I looked at little last night, can get 14 and newer dodge and Chevy with 50-75k miles for under 30k. There were multiple options to look through. Several with 50k miles and 27kish.
The newer Chevy 6.0 with the 6 speed is as much better towing than the 8.1/4spd was an upgrade from the older 6.0/4spd.
I just don’t know if the ford/dodge trans are as good as the chevys to make it to 200k with little to no issues.
I was only looking into power wagons a while back as the prices were similar to 2500s with similar mileage’s but had better options. The lower gears/lockers/winch were just a bonus. But if the prices aren’t similar it’s apples to oranges.
I was initially looking in the $20k or less range (including diesels) but I'm worried that with trucks in that price range, someone else has got the "good" out of those trucks as far as maintenance and wear & tear. Just have a hard time wanting to pay $15-20k for a diesel truck with 150-200k miles, especially when I don't need a diesel. Spend $20k on a nice diesel truck then 6 months later it might need $3-5k in repairs.
I'd rather pay the extra up front and get a newer, low mileage gas truck that will suit my needs just as well but not have the added maintenance costs. Any truck can have unexpected costs/repairs but seems the newer gas truck would be a safer bet.
I've found new 2017 Ford F250 XL crew cab 4x4 trucks with the 6.2 for $30k. That's a cloth interior, vinyl floor, power windows & locks work truck though. Also found a couple used 2016 Ram 2500 Tradesmans for around $28-32k. These are a bit better optioned and better yet, in my preferred gray color rather than fleet surplus white. Luckily I'm in no rush to buy anything so I can wait for a great deal.
Keep all the info and suggestions coming. I'll add the newer GM 6.0's to my searches and I'm gonna try to get over to
@Infamous1 house this week/weekend to drive his truck and see what I think.