Help purchasing 6.0
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Diesel Fan
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From: PA
Lol. That's what figured i have no intentions of wanting a 6.0 i have a 7.3 service truck and love it but thought id ask the experts. The price is way out of retail but i could of talked them down. The truck just fit my criteria so i thought id ask. Id prefer a ford over dodge. And Ive owned many of both.
Guess ill keep my eye open for a 7.3 psd s/c shortbed.
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Guess ill keep my eye open for a 7.3 psd s/c shortbed.
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Diesel Fan
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From: PA
And yea i love the cummins engines but i have a bad experiences with the dodge wrapped around it and the people who built it (the truck)
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Diesel Fan
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Im not biased at all,I had a 7.3 and couldnt deal with the mpg and other issues it had so I tried a dodge and like it. I still like fords and have a ford vehicle. I said the 6.0 can be very good trucks if you read my whole statement, I love my uncles interior and ride quality, I didn't say to not buy it once I said make sure to research the vehicle and het an oasis report.
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If i may ask what mpg where u getting outta your 7.3? My work truck gets upwards of 14/15 mixed and it weighs almost 10k
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Diesel Bomber
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From: Squaller holler, ohi
My 99 ext cab short bed,4x4 with 35 inch bag's, intake,exhaust, chip,gauges and o typically got 15-17 mpg no matter how I drove in town, and would get about 225-260 miles on one tank fill up every week.
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Take it from someone that owns a 6.0. The 6.0 is possibly the worst choice anybody could choose. My 6.0 put me in debt horribly. I bought the truck for $12,000 and I have $7000 in repairs in it. Don't do it to yourself. Mine leftme stranded 3 times and was pretty embarrassing.
Don't believe the 6.0 owners that tell you "oh my god it's awesome" those people are people who have money they don't care to spend on repairs.
Make your choice wisely, I can't make it for you.
Don't believe the 6.0 owners that tell you "oh my god it's awesome" those people are people who have money they don't care to spend on repairs.
Make your choice wisely, I can't make it for you.
Diesel Wrench
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: El Cajon, CA
Then don't ASSUME we're all in the "those people are people who have money they don't care to spend on repairs" criteria. I've only put $5k worth of parts into my rig and it's only that much because I wanted some of the extra stuff (fuel/air separator and bypass filter eating up almost a grand of that). Head studs/gaskets/egr cooler/oil cooler/coolant filter will make these trucks very reliable and for a fair price, all of it can be done for $2800 if you do it yourself (not a difficult job but does require knowledge and time)
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And dealing with a junk transmission is any different?
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And dealing with a junk transmission is any different?
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