Pretty soon, you will be able to get an F150 with a diesel.
About a half year away.

The thing I don't like about the Dmax's is their suspension. It's way too soft. It's nice if you want your truck to ride like a car, but it feels way too soft for me. My Dad bought an '07 Duramax 2500 and it's comfortable to ride in, but I don't like it that much. With a suspension that soft it doesn't have near the capacity as my '04.5 Dodge. The '04.5 - '07 Dodge 2500 is sweetest truck made. It comes with the Cummins common rail 600. It's the exact same block I run on my marina forklifts. On my 3/4 ton I've towed a trailer full of steel weighing 13,000lbs and I couldn't really tell it was behind me. It has so much power that when I click it into 4wd Low I literaly have to stand on the brake pedal or it will start pulling! Most powerful truck I've ever been in.

that sucks about the ford oil pan rusting out. i guess when the time comes closer to getting one i'll go do some test drives. at the dealership i worked at before the owners had each a d-max 2500hd with the alli and 4wd. like said above the suspension was really soft, but i did like it compared to my truck the the torsion bars. the t-bar ride is like being on a train.

I doubt you will have the same problem in La. as they have in the Pocono's with the rust.

probably not, its fresh water in thibodaux

It's the salt they put down on the highways for ice removal.

thats true i wasnt thinking for a second, the whole water thing i was talking about, was that south of where i live my parents used to have a place on grand isle and no matter how much you spent on doorknobs hey wouldnt last but a couple years, due to the salt air.