Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire GMC , Ford or Dodge ?

i have had a '15 f250 crew cab for 7 years and 48k miles with no problems. the 6.2 gasser is a gas pig though. 10mpg. thats why it only has 48k miles. love the truck other than that though

Tundra...had it right the first time. Tacos are overpriced junk. Tundras have more power, more room and about the same gas mileage. And you can get a Tundra for less than a loaded Taco.

I had an 85 Ford, 460 gasser.That one trashed the engine at 85K, ten years old. Worse truck I ever owned.Then I bought a 98 Dodge,Cummins. It trashed the engine at 150K, plus 3 injector pumps, 2 lifter pumps until I put in a FASS system, complete clutch assembly, 20 years old. I had more in repairs than I paid for the truck.So,I am trying a Chevy now. 2019 Silverado Duramax, 6 speed allison. I like everything except the ridiculous low air scope below the front bumper.Two recalls on the block heater.No fix,so they cut the cord. Almost 20K on it, about 1/3 is pulling and carrying a heavy load of 17K pounds or so. It's pulling truck for sure though. The Dodge had GCVR or 17000 #'s, this one has 23,000

The 2022 Tundra says "Hold my beer!"

After working in both my families GM and Ford Dealerships you dont need to try and sell me on the fact they all break down. I currently own a Silverado after years of Fords. Probably go with GMC next. Silverado has been good. Just like the looks of the GMC.

I have to agree, I have same year Tundra and Taco, the Tundra is twice the pickup for more or less the same price. Odometer tells the story, they were bought within days of each other, Taco has 160,000 on the clock, Tundra has 245,000 on the clock.

I've had fantastic luck with 5 Silverados in the last 25 years. The only thing out of the ordinary (besides routine fluids, tires and brakes) were the stinkin' tire sensors on the last one. I went the GMC route last year because I much prefer the looks of the new Sierra. I'm sure the other brands are fine, I just knew karma would somehow bite me if I strayed from what's worked for me.

I certainly feel like for myself, I need a new $71,000 pickup to run back and forth to the post office and Enda-&-Earl’s Diner for runny salmonella eggs

Dang!


You are right. Thats repulsive.

You dont have to get the denali or high country, just get the LT.

You need to go forth and investigate for yourself. Drive and look into each and make the decision on what You like. Everyone around here has their own preference but you need to find out what you like. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.

It's the Bosch CP4 high pressure pump used for model years 2019 and 2020 on the 6.7L Cummins engine, so not half ton related. The same pump incidentally was used for a short time on the 2500 Duramax's, and as far as I know, is still used on the Powerstroke V8's. Ram has gone back to the tried and true CP3 pump for 2021.

Unless you need to actually haul -or- can write off the vehicle expense through your company... dropping $70k+ on a pickup truck is absolutely retarded. When did trucks turn into luxury cars? They were supposed to be for utility.

A really nice used one. First off you should weigh more than what you're pulling, so do you really need something with 400 hp and 600 foot pounds of torque in a 1/2 ton with it's softer suspension? Then are you going to be willing to trash your new high dollar truck through the brush? As an every day driver a truck sure isn't as economical as a second car would be. The first couple years depreciation on a new anything is significant. Insurance is way higher on a new high dollar vehicle and so is the licence in some states. My old low mileage V-8 F-150 goes hunting, fishing, dump runs and pulls a trailer as needed, but a GMC SUV gets the daily driving miles. There are a lot of trailer towing trucks parked next to garages in this area, so I'm not the only one in these parts who thinks like I do.

Justify?

Buy what you want for the reasons you want and can afford.

I like the looks and ride of the Ram. Then I read about the horror stories of owners. Real POS. My boss had a 2020 GMC. transmission went out at 27,000 miles. Why would that happen today? Another co-worker had a F-150 from when the little turbo first came out. He was around 175,000 miles when the tranny started shuttering some. No problems until then. he traded it and bought a new Ford. I'd get a Toyota.

No brainer

My 2018 f150 ecoboost has had 20g in warranty work now

At 59000 miles

Hard pass on Ford for me now

I just bought a 2021 f-150 lariat V-8 back in May before the chip shortage news broke. I like it and it wont rust! There are some silly little nuances about it that I don't like but all in all it get's great gas mileage over the dodge and chevy average is about 21mpg after 1st oil change. I would suggest holding out for a while and keep what u got or sell what u got and wait if possible. Take advantage of prices now. Vehicles are absolutely insane right now. Never in my life did I ever think I could buy a brand new truck and put 8000 miles on it and get offers for 2-3 thousand dollars over MSRP. It's crazy right now. i also would suggest hitting the latest model truck forums and doing some research. www.f150gen14.com is a good one for anything 2021 f-150
good luck

I've had a 2020 f-150 with the specs the original poster gave. Love it. Was driving an 04 Tacoma. So it's kind of an apples and oranges thing. Wished I had done it sooner.