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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 3038840" data-attributes="member: 14646"><p>I'll opine. First off, decent to real nice used 3/4 and 1 ton truck are really holding their value these days. I would call it a sellers market. If you are looking to purchase a newer used truck you may want to just go ahead and shop for quotes on new trucks. </p><p></p><p>With the loads you will tow and being used as a daily driver you may want to look at one of the newer gassers. Ford make a nice truck and the 6.2 gets good marks from all that i have read. However, you will probably pay far more for an equivalent Ford than you would a Ram of the same trim level. </p><p></p><p>The Ram has the best bang for your buck. If you want used look for a 2014 2500 or newer with the 6.4 Hemi. It is about the best gasser engine in a HD truck you can get. On the diesels, if you really feel you need one, I would look at the Ram 2500 with the 5.9L Cummins in about the 2006 or so model years. Or, any model year Ram diesel would be fine but i would be real skeptical to purchase any of the Ford 6.0 and 6.4 diesels. </p><p></p><p>Since the OP mentioned it, i really want to know what a solid budget he is looking at. I know he said it is not a worry but 99% of people have a car/truck buying budget.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 3038840, member: 14646"] I'll opine. First off, decent to real nice used 3/4 and 1 ton truck are really holding their value these days. I would call it a sellers market. If you are looking to purchase a newer used truck you may want to just go ahead and shop for quotes on new trucks. With the loads you will tow and being used as a daily driver you may want to look at one of the newer gassers. Ford make a nice truck and the 6.2 gets good marks from all that i have read. However, you will probably pay far more for an equivalent Ford than you would a Ram of the same trim level. The Ram has the best bang for your buck. If you want used look for a 2014 2500 or newer with the 6.4 Hemi. It is about the best gasser engine in a HD truck you can get. On the diesels, if you really feel you need one, I would look at the Ram 2500 with the 5.9L Cummins in about the 2006 or so model years. Or, any model year Ram diesel would be fine but i would be real skeptical to purchase any of the Ford 6.0 and 6.4 diesels. Since the OP mentioned it, i really want to know what a solid budget he is looking at. I know he said it is not a worry but 99% of people have a car/truck buying budget. [/QUOTE]
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