Thinking about an 06

[NJKen]

Hey all~
I'm thinking about upgrding to an 06 F350 Amarillo. My local dealer has one on the corner teasing me. I'm posting this to give you guys a chance toscare me away from the 6.0! I purchased my 02 the get the last of the 7.3's but I want to upgrade! Let me have it good and bad.
Ken

 

[budtoh3zo]

We have had 5 6.0L and only one had a turbo problem, User error not letting it cool down before shut down and the use of higher sulfer content diesel. My personal truck is a 2003 F-350 with 50,000 km. just needed a reflash

 

[jharvey]

Ken I can't give you any bad on the '06. I LOVE mine!!

 

[FLRin29]

Go for it Ken.You won't be sorry.

 

[tgatch]

Sounds like the 05's and 06's have truly had the bugs worked out. That and that front end looks cool. I've heard rumor that the 05's have lower warranty work being done than the last of the 7.3's. Can anyone confirm that?? I would expect the 06's to be at least as good as what I have heard about the 05's.

 

[towcat]

Hey all~
I'm thinking about upgrding to an 06 F350 Amarillo. My local dealer has one on the corner teasing me. I'm posting this to give you guys a chance toscare me away from the 6.0! I purchased my 02 the get the last of the 7.3's but I want to upgrade! Let me have it good and bad.
Ken

ken-
I babysit 10 fleet 6.0's. Most were first year trucks. Oil stains and drips I ignore. No start, dead pedal, and IC to intake hose issues get my attention. Outside of a couple of years of trips back to the dealer, nothing else to report. Oh yea, I did beat the snot out of a Escalade the other day with a F250 CC 6.0 4X4 with 40 miles on the odo. My buddy who owned it was riding shotgun and gave me to ok to take on the annoying punk. I gotta admit, these darkside rides are something else. But if you do get the screaming yello zonker, your journey to the darkside has fully completed.

 

[rray32539]

I think my 05 F-250 Lariat is the best thing on four wheels, and it runs like a ***** ape. Go for it. Personally though, the Amarillo is a bit garish for my taste. To me, it looks like it was fabbed up in some custom shop in Tijuana. But to each his own. My sister has the 04 F-250 Harley-Davidson edition, she's into the truck AND the bikes! And NO one argues with my sister!

 

[geonc]

ken-
I gotta admit, these darkside rides are something else. But if you do get the screaming yello zonker, your journey to the darkside has fully completed.

 

[NJKen]

That bright yellow truck is not for everyone but I love it. Thanks for the input. If Ford will make me a deal I cant refuse I will probably buy it
Ken

 

[rray32539]

I hope you get your deal. One thing is for sure, you will NOT be inconspicuous driving that thing! I've heard of "arrest-me-red", that truck is "lock-me-up-yellow", and that engine just invites you to push that pedal a little farther to the floor. Keep one eye on the road and the other on the speedometer!

 

[HOIB]

the Amirrillo is nice, dealer told me that Ford would not be producing them anymore because of the color. Me i love it and there is one screaming my name too.

BUT the little girl just wrecked my new Slaab, so I have to think on that.

Heck if you like it go for it, can you get mudders for those 20" tires though????

 

[jharvey]

Well Ken , did ya do it?? Huh Huh Huh??

I can't stand the suspense, puuuuleeeze tell us!!

Perspiring minds need to know

John

 

[HOIB]

If you don't I may go further upside down

 

[NJKen]

I could not get the perfect deal on the truck (does anyone ever get the perfect deal?). They made me a good deal but in the end I own the truck I drive now and just cant justify making payments again. I am going to invest a few thousand into my truck and make it the truck I want it to be. I am going to add a few horsepower and some tires and rims. It was a wild idea thats time just has not come yet. That amirillo is one sharp looking truck though
Maybee in the future. My 02 has been good to me.
Ken

 

[Mikes91]

I could not get the perfect deal on the truck (does anyone ever get the perfect deal?). They made me a good deal but in the end I own the truck I drive now and just cant justify making payments again. I am going to invest a few thousand into my truck and make it the truck I want it to be. I am going to add a few horsepower and some tires and rims. It was a wild idea thats time just has not come yet. That amirillo is one sharp looking truck though
Maybee in the future. My 02 has been good to me.
Ken

You have a nice truck already... that 7.3 oughta be doing pretty well after just 4 years.

The new trucks ARE nice, though. I'm going to look at a Ford, even though I've pretty much made up my mind to jump the fence... the SD body style is starting to lose its attractiveness to me and I've never been a fan of new V-8 diesels in trucks. Supposed I'd be thinking differently if I'd driven a newer 7.3... but I've been spoiled to old-tech after owning my IDI for a few years (even if it IS a v-8).