Looking for a Diesel

[Hot Pocket]

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!

[TdmayfieldIV]

Uh,
1. My parents are paying for it.

2. Since my bronco will no longer be insured I will need a truck capable of towing it.

3. I want a diesel because I like them and I don't want a little ******* truck

[Eckert]

Uh,
1. My parents are paying for it.

2. Since my bronco will no longer be insured I will need a truck capable of towing it.

3. I want a diesel because I like them and I don't want a little ******* truck

besides the diesel nay-sayers. what have you decided on?

and insurance is like $35 a month. keep it.

[KrazyKarl02]

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.

[uglyota]

I have a budget of $6000-$10000.

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.

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

[jerryg79]

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.

[TdmayfieldIV]

I was thinking something like this

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

[Eckert]

I was thinking something like this

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

you couldnt give me that truck.

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

[StevenAg03]

I was thinking something like this

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

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.

[TdmayfieldIV]

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

[TdmayfieldIV]

oh and this is awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO-MI4GC5XI

[eight]

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

[tigweld]

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

[uglyota]

Now print this thread out to show your parents and congratulations on your new honda

[JB]

All my ant-diesel sentiment aside, I think you would be seriously limiting yourself by making a diesel engine a requirement. 10k is not going to find you a 'nice' diesel truck. I have seen 01-02 4wd 7.3s with 100k+ going for over $20k. That is an 8+ year old truck for what I paid for my 1/2 ton NEW!

I too once thought I needed a diesel, but my Bronco+ trailer only weighs about 8500lbs, so I knew I didn't need one You don't need one either, but you want one, which is fine, I just think better trucks can be found in that price range if you take away the diesel part and start looking at 1/2 tons.

I disagree with Hippy on the whole put money into a 78 Bronco and DD/wheel it. I had aspirations for the whole RRDH thing, but turns out it is much more fun to wheel without worrying about the several hundred mile drive home.

Cons:
more expensive up front
more $ to maintain
more $ to repair
more $ to fill up (i think?)

Pros:
circle jerks with Tyler and Travis
you can pull 4 rigs across I70 once a year
copious amounts of smoke
higher resale if you don't rice it out
you can idle all night

Its your decision