I have owned IDI Fords, 7.3 and 6.0's I like the Ford trucks the best the motors have their weak point. My 7.3 had more money thrown at it than all the others, HPOP's injector rebuild turbo rebuild Pedestal issues none very expensive if you do it yourself, but you have to be a decent wrench or you will pay a big shop bill. I guess I am one of the lucky 6.0 owners, I just rolled over 175k and all I have changed is the exhaust lots of filters and fluids. I have had zero issues with the motor or truck Most of the 6.0 problems will appear before 50k if you do an oasis report and see what problems the truck had you can save yourself lots of headache. I think there are a lot of people who stay away from the 6.0's because somebody they know had a buddy who had a problem, most have never even driven one. Yes there were some serious issues that Ford addressed or the after market did. My next project is a Ford with a 12v cummins swap that is a very reliable motor that has been proven over and over. I do not like dodge trucks the front ends are very weak but they can be built to last, My dad has had to replace his cummins 3 times in his 06 Dodge 3500 valve dropped in one, cylinder 5 went in the other. He does not tell horror stories or try to make people think the motors are bad just small issues that were not caught and caused complete failure but at 370k he is ok with the replacements. I have no experience with the Chevy lineup. My suggestion would be find the truck you want no matter what you buy you will most likely spend 3-4k fixing the weak points from the manufacturer whether its head studs and EGR on the Ford, or Ball joints and P-Pumps on the Dodge.
