Thread: Fighting the urge to trade trucks

Originally Posted by DRPEPPER

I am fighting the urge to up grade from 1/2 to 3/4 diesel. I have around 150000, I really like my truck. I think my camper is just a little too much for it. Plus, I have spent around $3000 in the past couple of months. DP

Go for it. You won't regret going to a 3/4 ton diesel. I went from a 2013 F150 5.0 Crewcab to a 2012 F250 6.7 diesel Crewcab and haven't looked back. The F250 is a pulling beast.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Got a 2004 f150 s'crew with 105,000 miles. Never a problem but worry about future problems. Hate breakdowns on the highway. Hate to start out on a series of payments since I have gotten used to not having one. If I trade it in it won't bring near what it would be worth to me. I am not a very good salesman so I don't want to sell it myself. Not gonna be much difference between the two trucks. Fighting the urge but I am weak. On a side note I took my company truck in. When I got it back the mechanic told me he couldn't fix my brakes so he just made my horn louder!!

I am assuming you have the 5.4 or the 4.6 Liter in that truck. I had a 1999 Ford F150 with the 4.6 and I put 379,000 miles on it. The truck was all original except for rear end which was replaced at about 170,000 due to a gear failure (can't recall which one but it was cheaper to replace entire rear end). Both of those Ford engines are great as long as they are taken care of. Just my experience.

I bought a 2013 F-150 4wd supercrew last year, and hadn't regretted it yet. These new trucks are now built to roll up the mileage if taken care of.
We will be keeping her until the doors, wheels and bed falls off!

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I saw one of those new f150 after a wreck and it peeled back the whole right side of the body back like a coke can.

Originally Posted by crappiebandit

I saw one of those new f150 after a wreck and it peeled back the whole right side of the body back like a coke can.

You're not supposed to wreck them. The good old days of thick steel vehicles is gone. Used to be, if there was a bad wreck you just hosed the blood and guts out and the car was ready for the next driver. Now they are designed to crumple, tear and fly apart. This absorbs the energy, thus giving the occupant a better chance of survival.

First of all on the company truck get an anchor mate so you can deploy some chains to drag and throw a couple of drift socks out the window when you want to slow down then drop a Grapnel anchor for a complete stop. The purchase, well I've got over 230k om my 2005 GMC and I ain't thinkin' about a new one yet. Roadside assistance might be something to think about though.

If you can't resist the urge for a new one .do a friend a favor and find out what the dealer
is willing to give you on the trade in and sell it to someone for what their going to give you and make
someone very happy.and if you don't have a friend that's in the market for it . Well I'll be your friend

Originally Posted by feelay

You're not supposed to wreck them. The good old days of thick steel vehicles is gone. Used to be, if there was a bad wreck you just hosed the blood and guts out and the car was ready for the next driver. Now they are designed to crumple, tear and fly apart. This absorbs the energy, thus giving the occupant a better chance of survival.

YouTube the test of a 59 chevy and a newer Malibu. I would rather be in the new one.