Sorry for not helping out for a few days. I have been busy. And honestly felt that I had already made my point.
Kreep did you buy that f250? Good lookin truck man!

As people stated about the dodges I have already said alot about them. I never really went into commonrails (02-06) I didnt not know you were in the 20k price range or I would have gone more into that too. Also great motors, same inline six design and more power and some badass mileage. Reading up on some forums on what guys are getting is apparently around 26 modded. You cant beat that, at all. I read in a Diesel power of people getting 28-29 with intake, and exhaust and their programmer on the "0" Level.

As with fords. People argue back and forth 7.3 vs 6.0. On the 7.3 you had to watch the injectors as they are expensive to replace. The 6.0 had head gasket problems. Where I get my info? I am constantly reading Diesel forums, Diesel magazines I have lots of friends with Diesels that I find out what breaks on them and what not. Alot of my stuff I know about the 6.0, my roomate is a ford FREAK. Knows everything about for diesels there is to know, drives a F350 6.0, dad drives a F250 6.0, flipped a F250 6.0, roping partner drives a F250 7.3. Most of the guys in rodeo are very biased toward Ford.

I am a dodge freak, I love the motors and I can actually afford them. I have my eye on two diesels right now I have been in contact with for a week or two now and the day my truck sells I will be buying one of them. One of them is a 97 Dodge 3500 Dually 5spd. The other is surprisingly enough a F250 7.3 Manual. Dodges are expensive, the dodge is more than the ford and the ford is 4 years newer. Both have similiar miles and condition.