F250 is also out; really need a GP F150 if there's any way at all I can make it work.
Most of the used trucks I see are either cowboy cadillacs or work trucks that have been used, abused, and probably smoked in too.
Already done that once... next one needs to be something nice, with a warranty, but no blingy stuff.
I don't need to spend any extra.
Comments or opinions?
(Haven't ruled out Tundra at this point, either. HAVE ruled out both varieties of zeromotors.)
We have a couple of younger relatives who help their companies decide what trucks to buy.
They have been very happy with their Ford F150’s, both 2 and 4 wheel drive.
Until the Toyota safety issues came up last year. Tundras were replacing American trucks at a rapid rate. One of our sons is in the wine business and saw many of the bigger vineyards replacing their America Fleets with Tundras with less down time and cost in the 3-4 years preceding the so called safety issues. Some of the vineyards replaced some of their tractors used to haul stuff up and down the vineyard including harvests with the heavy duty Tundra - 4 wheel drives.
One of our younger relatives in the midwest is still a fan of Dodge’s with the Cummings for his fleet which works in the cornfields and to and from the fields.
Keep your old junker and a Ford 150 or Tundra should work for you.
My Mom is snowed in, Northern Tulsa.
My sister in Catoosa and my other in Sperry.
(Similar thread on F150online.)
Tundra. But hey, it’s your life.
I am looking for a good small used truck for my son, he is turning 16. 4wd would be nice. manual transmission essential. I dont suppose little trucks come in a diesel.
My husband loves his 2004 4WD F-150. His dad drove them exclusively and when we bought our home, my hubby bought one for himself. It gets pretty good milage for a 4WD and rides nice. My only complaint is it sits up so high that I can’t put stuff in the bed or get it back out and I’m pretty tall (5’8”).
And I hear the east coast is also going to get it?
My hubby just bought a new F150 crew. We have been all over the tri state area looking at Ford trucks, and have not been able to find a single 2011 without a green leaf on it. I think it means E85 or something like that. What’s up with that?
Great thread. Looking at an F150 here, too.
Don’t take my advice but being a mechanic most of my life I have always seen the same results, a small super wound up stressed out engine will wear out or explosively fall apart more often than a heavier lower RPM normally aspirated (non turbocharger) engine.
Sure my 2002 Silverado 3500 dually with the 8.1L (496cid) is a gas hog, but its a peaceful non stressed out gas hog.