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Seriously looking to go gas as well. While my 2000 has been great and I love it, every time it goes into the shop(12-18months) it's $1500-2000. Sure it's less than buying new but that gets old. MPG's suck...I get 10 towing and 13 all around. The ride is rough and it's noisy as hell. Maybe I'm just getting old but the old school diesel rattle is not that appealing. And believe it or not I'm on the original tranny at 175K and feel like now is the time before I dump a bunch more money into it. I don't need the dually anymore. I only tow a 5200lb boat and haul a 1500lb truck camper. While I don't daily drive my truck, I'd have to get rid of my daily driver in order to make this happen.

As many have said, I might be able to get by with a F150 other than needing an 8' bed for the slide in. Cost is about the same between an F150 vs a F350. I have friends that have the 6.7 and it has tons of power but I keep my rigs a long time and owning a 6.7 past warranty is scary. I just want something reliable with low maintenance costs. I looked at a couple 2017 F350 XL's yesterday and they are nice. Did everything but drive them as I'm not quite ready for that....

 

[fishmaster]

Must be getting a little more serious since I test drove a Ram 3500 with the 6.4L Hemi last night then went down the street and test drove a F350 with the 6.2L. Both nice rigs but we liked the Ford a lot better. I think the Ram would be cheaper but Ford seem bigger in every way. Ride is bit nicer and we thought the Ford was quieter inside. We had to laugh that we could carry on a conversation in normal voice.

 

[fishmaster]

I've been driving a dually for the last 15 years. It's great for heavy loads or towing. Never thought I'd part with my truck but I just don't need the dually anymore and I'm tired of the upkeep. You couldn't give me one of these new diesels. I don't like payments and once it's out of warranty, no thanks.

Buddy of mine has a 12 F450 6.7 with the 4.30. He gets 12-13 empty and 9-10 towing. Has gobs of power. It's impressive but he needs it to haul a 4500 slide in camper and tow a 11,000lb boat. I'm going gasser and not looking back...just looking ahead for a gas station. LOL