06+ f150

[Parker]

So the time had come to buy a newer truck. The old 92 Ford F150 I have has seen better days but it's the best truck I have ever owned and the Ford Focus I have is the biggest lump I have ever owned. So I have one good Ford and one bad. I'm looking at the 06 and newer F-150 SuperCrews, does anyone here own one? What are your thoughts about it, would you buy it again? I'm wondering where they might fall on the good / bad scale.

Thanks all.
Robb

[blueyota]

most of my family works at automotive shops ...and every one says the only new fords worth buying are the diesels the rest are full of surprises......Not good ones....

[StirCrazy]

they are all good, you need to decide what you want to do with it befor you buy it first though. if you eventualy want to get a trailer and go camping a lot buy a deisel now. I personaly don't like the 5.4 as it has a few issues but otherwise not bad..

I had a 4.6 in my 98, my buddy has a 05 and a nother friend has a 07. they love them and haven't had any problems at all.

now I traded mine in opn a 99 F250 diesel.. best move I ever did.. the diesel gets better gas milage than my F150 did, has more power, and drives nicer. but if you arfe going to get a diesel I would recomend finding a 99 to 2002, 7.3L diesel. they get the best fuel milage and are probably the best built diesel ford has put out so far.

Steve

[doch]

A buddy of mine has an 06 f150... I commented on how much I like it, he says it's a POS. I've heard that if you do any pulling with them, you'll blow the rear end. I ended up going with a 5.7L Tundra. I absolutely love it. No problems whatsoever (60,000km), tonnes of power, decent mileage... luxury truck!

[BMW Rider]

Having been a Ford man from a Ford family (Dad worked for a dealership for many years), two years ago I chose to replace my 94 F150 with a new Toyota Tundra.

Just couldn't get anything comparable in features, capacity or quality from any of the big three for close to the same cost, and not at all without doing a special order. Toyota had exactly the truck I wanted on the lot, several of them in fact. But what I wanted is a bit atypical of the majority of truck buyers; a standard cab, long box, 2wd, full options, at least 1700lbs cargo capacity and not in plain white corporate paint.

In fact, aside from my 79 Mustang project car, I no longer own any domestic vehicles. FWIW, the best Ford I've ever owned was my Mazada built 93 Probe GT.

[Parker]

Tough desicion to make I guess.

I will be towing with it, I have a 2,500 lb car hauler with a 3,000 lb truck on it. Last trip we took to a show was 6,000 km. My 92 with the 5.8 pulls all day long, never a problem. In fact the only thing I have ever replaced on it besides wear and tear items was the starter. So I have been pretty happy with it, well besides the gas millage but hey it has the 5.8 in it.

GM's are overpriced plain and simple and I have yet to own a GM that doesn't rattle and squeek and it drives me nuts! lol

The Tundra is a very nice truck but carries import pricing. $35,000 for a used 1/2 tonne truck with 40-80,000k is pretty steep in my mind. I'm not opposed to imports, my wifes car is a Corrolla and it runs and drives like the day it came off the showroom floor. It's been a great car.

[blueyota]

I didnt want to say it at first ...but just go with toyota ...you wont regret it ...
pay a little extra and get the quality you want ....im not against older fords but newer ones are the POS people claim them to be ....

[doch]

I used to have the Tacoma, and had no problems pulling the same as what you're talking. Wouldn't really want to do it all the time, but uphills... no problem. The Tundra will pull that all day.

What kind of truck are you pulling that's only 3000 lbs? My El Camino is 3400 lbs... and for sure smaller than a truck. So I guess I pulled more than that with the Tacoma.

I agree, the Toyota's do hold their value, which sucks for the buyer, but is great for the owner... come time to sell it, you'll get more back than you would with the other 3.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Parker

Tough desicion to make I guess.

I will be towing with it, I have a 2,500 lb car hauler with a 3,000 lb truck on it. Last trip we took to a show was 6,000 km. My 92 with the 5.8 pulls all day long, never a problem. In fact the only thing I have ever replaced on it besides wear and tear items was the starter. So I have been pretty happy with it, well besides the gas millage but hey it has the 5.8 in it.

GM's are overpriced plain and simple and I have yet to own a GM that doesn't rattle and squeek and it drives me nuts! lol

The Tundra is a very nice truck but carries import pricing. $35,000 for a used 1/2 tonne truck with 40-80,000k is pretty steep in my mind. I'm not opposed to imports, my wifes car is a Corrolla and it runs and drives like the day it came off the showroom floor. It's been a great car.

find a older ford deisel(1999-2002).. can be got for cheep and the motors are capable of 1000000miles and more. I pull 8000lbs and get 25 mpg towing and all I did to it was put different injectors and tune the computer. empty I am pushing 30mpg and with the extra power from the chip and the injectors I haven't found any factory trucks that I can't pull away from. heck most mustangs have a hard time keeping up also

the power capability and fuel milage you can get from a diesel is nuts, and they stay daily drivers. so if you find a 1999 fully loaded for about 15K you can put another 2K into it and get what I have with a lot more options. I bought a plane jane version as I needed a diesel now and didn't have time to look around.

Steve

[dsaundry]

If its got a 5.4 triton motor I would avoid it like the plague. Worst motor Ford has come out with in ages. Spark plugs will, not can, blow out of the heads, can be extremely expensive to fix. Automatic transmissions aren't the best either.