Chill out. The trucks the original poster is asking about include an 06 6.0, or two newer dpf trucks. The older truck is going to be cheaper to run, license and insure. He's buying it for a business, not to go to the grocery store and look cool. The guy can make more money by getting the 6.0 instead of the other trucks he asked about, that's all I was pointing out. My comment about being leery of what you read on the internet was also to the original poster.

Business standpoint, buy the 6.0. Or not, I don't care. I made the same decision after looking at the numbers and dumped an 08 Dodge for an 06 6.0. I am saving money already just in the tags and insurance. 2 years makes a big difference on my commercial insurance, and with 10 trucks to insure I have to look at where I can save money. I am just passing along my opinion to the original poster who is asking for opinions.

 

license and insurance depends on state, driver, driving record, and insurance company. You cant say its cheaper to run either because that depends on drivng style and whats behind the truck. I was just going with the most hassle free truck out of the three. Why did you dump your Dodge for the 6.0?

 

I think it's stupid that for bussiness you have to pay more for a newer vehicle. (in insurance and taxes, ETC) That really discourages a good bussiness owner from buying a new truck.

 

Agreed.

 

Ya Plus the D.O.T. Picks on newer and better looking stuff. We have a farm-dump truck. No tags, no mudflaps, no tarps, hoods rough, grass cracked, it stays dirty and we havn't been pulled over once. My uncle has a 1999 or so 4700 its a low-pro bright red custom stack out the side looks immaculate and everything is up to check. He constantly gets pulled over. He got pulled over the other day because the idiot behind the D.O.T. wheel saw him driving home with the tarp rolled up (he was unloaded) and thought he was loaded. And it's not for driving infractions, it's for little things like that.

 

I'm basing the cheaper running costs for the trucks he was looking at based on the other two having dpf's where the 6.0 does not. The 6.0 is gonna get better mileage in general than a dpf truck.

I got rid of the Dodge for the reasons I already said. I traded my highly desirable 08 Dodge for an 06 6.0 ext cab dually 4x4, and an 07 Chevy reg cab dually 4x4 gasser with utility bed staright across. It is cheaper to plate and insure both of these trucks combined than it was the 08 Dodge. Don't get me wrong, I loved the Dodge, it just wasn't cost effective compared to taking advantage of a bad market for a decent truck. Like I said, money saved will take care of any hassle that might come up. I've never had a truck that was 100% problem free and I've never had one that was a total lemon either.

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Not really, my own work truck starts getting shopped around for trade in around 50,000 miles. I don't care what the extra cost is for my truck, but I'm not going to put employees in brand new trucks when all they do is destroy them. It kind of goes with what you guys are saying about the fleet trucks, they get beat on to no end without care. I had a guy drive around for a day with a radiator hose completely off on a Chevy gasser. He never noticed. Or another guy was driving a Ford gasser around with a spark plug popped out of the hole, he said he thought it was an exhaust leak. A few years ago, two guys had my own work truck out of state, they backed into a brick wall and screwed up the back bumper.

I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. New trucks for employees ain't worth it.

 

I have to disagree with the mileage statement, my brothers(stock) LMM got from 14-17mpg mixed driving, now that hes dpf deleted and tuned he gets 16-20mpg, whats a 6.0L get?? 12??

 

They really dont get very good.

 

which are you reffering to? the LMM or the 6.0?

 

Oh I was agreeing with you about the 6.0