with the price of diesel now i think gas is about as good. i have a 5.4 in my 4x4 pickup. has plenty of power. haven't had any problems with 131,000 miles on it. only get about 13 mpg empty or medium loads. i kind of have a lead foot that doesn't help. i pulled a car trailer once with a pickup on in. mileage went about in 1/2. i know the diesels are hard to work on in vans. if your going short trips gas would be better. the 7.3 diesel would be good also but kind of hard to find. i sold a ford 14 ' cube van to a guy that had a 7.3 diesel in it. ran great and he took it down by Mexico.
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