This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>
Hi All, I am trying to figure out what to do about buying another truck, or fixing the one I have. My situation is as follows: I have a 2007 F350 long box crew cab dually diesel truck 4x4 that gets about 12 miles to a gallon. It replaced a 1993 F250 regular cab 4x4 truck with a 460 engine that gets even less miles, especially when towing. The F250 is still "in the family" but is showing signs of a dead transmission (cost $3K to $4K). It has about 165,000 miles on the 460. The radiator may be compromised on it as it tends to get hot when driven slowly on desert roads with the AC on. I just rebuilt the brakes and the front end on the F250. The seats on the F250 are not comfortable. One thing about the F250 is that it has the old body frame which causes it to have an enormous turning radius. Much larger than the 2 foot longer F350. Both of our trucks have gooseneck and bumper hitches. We love the F350. It is the Lariat edition and the seats are comfortable, the engine braking makes horse hauling a dream....love the truck. I would like to have a spare truck. We are finding that we would like to leave our camper on our truck all the time, which means we need a truck that can haul our three horse Silverlite when needed. What I am thinking of doing is trying to get a newer truck that mimics the F350 we love, but is not such a big investment. By mimics, I mean engine braking, somewhat better mileage than the F250, 4 wheel drive, long box, with tow package and better turning radius. Either a crew cab or extra cab. Probably a crew cab. What I do not know is where the Ford trucks changed radically...so I know what years are suitable. Opinions? Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
