my f-250 gasser to krogers to pick up some eggs and some beer. :-)

Hmmm aiiight then.......inspired by this thread, and because its been a while since i have done it, i aired my tires up to factory recommended pressure of 60F and 70R today at work, and the ride quality change was dramatic. I feel like the the truck holds a line much better with recommended pressure , but its so ruff and it bump steers and chatters a whole lot more. Gonna’ air back down tomorrow morning before i head to work.

im not sure if i would drop 10 with 600lbs in the back. Even aired up mine rides alot better with as little as 270ish lbs. in the bed. Yz250f, moto stand, gear, and a full jazz jug and it acurally rides pretty good. Mine trips at 12psi under the recomended pressure in the door jamb.

It is about tire pressure. If you’re going to air down, you need the torque of a diesel to overcome the increased rolling resistance of the underinflated tire. If you plan to run at recommended pressures, a gas engine is fine for you.