Need help choosing a truck
#1
09-14-2008, 09:08 AM
Need help choosing a truck
Hi all. I'm looking for a 7.3 PSD truck to simultaneously carry a camper and haul an enclosed car or horse trailer. I'm seeking an automatic, crew cab, long bed 4x4, F-350 SRW, less than 200K miles. Will be used as a workhorse, not a daily driver.
I've used the search function and know enough to avoid the 6.0, and am aware of the CPS and maybe a couple of other issues (weak tranny?). I'm looking for advice on which year of truck is preferable, which options are detrimental, known weaknesses, etc. Is there a particularly strong year of manufacture for these trucks?
Thanks!
I've used the search function and know enough to avoid the 6.0, and am aware of the CPS and maybe a couple of other issues (weak tranny?). I'm looking for advice on which year of truck is preferable, which options are detrimental, known weaknesses, etc. Is there a particularly strong year of manufacture for these trucks?
Thanks!
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09-14-2008, 09:16 AM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...questions.html
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#4
09-14-2008, 10:06 AM
Thanks for that link, it's helpful.
I'd like to avoid a dually. I hardly have the space for a full size truck. In this crowded suburb, my driveway is chock-full of old sports cars and motorcycles under attractive bright blue covers and tarps, and I somehow have two trailers squeezed in there in addition to the wife's trusty but ugly 4Runner. Yeah, my fussy neighbors with the Priuses and Volvos barely tolerate me. Especially when the wife and I have minibike races in the front yard. Well, that's more info than you fellas need to know.
More practically speaking, I'd be carrying a lighter camper, the towing will be <5K lbs, and I'd like to maintain some semblance of reasonable mileage. So, no dually.
I saw somewhere a guy was congratulated on his new purchase for having a floor mounted transfer case selector as opposed to the dash mounted switch. Is that switch really a weak point? I've got my eye on a Lariat with that option.
I'd like to avoid a dually. I hardly have the space for a full size truck. In this crowded suburb, my driveway is chock-full of old sports cars and motorcycles under attractive bright blue covers and tarps, and I somehow have two trailers squeezed in there in addition to the wife's trusty but ugly 4Runner. Yeah, my fussy neighbors with the Priuses and Volvos barely tolerate me. Especially when the wife and I have minibike races in the front yard. Well, that's more info than you fellas need to know.
More practically speaking, I'd be carrying a lighter camper, the towing will be <5K lbs, and I'd like to maintain some semblance of reasonable mileage. So, no dually.
I saw somewhere a guy was congratulated on his new purchase for having a floor mounted transfer case selector as opposed to the dash mounted switch. Is that switch really a weak point? I've got my eye on a Lariat with that option.
#5
09-14-2008, 10:13 AM
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Thanks for that link, it's helpful.
I'd like to avoid a dually. I hardly have the space for a full size truck. In this crowded suburb, my driveway is chock-full of old sports cars and motorcycles under attractive bright blue covers and tarps, and I somehow have two trailers squeezed in there in addition to the wife's trusty but ugly 4Runner. Yeah, my fussy neighbors with the Priuses and Volvos barely tolerate me. Especially when the wife and I have minibike races in the front yard. Well, that's more info than you fellas need to know.
More practically speaking, I'd be carrying a lighter camper, the towing will be <5K lbs, and I'd like to maintain some semblance of reasonable mileage. So, no dually.
I saw somewhere a guy was congratulated on his new purchase for having a floor mounted transfer case selector as opposed to the dash mounted switch. Is that switch really a weak point? I've got my eye on a Lariat with that option.
I'd like to avoid a dually. I hardly have the space for a full size truck. In this crowded suburb, my driveway is chock-full of old sports cars and motorcycles under attractive bright blue covers and tarps, and I somehow have two trailers squeezed in there in addition to the wife's trusty but ugly 4Runner. Yeah, my fussy neighbors with the Priuses and Volvos barely tolerate me. Especially when the wife and I have minibike races in the front yard. Well, that's more info than you fellas need to know.
More practically speaking, I'd be carrying a lighter camper, the towing will be <5K lbs, and I'd like to maintain some semblance of reasonable mileage. So, no dually.
I saw somewhere a guy was congratulated on his new purchase for having a floor mounted transfer case selector as opposed to the dash mounted switch. Is that switch really a weak point? I've got my eye on a Lariat with that option.
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