I have a 2013 f350 single rear wheel and love it and It's the first ford I've ever owned. I was all Chevy until the government takeover but back to the truck I was in the same boat as you about the truck it's a lot of money to give for something to drive but it's worth every penney. I have a 36 foot camper and it pulls it better than my2008 chevy did. The inside of a ford is a lot nicer than Chevy to me and looks better to. The 6.7 is built by ford all the engines before 6.4,6.0 and the 7.1 was built by navstar that is owned by international. My uncle has a 2011 with a 6.7 and it has about 120,000 miles on it with no problems and he pulls a 38 foot camper all over the U.S.. If you buy it I don't think you will regret it.