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Bad idea?
I run a small landscaping business and I’m thinking about getting an F250. I won’t be towing a trailer because I and going to be putting my mowers in the back. I will also be using it as my daily driver. I am a senior in highschool and about to leave for college but I will continue to run my business from college. I also have loved the look of a F250 for years now and it has been my dream truck for ever. Is it a bad idea to get a f250 or should I go with an f150 because of the better gas mileage and lower repair cost. The F250 im looking at is a 6.2L v8 gasser with 88k miles on it. Any advice will help
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I think an F-150 would work well for you, unless your equipment weighs more than roughly 1000 pounds. Cost of ownership will be lower, plus it will ride more comfortably.
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The F-150 might make more sense, but if you got the urge, and it's been what you've wanted "forever", if you get the F-150, you will likely have regrets forever. If you can afford the F-250, and you're okay with it otherwise, I would say go for it. I don't think it would be a bad idea at all. Get what you want, and enjoy it!
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Oh you made my back hurt reading your post. Throwing a mower and yard equip up into the bed 4-5 times a day? Get a trailer. You didn't mention what generation of F250 your looking at, an older one (affordable) or a newer (expensive) truck..also the registration and insurance will be higher on a F250 then a F150. You also didn't specify gas or diesel..I'm a diesel guy so kinda biased that way.
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Oh you made my back hurt reading your post. Throwing a mower and yard equip up into the bed 4-5 times a day? Get a trailer. You didn't mention what generation of F250 your looking at, an older one (affordable) or a newer (expensive) truck..also the registration and insurance will be higher on a F250 then a F150. You also didn't specify gas or diesel..I'm a diesel guy so kinda biased that way.
But you're right, tossing a mower and yard equipment into the bed of a truck over and over, or even using a set of ramps that you need to load/unload every time...it would be easier on the kid's body to get a trailer. There are a LOT of things I did when I was younger that are coming back to haunt me now, and I wish I'd been a little smarter when I was younger.
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I run a small landscaping business and I’m thinking about getting an F250. I won’t be towing a trailer because I and going to be putting my mowers in the back. I will also be using it as my daily driver. I am a senior in highschool and about to leave for college but I will continue to run my business from college. I also have loved the look of a F250 for years now and it has been my dream truck for ever. Is it a bad idea to get a f250 or should I go with an f150 because of the better gas mileage and lower repair cost. The F250 im looking at is a 6.2L v8 gasser with 88k miles on it. Any advice will help
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