Here is the link to the picture of the fisrt day I had the truck. I can say that the 06 duramax 2500 I had could tow 16k lbs. with a 8 in. lift and 22" wheels and 37" tires better than the 09 f350 stock so far. If the dealer did not lie to me about the mpg (they said 18mpg) I would of never bought the truck to begin with. what is the point of having a brand new truck that you have to void the warranty on to get the same mpg as its competition. Also the truck feels gutless compared to the duramax. I could do 90mph down the freeway towing a loaded 16k lbs. 40ft toy hauler when towing 12k lbs. of material behind the new F-350 yesterday it was struggling on an almost flat grade to do 60-65. To be honest I'm not impressed with the truck yet. I do believe though that after the dpf delete and spartan tune that I will be happier with it than my previous trucks. I just hate the idea of voiding the warranty with only 800 miles on the truck to make it compare to other new trucks that I could of left stock.
The Fords interior I do like more and it does seem to take a load in the bed better. I had to get air bags for the duramax. Will be doing lots of research on this great site. I plan on keeping this truck for 4 years then getting the new scorpion.
link to picture of loaded up truck
http://i969.photobucket.com/albums/a...fisrtnoble.jpg