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In the market for a tow rig.

Lucky Jeff said:
mmmmm airride hitch, sexy.. wtf is wrapped around it though? :fawkdancesmiley:

And I guess now you're looking into 2wd's???:corn:
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No, just thinking, that all. :flipoff:

Found a few very nice 7.3 fords in the area. Still holding out for that sweet D-max deal.
 
I shied away from the early model D-Max because of all the problems people have had with them; I have yet to meet someone I would consider knowledgeable who would recommend one. And the later model years are out of your price range.

I would look at the 99-2002 Fords with the 7.3 such as this one:

2001 Ford F250 4x4 Crew Cab Super Duty
$23,995

Or consider getting a 2001-2006 Chevy with the 8.1L big block such as this one:

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4x4 Crew Cab $16,988

GaryTJ tows with an older big block and he does just fine. I would talk to him about how well it tows and what king of fuel mileage he gets. You might be surprised by what he says.

Ok, here
 
Binder said:
This is the same reson I didn't concider a D max when I was in the truck market a few years ago. At the time they were crapping head gaskets faster then you could keep track.
Has this been resolved?
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that was the first year of production. on the duramax boards you never hear of people popping head gaskets. i have the lb7 engine and its been flawless. i will admit to the injector issue....but gm went out of there way to warrentee that(200000 miles).

ive had mine for little over a year now. put 35000 miles on it, drove the piss out of it. check engine light came on for a glow plug relay. truck still started, ran and drove fine with the issue.

it just seemed like a dumb comment to say knowledgeable diesel people wouldnt reccomend one
 
FiFo said:
I would look at the 99-2002 Fords with the 7.3 such as this one:

2001 Ford F250 4x4 Crew Cab Super Duty $23,995
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I've got the same truck, two years older, but 30000 LESS miles (only 96K) and it's $5000 less. And I'm a little flexible also. I sent Karl a PM when this thread started, as I reluctant to mingle business with internet goofin' off, but anybody who buys that one should first see the one I've got for sale.
 
Jaydog said:
If I were you I would look through Texas and New Mexico because trucks are a lot cheaper, fly down and drive it back for less. This one is high mileage but pretty cheap.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/596238499.html
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x2. I bought mine in AZ and saved $3-4K over what I was finding locally, and got exactly what I wanted. There were a TON of cheaper trucks in Texas, too.

J
 
Binder said:
This is the same reson I didn't concider a D max when I was in the truck market a few years ago. At the time they were crapping head gaskets faster then you could keep track.
Has this been resolved?
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Really? I never heard about this.....
 

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