P.J.S.

Who is towing with the new 6.7 Ford diesel?
Any issues at all with the truck?

I have read through some of the ford truck forums and noted a transmission issue but that seems to have been solved with a software flash etc.

I am considering an F350 (non dually) diesel and know that this new engine is Ford's first attempt at an in house design and build of a diesel and I generally and not a fan of first gen all new products.

The stock numbers (400hp, 800 tq) are impressive so I have no doubt that it can tow etc. Just wondering about your experience -- positive or negative.

I also very much like the GMC sierra HD 3500 denali truck but through my business I get a better deal on Ford trucks... so that is my focus for the time being.

mooty

too bad, i am a GMC man.

P.J.S.

I will entertain GMC if they will give me the fleet deal I get on Fords.

The Duramax and Allison combo won truck of the year this year

mooty

if it works, i need fleet deal for dually. BIGGER IS BETTER.

P.J.S.

no daully for me... this will be a dd for me which will only be a hassle when I have to go into the city and park.

mooty

is dually really hard to drive?
i DD my 2500. i park in SF financial district. the garage gives me two spots and never park anythign in front of me. i have a reserved spot, though i dont pay for it. i just tell them i am very bad at parking ;-)

P.J.S.

dually only comes in long bed so it is a long truck if you get a crew cab and you have to swing wide unless you want the back end hopping curbs on the inside

not hard to drive... simply get used to it and it is not difficult.

the length, not the width, is the deal killer for me... (thats what she said) :-)

Crazy Canuck

PJ,

We have a GMC 2002 Duramax 2500 Regular Cab longbox, a GMC 2008 Duramax Crew Cab shortbox both bought new and a 2008 GMC 3500 Crew Cab Longbox dually we bought last fall used with 20,000 miles on it. All are 4x4s. We had a 2000 F-350 diesel we killed. Doors falling off, oil pan rusted through, power windows and doorlocks didn't work etc. A real POS.

We like our GMCs.

I've driven the new Ford diesel. I liked it. But I'd give it a year or so to work out the bugs. All the newer diesels have had problems, including the GMCs when the Duramax came out in 2001.

tcsracing1

Quad cab dually has turning radius of a dump truck......

Ford used to make a f-350 quad cab short box dually. Now sure if they still do....

Gmc now makes a 3500 quad cab short box non dually pick up. They have one on display in Whistler village.

Im a cummins man myself...

Tacet-Conundrum

For me its the other way around. Women call me Cake!

Crazy Canuck

The crew cab Dually tows like nothing else though. It is wonderfully smooth and stable. No replacement for wheelbase.

We consider it good exercise having to park way at the back of a parking lot and walking to and from where we want to go.

skl

Had the first year of the "old" 6.4- ran fine but was a fuel hog. The DPF was a PITA with all the regenerations etc. Now you have urea injection don't you?? I wouldn't buy the first year- I really didn't need the diesel anymore as I'm not towing as much- traded it on a '10 Platinum F-150 and haven't looked back. That's a great truck!

Carrera GT

GMC somehow convinced one of the magazines to give one of the (numerous) "truck the year" awards to the Chev, but not the GMC equivalent (too pricy) and it's a three year old truck -- it's unchanged since 2008.

I'm skeptical about anything "version 1" so I'm holding off until the 2012 models -- when Dodge is rumored to have a new truck with a V8 Cummins, Chev will finally update the chassis and engine to match the rumored 2012 Ford (an immediate update to refresh the aging cabin design of the Super Duty.)

The 2011 Super Duty has proven remarkably (incredibly!) reliable and the new engine is proving itself. The 6.0 was very good from 2005 onwards, but notoriously failure prone in 2004 prior and the 7.3 (circa 2001) was a guzzler and broke transmissions in heavy duty applications (especially tow trucks.)

I have 75K mile on a 2005 6.0 Excursion with zero failures. I'm amazed.

If the 2012 is a significant update or if it brings heavy discounting on the 2011, either way, I think Ford has the better product and it will be "version 1" time for Dodge and Chev. I've had only one Chev and it was never up to the task, but they say things have changed since the collapse of GM.

mooty

oh, is that why my truck hops every time i make a turn. must be running over all the crazy pedetrians standing at the curb..... must take notice

mooty

yeah, looking forward to it. my 2500 is a 2009, i put on 55000 miles now. i need it to blow up so i can get a new one.