Which Engine?
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I was looking to get something with better gas mileage. I was wondering if the 2.7 was better for towing everyday. If all the engines are really close in mileage then I will stick with the 5.0. My current work truck does have the heavy duty package on it. Thanks for the info guys.
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From: Toronto ON Canada
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Looking for better FE to save money? Seems like the hit you would take getting rid of your current practically new truck would take quite a while to recover from an incremental FE improvement. Unless you just don't like your current truck for some reason, I think it would be smarter (financially) to keep it a few more years.
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My lease is up in May, I've had it for 3 years and engine knocks pretty badly ( im aware of the 5.0 knock) and have had a few electical issue over the years. The truck has shut off a few times while driving with complete loss of power steering. It only has about 25,000km's on it as well, I hope they take that in to consideration when I get the next truck
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5.0. Why? With the constant stop and go in city traffic with 2k lbs of load, your drivetrain is going to see some heat. I'm a huge Ecoboost fan, but constantly shutting down a hot turbo engine and then firing it back up to run to the next stop 30 x a day causes brutal thermal stress on parts. So much so you might be better off with a 6.2 f250. The n/a engines typically handle this scenario better. It's no coincidence that there are no Ecoboosts in super duties. That said, if you plan to buy a new truck every 80-100k miles or less, get whatever you want. If you expect to go 200k +, you will likely have a lot more headaches with a boosted engine.
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My lease is up in May, I've had it for 3 years and engine knocks pretty badly ( im aware of the 5.0 knock) and have had a few electical issue over the years. The truck has shut off a few times while driving with complete loss of power steering. It only has about 25,000km's on it as well, I hope they take that in to consideration when I get the next truck
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Edit: Gas Engines, I always forget about the 3.0TD.
Last edited by Gene K; Mar 18, 2021 at 09:26 PM.
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Get the 5/0 with max tow and snow prep package and call it good.
Your all set up when you all of a sudden you need a backup snow truck.
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My lease is up in May, I've had it for 3 years and engine knocks pretty badly ( im aware of the 5.0 knock) and have had a few electical issue over the years. The truck has shut off a few times while driving with complete loss of power steering. It only has about 25,000km's on it as well, I hope they take that in to consideration when I get the next truck