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I was talking to one of the Ford guys who sells service last night and he said to stay away from the 6.0. It wasn't new news for me though. The four people I know with the 6.0's have had a lot of problems, two have had motor replacements.
My wife daily drives the Excursion but it's towed for my business a few times. It's bone stock with 193K miles and the motor or tranny have never been touched. The fuel mileage is great so we always take it on road trips. We've had a few 3,500 mile road trips on it.
IMO, the best year Powerstroke is the 2000 MY. Last year with forged rods although some 2001's have them they also have the dreaded mechanical diode problem in the tranny. Most say the forged rods are not that important but if you tow a lot, plan to add mods, or plan to drive for a long time they are important. The biggest drawback to the 2000 MY is the cup holders in the center counsil and dash. $75 at Ford and both can be fixed though.
As far as newest and best it would have to be a 03 7.3 X.
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