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2008 F350 with 6.4L Twin Turbo Diesel?
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<blockquote data-quote="OklaBrangusBreeder" data-source="post: 1145604" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Based on the above comments, I did some internet research and did see many of the same comments from above reported. Glad to have been alerted to the issues. Fuel economy seems to be a question. The consensus out there I saw seems to be that on the whole, the engines are "reliable with only a few minor common issues" as one site put it. No major long term reliablity issues seem to be reported.</p><p></p><p>With all that said, I just talked to my Dad. He drove the truck and thought it solid. They came down on the price to $14,100 so we made the purchase. At that price, I can probably absorb dealing with some maintenance issues along the way. We are currently using a 1994 Ford 250 to pull our trailers that has about 150,000 miles on it. We will only put maybe 8,000 miles a year on the new truck so hopefully the F350 will get us down the road a number of years. Upgrading to a 14 year newer model just seemed too good to pass up at that price. Hope it works our for us...</p><p></p><p>I appreciate the input from all....</p><p></p><p>EDIT:</p><p>I did go ahead and run a carfax report. It only showed two repair items:</p><p>* 62,313 miles - engine/powertrain computer/module reprogrammed</p><p>* 83,218 miles - Engine oil cooler replaced/repaired.</p><p>* No accident/repair records.</p><p>* The mileage history is sufficient to indicate that the mileage reported are the actual miles.</p><p></p><p>So, didn't see anything in the carfax report to cause concern in my eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OklaBrangusBreeder, post: 1145604, member: 2672"] Based on the above comments, I did some internet research and did see many of the same comments from above reported. Glad to have been alerted to the issues. Fuel economy seems to be a question. The consensus out there I saw seems to be that on the whole, the engines are "reliable with only a few minor common issues" as one site put it. No major long term reliablity issues seem to be reported. With all that said, I just talked to my Dad. He drove the truck and thought it solid. They came down on the price to $14,100 so we made the purchase. At that price, I can probably absorb dealing with some maintenance issues along the way. We are currently using a 1994 Ford 250 to pull our trailers that has about 150,000 miles on it. We will only put maybe 8,000 miles a year on the new truck so hopefully the F350 will get us down the road a number of years. Upgrading to a 14 year newer model just seemed too good to pass up at that price. Hope it works our for us... I appreciate the input from all.... EDIT: I did go ahead and run a carfax report. It only showed two repair items: * 62,313 miles - engine/powertrain computer/module reprogrammed * 83,218 miles - Engine oil cooler replaced/repaired. * No accident/repair records. * The mileage history is sufficient to indicate that the mileage reported are the actual miles. So, didn't see anything in the carfax report to cause concern in my eyes. [/QUOTE]
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