- Location
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
Alright everybody, the hot button question that is always a battle.
I am afraid I may be out doing my beautiful 2005 V10 F250... Between my Party events job, my welding company, and being a partner in another welding company I am towing trailers and loading the bed heavy all the time and putting a lot of miles on it. Plus it's still my daily driver. And all these jobs and opportunities are only going to grow in scope for me. The V10 is holding up and doing the job just fine, But I fear how fast the mileage is going up, and I am picking up trailers that are pushing it's tow rating relatively often and having to take them up and down Parleys and Provo Canyon. Plus having a short bed/stock bed has been mildly infuriating in many situations
Just having the truck is earning me enough money that I can finally/comfortable move up to something a little bigger and newer. With a budget of no higher than $35k.
I know there are some Diesel Die Hards and Gas Guzzling Loyalists on here and I would love all the input.
What would be your recommendation be?...
My requirements:
- Must be a 4 door, Can't afford yet to have a separate company vehicle from family vehicle and I have to be able to transport my kids.
- I would prefer a Flatbed especially with built in storage boxes.
- Must be able to comfortably tow 12,000 lbs if not more from the bumper.
- I'm preferential to Fords because I love the way they look over the other brands.
- Relatively reliable so I'm not blowing money on constant repairs.
In reality I'm just looking for confirmation on what I'm already feeling in my gut. The Mileage is climbing rapidly on the V10 and I'm afraid it's not gonna be worth much in the near future as it surpasses the 150k mark. Yet I still owe enough money on it that it's not worth sticking it out to just have a Truck that's "Paid off".
@Hickey has pounded "Newer Diesel Bad!" into my brain but unfortunately the Godzilla's are still too expensive and the used market on them is minimal if not non existent.
Most of what I'm seeing that could possibly fit my criteria is 2014-17 F350 Powerstrokes in the 160k-200k Mileage which in diesel world doesn't seem bad at all from my inexperienced understanding.
Sorry if this is just all over the place.
I am afraid I may be out doing my beautiful 2005 V10 F250... Between my Party events job, my welding company, and being a partner in another welding company I am towing trailers and loading the bed heavy all the time and putting a lot of miles on it. Plus it's still my daily driver. And all these jobs and opportunities are only going to grow in scope for me. The V10 is holding up and doing the job just fine, But I fear how fast the mileage is going up, and I am picking up trailers that are pushing it's tow rating relatively often and having to take them up and down Parleys and Provo Canyon. Plus having a short bed/stock bed has been mildly infuriating in many situations
Just having the truck is earning me enough money that I can finally/comfortable move up to something a little bigger and newer. With a budget of no higher than $35k.
I know there are some Diesel Die Hards and Gas Guzzling Loyalists on here and I would love all the input.
What would be your recommendation be?...
My requirements:
- Must be a 4 door, Can't afford yet to have a separate company vehicle from family vehicle and I have to be able to transport my kids.
- I would prefer a Flatbed especially with built in storage boxes.
- Must be able to comfortably tow 12,000 lbs if not more from the bumper.
- I'm preferential to Fords because I love the way they look over the other brands.
- Relatively reliable so I'm not blowing money on constant repairs.
In reality I'm just looking for confirmation on what I'm already feeling in my gut. The Mileage is climbing rapidly on the V10 and I'm afraid it's not gonna be worth much in the near future as it surpasses the 150k mark. Yet I still owe enough money on it that it's not worth sticking it out to just have a Truck that's "Paid off".
@Hickey has pounded "Newer Diesel Bad!" into my brain but unfortunately the Godzilla's are still too expensive and the used market on them is minimal if not non existent.
Most of what I'm seeing that could possibly fit my criteria is 2014-17 F350 Powerstrokes in the 160k-200k Mileage which in diesel world doesn't seem bad at all from my inexperienced understanding.
Sorry if this is just all over the place.