stolenheron
Explorer
Ford. hands down.
Suburban vs 99 f250? new here
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What are your family needs for camping? Are you going to be sleeping in/with the truck or tent camping? Do you need access to gear while on the road?
I have a '99 suburban 1/2 ton. It doubles as my tow vehicle and a camping rig, not a daily driver. I have a wife, and 3 kids, so my needs are different. Zero mods, other than slighly bigger tires and a few interior liveabilty upgrades, like lighting.
I have to store a lot of gear, and my wife likes to have everything inside, temperature controlled, vs covered with a bed-cap. She doesn't pack lighly, and that won't change.
The "needs" aside, the daily driver comment makes me lean to the f-250 simply to avoid the 454 for daily duty.
From a maintenance perspective, I think its a wash. Your Ford is getting to the mileage where significant work may be needed on the diesel. The Chevy with the big-block...repair is cheaper, but you don't know the truck or maintenance history.
Keep looking. Don't let the modifications on the Burb hook you in. Find something that fits your family's needs.
And, keep in mind that if mommy's not happy, nobody's happy.
I have a '99 suburban 1/2 ton. It doubles as my tow vehicle and a camping rig, not a daily driver. I have a wife, and 3 kids, so my needs are different. Zero mods, other than slighly bigger tires and a few interior liveabilty upgrades, like lighting.
I have to store a lot of gear, and my wife likes to have everything inside, temperature controlled, vs covered with a bed-cap. She doesn't pack lighly, and that won't change.
The "needs" aside, the daily driver comment makes me lean to the f-250 simply to avoid the 454 for daily duty.
From a maintenance perspective, I think its a wash. Your Ford is getting to the mileage where significant work may be needed on the diesel. The Chevy with the big-block...repair is cheaper, but you don't know the truck or maintenance history.
Keep looking. Don't let the modifications on the Burb hook you in. Find something that fits your family's needs.
And, keep in mind that if mommy's not happy, nobody's happy.
RocKrawler
Supporting Sponsor
The grass is NOT greener - I'd never consider trading a diesel solid axle rig for a gas IFS vehicle for off road use. You would be sacrificing mileage, durability and ease of repair getting rid of the leaf sprung solid axle F250. The Burb is great for sucking gas and taking the kids to soccer practice a block away, the F250 will excel in every other field. If you need more passenger space, click over to the 4wd van forum a few sections down and check out the builds there, then contact Chris at U-Joint and you can have all the dependability you have now, plus more interior room than the Suburban could ever hope to have.
TheGuyJones
Observer
X2 on the bigger tires. I love the look of the extended cab long beds.
Terrainist
Explorer
Better platform than a suburban? You would never forgive yourself if you got rid of that for a Suburban. And the tires are fine, as long as they aren't smaller than stock. You can get into as many places as you want to with that thing just the way it sits.
Thats a nice truck !!
Edit: You posted a pic of the Burb. It would have to be one of the best Burbs on the planet to trade your truck for it, and that Burb ain't it.
Thats a nice truck !!
Edit: You posted a pic of the Burb. It would have to be one of the best Burbs on the planet to trade your truck for it, and that Burb ain't it.
lllateralus
Observer
yep.. super duty all the way.
