DON'T BUY A DIESEL TRUCK FROM 08-10 FROM ANY OF THE MAKES, AND DON'T BUY A DODGE UNLESS ITS A 2013 THAT HAS THE SCR SYSTEM AKA DEF.
simply put thats as simply as I can state it. SCR/DEF system has meant the auto makers can greatly dial back the EGR and regeneration events. both ford and chevy have gained back all the fuel mileage they lost with the chocked 08-10 models. my 2011 ford gets some of the best fuel mileage of any diesel I have owned including mechanical injected cummins especially when you factor the weight of the truck. The 2011 fords have proven to be very problem free from my readings and based on my experience.
dodge didn't switch to DEF because they were too cheap to update to it until recently and as a result their trucks are about 20% less fuel mileage than a comparable ford or chevy. that is a huge number to pay extra in fuel. this didn't used to be the case before 08 dodges normally got as good or better fuel mileage than the other 2 makes.
