Hi,
I'll preface this by saying I'm new to trucks in general, let alone diesel engines. I have plenty of experience with high compression, high horsepower, and forced induction cars, but diesel trucks are new to me
I'm looking for a used, reliable Ford truck. 95% will be used for daily driving, city and highway commutes. In the future sometime I would like to purchase a boat (dreams), so would like it to be able to tow up to 10k lbs without being a total dog.
Had been looking at F150 4x4s, but seems they fall on their face when pulling any more than 6k lbs. There's a chance i'll never end up with a boat, but if I ever do, or if I want to rent a trailer and go camping, I'd like a truck that has the ability to tow it without having to worry about the engine or transmission.
I've heard from friends that the early 2000s 7.3L F250s are unstoppable/unkillable. I've also heard the early 2000s 6.0L diesels have injector problems and to stay away from them.
I realize there are always bad stories, about any car/truck in the world, but I really want to minimize my risk and get a good, solid, tried and true platform. I take care of vehicles I own, but trying to avoid buying a truck and having to put $5k into it over the next 1-2 years
Just looking for any advice, on the engine, as well as the trucks overall that these engines went into
Thanks in advance
I'll preface this by saying I'm new to trucks in general, let alone diesel engines. I have plenty of experience with high compression, high horsepower, and forced induction cars, but diesel trucks are new to me
I'm looking for a used, reliable Ford truck. 95% will be used for daily driving, city and highway commutes. In the future sometime I would like to purchase a boat (dreams), so would like it to be able to tow up to 10k lbs without being a total dog.
Had been looking at F150 4x4s, but seems they fall on their face when pulling any more than 6k lbs. There's a chance i'll never end up with a boat, but if I ever do, or if I want to rent a trailer and go camping, I'd like a truck that has the ability to tow it without having to worry about the engine or transmission.
I've heard from friends that the early 2000s 7.3L F250s are unstoppable/unkillable. I've also heard the early 2000s 6.0L diesels have injector problems and to stay away from them.
I realize there are always bad stories, about any car/truck in the world, but I really want to minimize my risk and get a good, solid, tried and true platform. I take care of vehicles I own, but trying to avoid buying a truck and having to put $5k into it over the next 1-2 years
Just looking for any advice, on the engine, as well as the trucks overall that these engines went into
Thanks in advance