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Originally Posted by Dirvin0500
My DW and I are preparing to retire in the next couple of years. We will be refreshing our current truck with a new one the first of Nov. We've decided on the 373RD or the 3791RD. If we were to buy an F250, would we absolutely have to buy a diesel? Have been looking at the new 7.3 L gasser with a 4.30 gearbox. It looks to be good. We had a diesel before and didn't like it as well as a gas model. Any suggestions are very welcome.   |
To the question of is a diesel is necessary; my thoughts
I've towed with both gas and diesel; there are definitely pros/cons to both.
In my opinion the gassers are a fine option to a certain size of trailer. Once you get say over 12k lbs of trailer in my opinion the gassers run out of gas so to speak. Pulling torque and engine braking being the biggest effects upon drivability (mileage is nice but it can be overcome).
Where you operate (plains / mountains / ???) as well as frequency (everyday / once a year) will play into how big of a deal it is.