Will this truck serve as yor daily driver? How often will you tow with it? What kind of topography will you be towing across? Do you have a brand preference? All these questions will be a good starting point to determine how much truck you'll need. Diesel will get better fuel mileage in most cases, yield more torque for towing across mountains, cost more to maintain and diesel fuel costs more than regular 87. Also, your initial purchase price will be $3-5k more than the comparable truck with a gas engine. Gas engines will get get less MPG's in most cases, yield less torque for hilly towing, but costs much less to maintain, less to buy, and less to fill at the pump. I drive and love my Ford diesel, but I am a big fan of the Dodge Hemi. The Hemi in a 2500 series truck would be my recommendation. It gets decent fuel mileage and is a very capable engine. |