If the Ford: F-150 is on the list then this entire write up is a sham! Back in the day you couldn’t beat Buick. Things have changed.
Um ... not a sham. Put 280k on the 2004 f150 before getting the next one. It’s a workhorse for me, but it does get regular PMs.
My brother and son-in-law had F150’s transmissions were crap. My SIL’s had 35K miles on it and twice just stopped running, once after the dealership had just repaired it and it died as he pulled off the lot. They pulled it in and he traded it for a RAM after having it less than six months.
I bought my daughter a 2008 Highlander with 112K miles on it and she drove it to 180K miles and traded it and it’s still running, we see it in town.
My brother has a 2001 Tundra with 300K+ miles on it and his insurance agent told him the way it looked he could pull $15K if he sold it.
My 2009 F-150 XLT SuperCrew has over 340.000 miles on it and still looks and drives like new. With only periodic / regular maintenance.
Yuppers!
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Same with a a DeSoto!
My own experience agrees with the article. My F-250 too.