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    Like my rock crawler? KrazyKarl02's Avatar
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    I think you already have your mind made up, and I have been boosting the reliability of the 7.3, but I will say this, The half ton Chevy has come a long as way. The computer controlled 4L60E or 4L80E is leaps and boundes better for towing than the 700R4's. Plus the 5.3L has good power. I think for towing one rig it is fine, as long as you do not lay into it too bad.
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    I was thinking something like this

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F250-...ht_4591wt_1165

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    Quote Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV View Post
    you couldnt give me that truck.

    if it was a 7.3 and had P/W and P/L i would say hell yes.

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    i know, i forgot to say change the 6.0 to 7.3

    oh and if i offered you that truck for free you would take it

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    Supposedly all 2 of the 6.0 problems can be solved for $3200.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV View Post
    my thoughts on EBAY: they can do a lot of stuff to make the vehicle look good on their. i found a nice looking 2001 quad cab dodge nearly identical to mine on EBAY the weekend before i bought mine. i car faxed it and that came back good and the pictures made the truck look good. The pictures and the descriptions didnt exactly match (different tires and running boards then description). i attributed it to the arabs not knowing what they were talking about. when i went to go look at it, the mileage was way off, 30k. started asking and figured out the description on the truck i test drove, including the VIN, was for another truck they had. that other truck also happened to be on ebay with the same description and the correct pictures. before i left, they said someone had done the buy it now option so the truck was no longer for sale. i feel for whoever bought that POS.

    in my opinion, your best bet is going to be to do it the old fashion way by looking in truck trader and looking at dealerships. not the ****ty dealerships, but normal ones like a ford/dodge/chevy house. if you do find one on ebay, or the like, i would not buy it without seeing/driving it first. the used car lots do tricky **** to make them look good. On that ford you posted, i guarantee you that they put the bed liner in there. no one installs a gooseneck hitch without provisions for saftey chains. now a beat up bed may not be a big deal, but it proves they are trying to hide ****.

    if you want a diesel, get one. buy what YOU want since YOU will be driving it everyday. i see nothing wrong with daily driving one to school, though i may be a bit biased. i know if i could have had the truck i have now while in college, i would have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJAggie07 View Post
    Why?
    you keep your vehicles about as long as i keep a pair of socks....
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    Quote Originally Posted by StevenAg03 View Post
    you keep your vehicles about as long as i keep a pair of socks....
    meh... Well when I was in school I kept them around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJAggie07 View Post
    meh... Well when I was in school I kept them around.
    i kept socks longer when i was in school too...
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    03-04 6.0's are the ones to stay away from . really the only thing a 6.0 needs to be reliable is an egr delete and a driver that will put some heat to it(variable vain need some higher egt's to continue slide properly

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    Quote Originally Posted by StevenAg03 View Post
    definatly the last two people i would expect sound vehicle advice from...
    He's right, you know.

    The hell with practicality and logic, it's overrated!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV View Post
    I have a budget of $6000-$10000.
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    Yeah, my parents will be moving to germany this summer and they want me to have a car that I won't have to work on every weekend.
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    Uh,
    1. My parents are paying for it.
    You will be very very lucky to find a nice, reliable diesel truck for under 10k. That's the reality.

    edit: Get Andy's excursion. It also has the poosy magnet installed
    Last edited by uglyota; 12-30-2009 at 10:52 AM.
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    Quote Originally Posted by uglyota View Post
    You will be very very lucky to find a nice, reliable diesel truck for under 10k. That's the reality.

    edit: Get Andy's excursion. It also has the poosy magnet installed
    both are troof!

    Seriously, you're going to buy a cheap diesel off of ebay...this keeps getting better.
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    So you loose, I win!

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    Now print this thread out to show your parents and congratulations on your new honda
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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