my pick-up needs to grow up

[freebird3535]

I have a 2025 gmc 1500 Denali ultimate and a new Brinkley I 275 and running it over a cat scale I'm 800 pounds short of being maxed out on gvwr so I need to a least move to a 3/4 or 1 ton pick-up. I would like to stay with gas due to not running to many miles at this time, I am a gmc fan boy but I'm not sure the 6.6 is up to snuff. I'm looking at Ford f-250 or 350 with 7.3 or ram 2500-3500 with 6.4 hemi, I'm leaning towards the ford but the ram might be a little cheaper everything is paid off and do not want to spend a lot of extra cash to swap so looking at a lariat trimmed ford or ram Laramie. my gut says the 1 ton for future trailer upgrades but the other half talks ride quality for everyday driving, any thoughts?

 

[Phillbo]

I have a f250 with the tremor package and love it. Rides a little nicer than a standard f250 but no HD ford will ever ride as nice as a Denali..

I have the 6.7L Diesel and it is a beast. I know maintenance is more but the 14.6mpg towing compared to 8 or 9mpg kind of pays off in the long run
Also the engine braking is a game changer when towing in the mountains.

I know I have not answered any of your questions but you know us ford drivers, we got to get our opinion in

 

[freebird3535]

I have a f250 with the tremor package and love it. Rides a little nicer than a standard f250 but no HD ford will ever ride as nice as a Denali..

I have the 6.7L Diesel and it is a beast. I know maintenance is more but the 14.6mpg towing compared to 8 or 9mpg kind of pays off in the long run
Also the engine braking is a game changer when towing in the mountains.

I know I have not answered any of your questions but you know us ford drivers, we got to get our opinion in

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I would love to have the tremor package but I'm not sure it will fit in my garage they say it tops out at 83 inches tall and it would be so close to fitting but my opening is close 84 inches with a little lip of concrete at the entrance, I would hate to scratch the roof of a truck that nice

 

[rjshiflet49]

Another Ford F-250 (diesel) owner here and I can certainly vouch for the towing power of these guys. My ride is pretty smooth, and I even have the 10800# GVWR package on mine. Specs show it as capable of towing 20,000 conventional towing and 22,800 fifth wheel or gooseneck, far more than my fifth wheel weighs.

Trade In value is far greater for a diesel as well - so I consider mine an investment (when compared to a gas engine) a well as transportation. And, I get 12-15 mpg while towing our fifth wheel.

 

[TheLooks]

I had a Ram 3500 with 8 ft bed that rode pretty nice loaded. I had no problems with the 6.4 and consider it the best motor I ever owned. I had the older transmission(2014) and I think it would be even better with the newer ones. Maintenance was simple and affordable. Plus mine was 4 wheel drive so that hurt mileage.