OT: Diesel pickup truck recommendation

[bigbill]

Originally Posted by jds108

Diesel ProMasters are now starting to go out of warranty. Multiple people are paying $5k-$8k for DEF/emissions related failures... The vehicle's ECM goes into complete shutdown if you ignore the service light for too long. Hasn't happened to me, but it's a concern. Don't know if any pickups are having the same general issue.

It's a 3.0 liter Diesel in a van, not related to pickups. DEF is a Boogeyman. From what I've seen, deleting the DEF is problematic and unnecessary in a modern diesel pickup. My F250 produces close to 500 Hp and 1000 foot pounds of torque with DEF. I keep all emissions stock and my truck won't smoke no matter how hard I try.