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I know you've decided to stop looking at options, but I felt the need to chime in in case someone else needs this info. I actually own a short bed F250 with the V10 in it. It actually gets very good towing mileage for a gasoline powered vehicle, and save for the spark plug issue (which has been well addressed by the aftermarket), it's an extremely reliable engine that rivals diesels in that department. Towing that heavy I get 7-8mpg. Not what anyone would consider fantastic, but when you consider that maintenance costs are so much lower and the initial cost of the vehicle is so much lower, it actually ends up being cheaper to own and operate for someone like me who only tows and hauls with it occasionally. Since I switched it to 3.73 rear gears it actually gets 14+ mpg on the highway. Again, not fantastic, but for a gas engine that's really good in a 4x4 straight axle vehicle that weighs almost 7k lbs and can tow 10k+ lbs with a good safety margin. This is a better option IMO than a newer half ton towing the same weight because the trailer will push those trucks around a lot more.
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