I have a '99 Ford F-250 with the intercooled 7.3L diesel.
It is the best truck I have ever owned. Had it 11 years now.
I owned a '92 Dodge 3/4 ton with the Cummins diesel and it was second best. Had it 4 years. But it was way too loud and had too much vibration. This one got the best milage of any truck I ever had. 22 in town, 25 on the highway and 17 pulling a 20 ft. loaded cow trailer.
I have never kept any of the others that long, 3 years at the most.
I have had a very crappy '81 GMC 1/2 ton, an '85 F-350 with a 460 ci engine, an '88 GMC 3/4 ton with a 350(this one was pretty dang good for a gas engine) and '96 Chevy 3/4 ton with a Vortec engine(LEMON, if'n I wasn't dating the Chevy warranty clerk, I would have been screwed on this one). I traded it on the one I have as soon as the warranty went out. I had a new transmission, new rear end, 4 air conditioners, new drivers seat, new drivers side door handle on the inside broke, all within 3 years. I had to Bo Duke it for a couple days with the broke door handle.
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