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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    Debate was really more 3.31 vs 3.55 I may not have translated my thought into text as clearly as I should have didn't know 3.73 was not available, but wasn't really considering going that low anyway any other thoughts on 3.55 vs. 3.31??? Thx, doc
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    SRW though a dually might help with my diet keeping me out of drive throughs doc
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    Yes, northwest corner of south Carolina mild hills here nit really any in the directions I tow where we go to play in winter snow there are small mountains, parts of the blue ridge but nothing like the Rockies as fate would have it, I am missing track time ROGHT NOW due to electrical...
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    Different issue considering this truck will largely be a Daily Driver about town and, when towing, will pull 8-9,000 lbs 2-4 hours over easentailly flat to undulating terrain once to twice a month . . . Is the 3.31:1 rear-end too high a gear (trying to further improve mpg) or is the 3.55:1...
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    6.7 looks good, though i am a little leery of buying the 1st generation of a car/engine, as there hasn't yet been much time to see what kinks may need working out. 6.4>>>6.0 (from a repair standpoint)(in some opinions) so hopefully there would not be much cab lifting at all, (but i know, no...
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    i dont have a truck, yet, i am deciding on what to buy, when i sell off or trade in my 08 bullitt. good point on that : a) whenever the aftermarket DOES catch up and have stuff for the '11, it will be a while, and b) it will be WAY more expensive,. i guess i was looking to see how...
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    Question more new truck-buying decisions '10 vs '11

    i have 99% honed in on getting the new 2011 F-250, crew, 4x4, diesel, auto. i WAS leaning towards a 2010, and then droping the DPF/regen crap, with ~$2k of mods from spartan diesel technologies, ---like my buddy who did so to his '08, and is getting ~22 mpg. BUT . . . I was talking to...
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    Help me pick a truck

    gotcha!!, LOL. (not really)
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    Help me pick a truck

    Huh?
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    Help me pick a truck

    New questions Ok, I have decided to trade in the '08 BULLITT and get a new '10 or '11 F-250. Just drove both, this afternoon, i like both better than the friend's '06, which I test drove for an hour, last week. Main differences were that they were quieter and smoother. However, . . ...
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    Help me pick a truck

    Doh!!! makes sense 4 in ex = 4" exhaust just not familiar with the truck-type jargon does this improve mpg? Or just longevity? Any detriment to warranty?
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    Help me pick a truck

    What is a 4 in ex?
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    Help me pick a truck

    100,000+ miles is just getting broken in??? Wow looking on cars.com right now at '01-'03 7.3's found an '02, 52k miles 250 crew leather short bed for $25k Kelly blue book value at $22k looks and sounds nice would have a VERY HARD time doing an '11 and NOT daily driving it (i.e...
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    Help me pick a truck

    Howdy all, New guy here. Particularly new to trucks, and TOTALLY new to diesel. I need some help figuring out what to do. I want a truck, mainly to haul a race car (1998 mustang cobra, nearly finished building up for N.A.S.A.'s American Iron Road Racing series). Car will weigh ~3,000 lbs...

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