How do you carry your bike?

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

94 was the first year of the turbo'd 7.3. We've owned 93 NA's and a 94 Turbo, as well as a 00 and a 02 7.3 turbo.
The 93 NA was a pooch.. power, yes, but NO get up and go. ~16 mpg
The 94 runs like a raped ape, with the 5 speed manual will burn tires in second, sometimes 3rd. ~ 19 mpg, when not burning tires off it.
00 and 02 are both good ~ 16 mpg driven hard, ~21 mpg when driven "efficently" and 65 mph or so.
All of these had the manual tranny.
The auto tranny in anything before 97 are junk. Plan on replacing it if you buy those years.

A power chip will also help mileage a great deal.

The 6.0's are junk, less reliability. More HP out of less L = not long lasting.
Mileage is similar to slightly lower than that of the 7.3

New 6.4 twin turbo... Can pull anything you put behind it... at 8 mpg.
Will drive forever empty, getting 8 mpg...

As for the bed, any length you get (6.5' or 8') will fit your bike nicely. If you don't add a tonneau cover or tool box in the front you should be able to close the tailgate.

Cutty, thanks for the input.

Would I need to worry about autos in the 97s or can I just assume normal wear and tear issues with them?

I have been scanning Ebay like a hound and once I have cash in hand I am hoping to pick up a local auto trader so that I can get out there and kick some tires.

Decided to look from 87 to 01 7.3, 4x4, 4 door and long bed. Figure up to 200k since those often allow big price decreases and some of them have recently replaced trannies. I would of course verify that before buying anything though.

Manual would be fine with me but they seem harder to come by.