what should i do?

[vegas banshee]

ok well im 17 and i am getting my license soon and my parents are giving me a choice between our 2 trucks to have.. 1 is a 2004 white f-150 lariat with 20s.. its loaded and very nice BUT there is 91k miles on it and thats a lot ... or i can have our 2500hd silverado diesel wich is what we use to tow our trailor but its nice.. white with black rims and leather but it only has 60k miles.. the ford is nicer but used a lot more.. so witch truck?

 

and dont call me spoiled cause i have to pay my parents insurance and payments on them in order for it to be MY truck haha im not spoiled just lucky i guess and im thankfull i have choices hahaha

Edited January 20, 2010 by vegas banshee

[SandRageShee]

just because the ford has 91k on the clock doesnt make it any worse than anything,it really all boils down to how hard those 91k were put on it. Another thing is look at it in the long run, remember when diesel got up to $4.58 a gallon out here and gas was around $2.97? and it cost around $100+ to fill up that gnarly 35 gallon tank on that duramax. i suggest get the f150 because diesels need to be drove hard from time to time to keep em "clean" and city driving is hard to do that in, just my .02 i mean hell i drive a 1994 trans am with the 5.7 and it takes $35 to fill up with a 15 gallon tank.. so to each is own but id get the ford

[vegas banshee]

just because the ford has 91k on the clock doesnt make it any worse than anything,it really all boils down to how hard those 91k were put on it. Another thing is look at it in the long run, remember when diesel got up to $4.58 a gallon out here and gas was around $2.97? and it cost around $100+ to fill up that gnarly 35 gallon tank on that duramax. i suggest get the f150 because diesels need to be drove hard from time to time to keep em "clean" and city driving is hard to do that in, just my .02 i mean hell i drive a 1994 trans am with the 5.7 and it takes $35 to fill up with a 15 gallon tank.. so to each is own but id get the ford

the miles on the ford are hard miles haha lots of road trips and its the daily driver for my mom right now.. and i like the ford its clean.. but the chevy is pretty clean also and the chevy tank is only 20gallons .. just like the ford i think.. but then i was thinkin.. 6.6 turbo vs. 5.4 gas motor haha heres a small pic of the ford.. i dont have one for the chevy yet..

[bbcmudtruck]

I would drive the ford and use the duramax when needed.

 

 

[crustydemon]

If they are giving you one to own I would take the Silverado no question about it but diesel is probably alot cheaper here than it is there so as mentioned you'll have to take that into consideration. In my opinion the Chevy is a better built truck but not as fancy as the Fords. It's up to you but your getting a free truck either way so you wont lose.

[midlifecrisis]

Tough choice!

 

I drive both dodges, one diesel and 1 hemi Ram, but it all boils down to what youre doing with it. Here in Ontario, diesel is way cheaper too so Im not sure what goes on with fuel costs there in Vegas. Diesels burn the same amount of fuel if you are driving to school or pulling a 15000 lb trailer full of your buddys's quads to the track, whereas gas will go thru 2 tanks pulling that same amount of weight to the grocery store, so as I said, it all depends what youre doing with it!

[vegas banshee]

yea either way im siked im gettin my own truck! haha but i think im goin with the chevy.. i might be goin to school out of town after high school so i gotta go with less miles.. 91k on the ford is creepin up there.. and the chevy has only 60k or around there.

 

thanks for the replies guys.

[Dinner]

As you get older are you planning on doing anything with the truck, or just using it as a daily driver? If you are looking for something just to drive around in from school, work, etc I would choose the Ford. Nicer ride than the 3/4 tonne and is good for regular stop and go traffic. If you enjoy Diesels and want to hot rod a diesel, then I would look into the Duramax. It's up to you mostly, just depends on what you like, your driving style, etc. JMO

[rubberneck]

diesel hands down. sooner or later you are going to want to tow something. Plus its just a whole lot cooler, sounds better, and smells better and best of all its not a ford . Those chevys ride damn nice som my guess is the ride isnt all that much better in the ford.

[RagunCajun]

the 150. Besides the things mentioned, it's easier to park i bet since it's smaller.

 

As for hotrods, id would say neither. Save that for when you got A LOT of money to burn. Took many many thousands to get my (SVT)f150 into the 11's. You do not want to put a programmer etc on a diesel unless you understand things WILL break once you start modding. hell i blew my old engine last year. New one was over $7k. Gotta pay to play.

Edited February 22, 2010 by RagunCajun

[Dinner]

In my opinion if he likes the D-Max and wants to get into hot rodding, then I say go for it! Sure you will have to pay some money to get things built properly, but heck you can make the D-Max's pretty dang quick without too much money and work. There's a fella over on a forum that the last time I watched him, he was down into the 11's with not much work done to it

[amstall]

get the duramax for sure. if you're worried about gas mileage that ford with 20's isn't going to get sh*t. get a programmer for that duramax and you'll be getting 16-18 in town...easy.