The bad news: my brother crashed my 99 f250 powerstroke and just got the word it's totalled. I was very happy with it, added 4" exhaust, superchip, k&n filter and it was an animal on towing and got decent mileage. I'm going to be getting about 14K from insurance, I have to figure out if I should buy another older one, or try to pony up some cash and get a newer one. I don't have much time to decide as I need a truck for towing and my farm.
The good news: I could decide to put up a little more money and get one of the newer ones, which might make sense over time due to what seems to be better fuel economy.
I'm not going to sell it, but run it for a long time, so I don't care about a truck being newer as a newer one just has more value to lose over time. So I'm not sure if I should consider something a little newer, say a 2005 or 2006 (i'd heard the earlier 6.0's had some issues). That's about as recent as I could afford to go, looking at prices. And I'm not sure it's worth the extra 10K it seems to be.
I tow a 10,000 lb boat, use the truck on my farm alot. My old one pulled it fine.
Can those that know both make a recommendation or two? Thanks!
The good news: I could decide to put up a little more money and get one of the newer ones, which might make sense over time due to what seems to be better fuel economy.
I'm not going to sell it, but run it for a long time, so I don't care about a truck being newer as a newer one just has more value to lose over time. So I'm not sure if I should consider something a little newer, say a 2005 or 2006 (i'd heard the earlier 6.0's had some issues). That's about as recent as I could afford to go, looking at prices. And I'm not sure it's worth the extra 10K it seems to be.
I tow a 10,000 lb boat, use the truck on my farm alot. My old one pulled it fine.
Can those that know both make a recommendation or two? Thanks!