I'm like you Big Daddy, once upon a time I was only a Ford guy, but still envied the Cummins owners. I bought a 6. 9 and still wanted a PSD. After many problems with my 6. 9 (not lemon really, just old and not maintained properly before I bought her) I decided to try the Cummins. Sure, there are a few problems with my Cummins, but it's normal wear and tear. I expect problems with a truck after many miles. My 86 6. 9L had close to 300,000 on her and my 99 Cummins has 125,000. Something ordinary goes out, breaks, of course. But these guys with BRAND SPANKING NEW trucks and stuff breaks before they hit 10,000 miles. It's pathetic. Guys jumping for joy cause there truck made it to 20,000 miles with only one problem, guys on their 3rd truck and it's doing the same thing that made them take their 1st and 2nd trucks back. Ahhh!
Nick