i ended up going with a 2006 chevy 1500hd with the 6.0 gas motor. thanks for everyones input. in the end i just couldnt get myself to trust the for diesel after all i have heard. hopefully i wont regret my decisions. thanks again. it wil be my first chevy.

almost everyone i have talked to gets under 10 mpg with the v10.

i really like fords i may just have to take a chance

i am having a tough time with all of the bad things i am reading about the 6.0. I have always had Ford trucks and now i am having to think about other brands. The used Ford's in my area are less expensive, maybe thats for a reason. All of the chevy 2500's i look at are at least 4k more. I...

its not just a tow rig, it wil be my daily. just want to capabilty to tow. i will only be hauling big loads a few times a year. otherwise its 10-15 miles per day during the week and a little more on the weekends.

i am getting ready to start building my rock buggy and would like to be able to tow a couple of jeeps up north a couple of times a year to go wheeling. The other reason is that the superduty's are just so much larger inside than say and F150. I really want that extra room and from everything i...

mapquested my distance to work and its actually over 6 miles. i know that not much farther but more than 4. Probably takes me about 15 minutes in the morning and 20 or so in the evening. Sorry for the dumb question just dont want to regret my choice. I have had 9 vehicles in the past 6 years...

I really want to get a superduty for the size of the cabin and for the power. I only plan on towing a few times a year but it will be a heavy load. My problem is my normal daily commute to work is about 4 miles one way. Will i kill the engine by doing this commute? On the weekends trips...

i have heard of head gasket issues. any truth to this? the truck i am looking at has 60,000 miles which i know isnt that many for a deisel but are there any major parts that need servicing around that time that are specific to the deisel? Thanks for the info. Just rtying to make an educated...

I have had two f150s and i am looking to get my first F250. I have my eye on a 2005 or 2006 crew cab 4x4 deisel. Are there any years I should stay away from or any specific problems i should look for? Any help would be great. I will be happy getiing back into a truck.