EricTheMarine

Welcome to the forum!

I would go with either of those Super Dutys, but I'm partial to King Ranchs now.

MPG on the 6.2L will definitely vary, but I wouldn't expect much over 10-12mpg even with babying the peddle. A price I would pay time and time again to be in my F250 if need be. I have a diesel so I get 18mpg mixed. I hear I will be paying for that when I take her in for an oil change and standard maintenance.

Must be nice to have a dealership that actually HAS loaded gas Super Dutys Don't think I would have ended up with my diesel if one of my lots had one of those beauties there.

As far as them still being work trucks, I treat my truck no better or worse now as when I had my bare bones STX F150. She gets used hard, then cleaned when I'm finished. I have no problem putting my muddy feet right on the carpet floor mats of my $60k truck I'll clean it up later.

xcntrk

It's interesting that you don't mention anything about towing or needing payload capacity driving you towards a full size pickup. Like many others here, I too went from the F150 to the super duty. For general commuting, parking, errands, family hauler, etc., the F150 wins out all around. It's easier to drive, more comfortable on the passengers, and easier to navigate around. The Superduty on the other hand is a full sized truck, has stiff suspension, rigid tires, weighs over 4 tons (literally mine weighs 8200#), and is intended for working duty. If it wasn't for my need to tow and carry payload, I would switch to a smaller pickup in a heartbeat.

xcntrk

Do you have a tuner yet?

Wake up some of those ponies:
http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/6-7...ts-discussion/

BAM298

Another thing to keep in mind, I believe the F250's have a smaller cab/backseat area/rear door than the F150's.


As mentioned above you never bring up towing/hauling needs so if that isn't something you plan to do I'd definitely forget the 250's and get into an F150. The F250's ride much stiffer, it will get to you from my experience.

Spectragod

I went from my 150 FX4 to a 350 Platinum, 62 gas, 14-14.9 Mpg combined, a little more with just highway miles.

Towing..... I haul my "other" car to Woodward Dream Cruise every year, 13.5 Mpg 70-80 Mph, hauling 7500 pounds behind it, it tows this combo so much better than my 150 ever did.....

I DD this every day, it is more of a truck hands down, I would probably recommend some AMP research power steps, but everyone has their own wants/needs, that's just one of mine.

The back seat in the cab is smaller.
The resale is leaps and bounds past a 150.
MPG's are not that big of a difference, especially compared to a 150 with a 6.2.

I say go for it, buy all the options you can afford, it will drive used resale and desirability up.

Platty or KR, both great choices...

rexter

I went from a Government Motors CCSB 1500 to a F2fiddy. The 2fiddy is the best vehicle I've ever had, and at last count that was over 40. Like you, I was a bigger guy...5'11" @ 300lbs. I felt cooped up in the 1500. The 2fiddy was juuuust right. Then I went and had gastric sleeve and dropped 100lbs. Now I feel like a little kid....almost too much room. Anyway, I DD the 2fiddy at the moment. Gonna sell it soon since I don't need it for work any more. I picked up a '93 Flareside. I'd recommend going with the 150 if you don't need the towing, and take the $$ you save and put it toward losing the weight and getting healthy for your kids

EricTheMarine

The comments on the stiffer ride is a very valid consideration when it comes to choosing between the 150-250. Personally I like the stiffer ride reminds me of childhood memories of real trucks, the girlfriend does not however...and I hear about it often

I'm 27, 5' 9" and 200 lbs, not sure if that's important or not . I do have back issues but the ride doesn't kill my back, and I find the seat very comfortable. Drove a total 1100 miles towing a 8k lbs trailer over a 2 day period last weekend for my brother inlaw. Ride was not bad at all. That could of course be because I had a load on the truck. But this is also my DD.

Its definitely stiffer than my 2013 F150 was, hands down. With the heavy duty tires you can't just roll over every speed bump and not feel it. No doubt that the new F150s are even softer on the ride. So if that matters, you should test drive them both enough to feel which you prefer.

Good luck, either way I hope you love the one you get
-Eric

Loki 5.0

I use my F250 (4WD SCLB 6.2 ) daily hauling a 3000 Lb trailer in city-mixed driving . I see 11.5 MPG where I used to get 14.6 in a 11 RCSB 2WD 5.0 the best configuration for fuel mileage for my application for f150's. The F250 weighs in at 7300 lbs and the RCSB weighed 4600 . Not a bad mileage penalty considering the capacity differences.

If I did not also tow a 6000 LB TT the F150 would still be my work truck. The RCSB with a 5.0 was a blast for a street truck. Fast and comfortable. The 6.2 is healthy but 3000 lbs makes a lot of difference when talking about sporting.

130428

It sounds like the 150 would fit your needs the best, but I agree that the SD look more like real trucks!! Old cliche, I know...
The downside to that is, once you get over the honeymoon period, the not-so-great mileage, slightly harsher ride, slighlty less roomy backseat, etc, might get boring quick...

Spectragod

Whens the honeymoon over??? Had to drive my old f150 today (wife's now), I prefer my 350 to it.....still...