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Generic Diesel Pickup questions
I was in the same boat a few years ago...looking for my first diesel truck.
I read the suggested forums for it seems like decades (according to my wife  )
Well I chose the Ford. I needed a crew cab and Dodge didn't have one so they were out. In the years you are quoting GM's offering was not powered by a very good diesel(compared to Cummins and PSD) so they were also out.
Choice was really made for me I guess. If you are looking at a 100,000 mile truck the motor should be just warming up the tranny is what might just be going south. Trannies are the weak point of all the diesel trucks it seems. If you read the forums it seems Fords and even more Dodges have had auto tranny issues ( so much so you couldn't get the Cummins High Output motor w/ auto). Unfortunately clutches on the sticks aren't cheap either.
Not trying to scare you I would buy another diesel in a heartbeat but try an take someone with you who is familar with these trucks and how they shift so that they might pick up on something amiss. See if you can get oil/tranny fluid samples and send them to a lab. Well worth the $40
it will cost to overnight to the lab.
Good luck
P.S. if you could get something with even say 90,000 this would give you 10,000 miles left on the motor warranty just as a safety net and allow you time to do a few oil samples as you go.
Ok....I can't resist, get the Ford. Cummins is a great motor but the Ford PSD is also terrific and it's a better overall truck Don't think you'd be making a mistake with either though.
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Honestly I can't figure out what Dodge was thinking. For years they had a crew cab Dakota and no CC 3500??? Then they announce a CC and it really is about 2/3 the size of Chevy and Ford's CC.
They are now making a 3500 single rear wheel which is important to some people and something else they didn't have before.
You with think with the ammount of horse people, ranchers, construction crews that need a real CC Dodge would have got the message. When you have coolers, kids, dogs and you're going several hours to ahorse show every bit of space helps
I went to the dealer saw a real nice 3500 4x4. I think it was a black and red Sport with H.O motor. I just couldn't sacrifice the space. Not to say I wouldn't have gotten the Ford but at least it would have given another option.
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"I just don't like that Powerstroke engine and the new 6.0 liter Powerstroke engine is having even more problems with idle lope and some other issues. That Lariat interior sure is nice!"
Nah, the 7.3 PSD is pretty darn good as well. Same as Dodge, you could go through 3 transmissions and replace every other part at least once before 1 motor goes! Not to knock the trucks but the engines are generally so much better than the rest of the vehicle. Any of them should get you to 300k if you take care of them and you can't say that for the rest of the vehicle.
The 6.0 is having problems but I think most of it is computer related. Thtat's what happens when you rush to market. Same as the Duramax/Allison, from what the forums indicated they had some computer problems as well. I wouldn't buy a new tranny/motor combo the 1st year it's out anyway.
I have the Lariat CC and it is nice but now they are much nicer. That King Ranch that used to be only available in the 150 is now available in the 350. Now that thing is sweet. Leather looks like butter.
Bought the truck, got the tractor instead of my wifes LQ horse trailer so my next truck is WAAAAAAAY in the back of the line!
It's nice to dream!
Ford, Dodge, or Duramax in a diesel/dually package...I'll drive any of em' and consider myself a lucky man.
As far as those dream trucks you mentioned I see plenty of nice customized Super Cruizers, Freightliners and such at the horse shows. There is no end what you can dream up if you have the $$$.
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Yeah Cummins has that nice low end grunt and I do prefer their sound. I do think on the highway the PSD is going to pull slightly better, even with the load. Cummins is the more "traditional" diesel powerband the V-8 PSD likes to wind out somemore sot he passing gear is nice.
I've got the 4.10 rear so I get to the PSD powerband pretty quick but my mileage isn't as great as other guys at 75mph. Oh well there are always trade-offs.
Sounds like it's just a case of what your looking for.
Like you, I am no where near the limits of the truck... now if I get that 4 horse LQ trailer it might be more of a test. I need heavier toys to pull!!! As it is I am always volunteering for firends just to play with the truck, "come on we can fit another yard of ______ on the truck. 
Glad you are also enjoying your truck.
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