i have 184,*** and to date I’ve only done wear items except for replacing a cracked intake which I learned is made of plastic for my year.
This truck has been very reliable in fact driving from Chicago to central Florida next week without hesitation. I tow my boat (3000lbs total wt) like it’s not there and have cruised at 70-75mph in long flat stretches of open hwy with it in tow.
My theory and I’d like your opinions on this is that first this truck doesn’t have much in the way of modern technology. I’ve garage kept it’s whole life except for one bad winter when I kept my old bimmer in the garage cause I couldn’t find storage that year.
I think that garage keeping vs harsh elements here plus my OCD on maintenance has served me and this truck well.
Reading the F-150 forums and the newer generation expy posts here it is discouraging to see the myriad of systems failures mainly due to new technologies and electronics, sprinkled in with several common defects for each power plant and generation.
Could it be these 1st gens are the most reliable Ford trucks generally?
This truck has been very reliable in fact driving from Chicago to central Florida next week without hesitation. I tow my boat (3000lbs total wt) like it’s not there and have cruised at 70-75mph in long flat stretches of open hwy with it in tow.
My theory and I’d like your opinions on this is that first this truck doesn’t have much in the way of modern technology. I’ve garage kept it’s whole life except for one bad winter when I kept my old bimmer in the garage cause I couldn’t find storage that year.
I think that garage keeping vs harsh elements here plus my OCD on maintenance has served me and this truck well.
Reading the F-150 forums and the newer generation expy posts here it is discouraging to see the myriad of systems failures mainly due to new technologies and electronics, sprinkled in with several common defects for each power plant and generation.
Could it be these 1st gens are the most reliable Ford trucks generally?