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Well, I have a 2007 Powerstroke and I'm about to turn 110K miles. Zero issues. ZERO. It hasn't leaked, burped, hiccuped, or stumbled.
I tow with the truck. That's its only job. Up to 20K pounds, but usually about 5000 pounds.
The advice about manual transmissions is bunk, except for Dodge - then you'd better get the 6 speed or plan on rebuilding every 50K or paying for stronger parts. The Torqueshift 5 speed in that 2005 Ford is just fine. The Allison 5 or 6 speed in GMs is even better.
2005 represented MANY changes in the Ford Super Duty, and refinements for the 6.0 PSD. The 2003's had teething problems, and 2004 was better. 2005-2007 was the best.
The 7.3 was not far better, and it made considerably less power with more noise (kinda like a Cummins).
Ask Denis (speeder) as he's had both.
I've owned all three. Feel free to ask anything specific. But my advice is to give it a good PPI and if everything checks out and it is priced to reflect the miles, don't be scared of it - buy it.
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