"A freind of mine bought a 93 CTD new and had a lot of problems with lift pumps(mostly poor dealer service refusing to address the problem)"
That's the first I've heard of a '93 having lift pump problems. The old mechanical fuel pumps that operated off of a lobe on the camshaft were virtually trouble free.
Ford? A Ford loyalist will stand in the waiting room for the hundredth time at the dealership while his PoSD is being repaired and blubber loudly about what a great truck he has and what a PoS the Dodge is.
I'd rather have a Dodge with a Hemi than a Ford with a PoSD.