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urnmor · 10-19-2012, 06:31 PM

I finally did it. After months of posting and reposting and reading any and all posts related to the F150 Ecobooster and the F 250 Diesel I made my choice and purchased a 2012 F 250 4x4 diesel Lariat trim with 156WB I want to thank all who provided advice on assisting me in making my choice.

urnmor · 10-19-2012, 06:34 PM

Pictures of my new TV

Alumaholic · 10-19-2012, 06:47 PM

And a beautiful one at that. You be stylin' now.

monkeypants · 10-19-2012, 07:14 PM

I wanted the Ford, but to keep peace in the family, we got the Chevy. Just got back from a trip to Elk Neck in MD. Gotta say, what people say is true. You can't beat the diesel and the heavy duty. No sway when the big trucks pass. No hesitation coming off a stop. Finally I feel like I'm pulling the Airstream instead of the Airstream pushing me. Wish you good times with your new TV!

SteveH · 10-19-2012, 07:15 PM

Nice truck. You'll be amazed at how it will tow the trailer, and you'll be happy with it for a long time.

Alumaholic · 10-19-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeypants

I wanted the Ford, but to keep peace in the family, we got the Chevy.

...that you come from such a smart family, and never admit to a Ford guy that you wanted a Ford. It only makes them more arrogant.

**moosetags** · 10-19-2012, 07:38 PM

Great looking trucking. May it take you on many great Airstream adventures.

Brian

MaxTow · 10-19-2012, 07:39 PM

Nice Ride...Enjoy!

Travel Bird · 10-19-2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by urnmor

Pictures of my new TV

LOVE your TV!!

TSchleff · 10-23-2012, 08:16 PM

Nice looking Ford 250.

I have a Chevy 2500 Duramax and I love it. But in a couple of years I think I may look at a new TV, and I will look at the new Ford for sure. I no sooner type that message and I think to myself, that the Chevy has been such a great TV, why would I look at anything else?

Bruce B · 10-23-2012, 08:25 PM

That is one beautiful truck!
I am envious....
Bruce

urnmor · 10-23-2012, 08:31 PM

My thanks to all for their compiments but now I am finding out I need a new shank to the AS. One I had on the Yukon is to big. In the down position it does not sufficient ground clearance and in the up position it is to tall and will hit the tailgate when lowered. Oh well.

mefly2 · 10-23-2012, 10:48 PM

Congrats, you will love the torque.

ROBERTSUNRUS · 10-23-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by urnmor

I finally did it. After months of posting and reposting and reading any and all posts related to the F150 Ecobooster and the F 250 Diesel I made my choice and purchased a 2012 F 250 4x4 diesel Lariat trim with 156WB I want to thank all who provided advice on assisting me in making my choice.

Hi, I'm going through the same thing. What will be our next tow vehicle? We still like our Navigator, and it has served us well. A funny note though, and I won't mention any names. I was being followed by another trailer similar to mine, but being towed with a Diesel. The other driver said that he expected to see me going up the mountain passes, behind the big rigs, doing about 28 MPH. He was totally shocked to see my Lincoln in the third lane passing the second lane of big rigs while going up hill at 55/60 MPH. At one point his wife thought I was trying to lose them.

urnmor · 10-24-2012, 06:30 AM

Bob

What I found when I was shopping for my TV was that everyone is paasionate about there TV, some are hitched to the brand whether it be Dodge, Ford or GM. Some only prefer gas and others only prefer diesel. Owners of diesel for the most part swore by their diesel whether it be a Dodge, Ford or GM. For the most part few commented on the interiors. My personal choice was Ford's.

Max towing capacity also came up alot and good luck if you can figure all of the permutations to that one.

In my case I narrowed my choices down to the F150 4X4 ecobooster with max and HD towing vs the Ford SD F250 4X4 Diesel with towing package. I saw gas prices as being a wash between the two because the Ford manual said to use premium with the ecobooster when towing to get the best milage. Premium and diesel run about the same price at least around here so I went with diesel. I also thought it would be highly unlikely to switch back and forth between them..

Maintenance for the diesel will be somewhat more expensive, however, I will have more then sufficcient towing ability and will not maxout payload.

IMO the price on the diesel also compared favorably to the F 150 because of the incentives. I would have had to special order the F150 and there were no incentives.

Hope this helped and best of luck on your search

John

lylesgl · 10-24-2012, 07:36 AM

Nice truck. The torque and power is amazing. I've had my 2012 F-250 diesel for three months now and LOVE it. Additionally the mileage is great. I consistently get ~16 mpg towing and ~21 mpg solo on the hwy.

dkottum · 10-24-2012, 08:24 AM

Bob, we wanted the short wheelbase like your Lincoln with plenty of power and ended up here at about half the price of diesel, LOVE it towing and around town. Ram 5.7 Express equipped for towing.