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07-01-2010, 09:24 AM
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6.0 Good motor?
As said in previous post. I am new to the diesel world. I am shopping between Ford Powerstroke and Chevy Duramax. I am scared to buy a truck that is 7+ years old so that I can have a 7.3 L. So I figured I would check out the later models 6.0L. Are these trucks really plagued with engine problems? How are the transmissions? I will be financing for 5 years. Would you hesitate to buy a truck with 80k miles? I want to find a 250 with ext cab short bed. 3.73 gears. Stock motor. 4x4. no more than 80k miles. What would this truck get for approx mpg. I drive mostly on main roads at around 55-60 MPH. Not very much in town puttering. I average 15k-18k miles per year. That meas the truck would have approx 170k milesw on it by the time I got i paid off. Are there typical bench marks for when I would start to see sme major problems? Thanks for your help guys. Ryan
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07-01-2010, 10:30 AM
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If you really are sticking to side roads and 55-60 mph you should probably get around 16+ mpg. As for the truck, I bought mine with 125,000 miles on it. It will either last or it won't. It can be a bit of a crapshoot with a 6.0L. When you look at one be sure to get the Oasis report so you can tell if it was a lemon.
For comparison sake you would probably get around 17-18 mpg with a Dodge or Duramax, but they both have their own sets of issues.
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07-01-2010, 10:47 AM
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As long as you do the maintanence as scheduled the 6.0 is great
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07-01-2010, 11:53 AM
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there is good 6.0's out there. and honestly a 7.3 is nothing to walk by either.. they're worth their weight in gold. just depends what you need and plan to use it for.
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07-01-2010, 03:34 PM
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Not trying to turn you away, just explaining my experiences...
I bought my 2004 F-250 a little over a month ago with 116k miles. It needs headgaskets, erg cooler, and an oil cooler rebuild now. I didn't abuse it or anything like that, I guess it just decided to let loose right after I bought it. My dealer will not stand behind a vehicle they sold me. So now I have a very shinny and expensive turd in my driveway... It was great proir to this though. I loved the truck while it was run how it should. Now I don't even want to look at it. I would say get a warrenty with your purchase. Even if it costs extra. I wish I would have. Now I need to find another truck or pull 4k out my rump...
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07-01-2010, 03:41 PM
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07-01-2010, 03:48 PM
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Must have been. Either way, I'm out a hefty chunk of change. The dealer that sold it to me won't touch it with a 10' stick. Bastards... I guess ethics doesn't apply to business anymore. I wasn't asking for a free fix either.
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07-01-2010, 03:51 PM
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So are you saying this is not a common failure? I would be able to front one of those repair prob. but 4k all at once? Ouch that really sucks.
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07-01-2010, 03:58 PM
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Its not a gasser where you can just drive it and forget about oil changes and stuff
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07-01-2010, 04:02 PM
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Well thank you for the info.. gonna make a move at some point. Just don't know wich direction I am going to go in!
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