calicamper
Expedition Leader
I predict RV used market finally seeing a reality check on prices?
Why I switched from a Tacoma to an F150
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calicamper
Expedition Leader
Outdoorsy is flooded with rentals with prices dropping. If your paying $5+ gallon for gas and $80+ a day to rent a trailer a nice Air BNB looks pretty affordable ?
Grassland
Well-known member
$6.16 a gallon roughly at the moment. Expected to be $6.80 soon.
Glad our trailer is as light and small as it is. I have to go back to regular octane now I can't afford 91 @ over $6.80 a gallon right now and that's with my truck only driving like 6,000-7,000 miles a year average.
Our trip to Newfoundland and back is going to kill me.
I thought this forum was full of wealthy people before with 20k mods on 80k trucks, but never mind that, just driving them is a show of wealth
Glad our trailer is as light and small as it is. I have to go back to regular octane now I can't afford 91 @ over $6.80 a gallon right now and that's with my truck only driving like 6,000-7,000 miles a year average.
Our trip to Newfoundland and back is going to kill me.
I thought this forum was full of wealthy people before with 20k mods on 80k trucks, but never mind that, just driving them is a show of wealth
24+ would be highway MPG under ideal conditions, not real world driving for most owners. Fuelly.com shows owners getting about 19mpg for the late model F-150 with the 2.7l eco boost. Still very good given the size and capabilities of the F-150.
phsycle
Adventurer
I don’t believe Fuelly has a filter for city or highway mpg. 19mpg is for combined, which is exactly what the EPA estimate is. Which means lots of folks are getting the EPA rating of 23mpg highway. I know I did.
calicamper
Expedition Leader
Yep 17-18mpg in town for my 3.5 fuelly no doubt is a combined mpg data point. Not to mention most who are heavy users also are heavy drivers ?
ricoisme26
Active member
I had a 2016 2.7 with the older 6 speed transmission, not the newer 10 speed. Not sure what gearing was, crew cab FX4 package, normal driving was 18 mpg, going to camp, two lane roads marked at 55, traveling through rolling hills or Pennsylvania it saw as high as 25mpg for a round trip. Never got to take that truck on a true highway trip/vacation/etc.
fsiegels727
Member
that sounds like a good setup! Im big on versatility and having something you can use with or without a cap is nice! your in the right state for goose hunting! Ive heard PA is awesome!
fsiegels727
Member
I had a plastic bed liner but pulled that out. The boards sit in the cut outs in the side of the bed, Ill snap a pic for you when I get a chance when its not freezing out! its essentially a little shelf right near the tie downs...I know Tacomas have them too and they are meant for wood to be laid across like that...im not sure if thats the idea on the F150s as well but it works...allows me to have no "feet" of any kind hanging down interfering with the bed slide.
It would work fine If you bed lined the bed too but you'd prolly need slightly shorter pieces of wood.
AbleGuy
Officious Intermeddler
Well, just wait a few more years…your hearing will be shot enough that you won’t be bothered by those louder engine noises. ?
And if the turbo whistle annoys you now, man, better brace yourself for that common old age tinnitus thing…?
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Oscar Mike Gulf Yankee
Well-known member
Very good article! I've been a lurker for some time and this article inspired me to click all the buttons and join in, so it's my first post.
I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread as I believe you have saved me tens of thousands of dollars. I have been looking at new and even newer trucks and this thread has convinced me to stick with what I have.
In '99 I bought a new F-150, extended cab, XLT, 4x4 with the towing package and the 4.6 Liter Triton. I ran a deal through my dealer to include running boards and a tenue cover with the matching Warm Sand paint to match the truck. At that time the truck was just bumping $29,000.00! That was 1999! Twenty years later you can pick up basically the same truck for 34/36000 now isn't bad at all, IMO.
As to reliability, in 2006, I replaced a battery. In 2015 I replaced the fuel pump in my driveway. I replaced the original OEM tires at about 60,000 miles, last year it got the second replacement of BFG, KO2's with the clock at 117,200 miles. One fuel pump and now on the third set of tires. Two months ago the thingy module went out because the windshield leaked, did that in the driveway and had the original windshield resealed just like a replacement. I can't believe I've gone all these years without a chip or crack in the windshield. Last week, the battery was dead and traced that down to the radio (probably from that leak on the windshield) so I pulled the radio. Now with a second new battery and a cutoff switch that I turn off when I'm not driving it, I just avoid any battery issues.
About 6 years ago, I bought a (INE Z928 HD) Alpine Stereo Multi Media Station Blah, blah, blah, with a big screen and GPS stuff, it's still in the box sitting beside me as I type this. So, my next project is trying to cram this Wizzard Of Oz thing into my original dash.
Actually, I don't need a stereo, I'm deaf as a door nail from my military service in Army Aviation, I have Bluetooth hearing aids that hook up to my phone for my music library, best music I've ever heard!
Then I decided to "fix up my truck" I had the whole front end replaced, steering, tie rods, blah, blah, blah, cost $2,000+ with new shocks, etc. I did that to tow my pontoon boat about 60 miles, LOL!
So, in just over twenty years my maintenance costs have been less than $3,600 0r about $180.00 a year, let's call that $15.00 a month! That's less than a night of beer drinking!
I've got 118,700 miles on this old truck! I've read about F-150's going to 300,000+ miles. When I bought this truck I was kidding about it carrying my casket to my grave, I just rolled past 70 and that will probably be a reality! Why would I spend 50K more for basically the same utility? The body shines, the chrome is all good, the glass is clear and good, no dents, no scratches bigger than my little fingernail. Clear coat on the bed cover is starting to chip, but it still shines up.
I was really looking at those Toyotas, they are cool looking, just ************** when built up, but hey, I'm retired, I only pick up the old lady because she's the only one who will get in, I don't go rock crawling or profiling down main street at midnight. I don't really need a new truck to do what I'm doing.
Make no bones about it, I'll leave in the morning to go anywhere in North America, it has never failed me and I'd bet the cost of a new one it won't fail me, well, not by much anyway.
Point is, this F150 has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned and I've had over a hundred in 50+ years.
So thank you guys, you saved me a ton of money and hope to see you out there, Oscar Mike Gulf Yankee out!
I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread as I believe you have saved me tens of thousands of dollars. I have been looking at new and even newer trucks and this thread has convinced me to stick with what I have.
In '99 I bought a new F-150, extended cab, XLT, 4x4 with the towing package and the 4.6 Liter Triton. I ran a deal through my dealer to include running boards and a tenue cover with the matching Warm Sand paint to match the truck. At that time the truck was just bumping $29,000.00! That was 1999! Twenty years later you can pick up basically the same truck for 34/36000 now isn't bad at all, IMO.
As to reliability, in 2006, I replaced a battery. In 2015 I replaced the fuel pump in my driveway. I replaced the original OEM tires at about 60,000 miles, last year it got the second replacement of BFG, KO2's with the clock at 117,200 miles. One fuel pump and now on the third set of tires. Two months ago the thingy module went out because the windshield leaked, did that in the driveway and had the original windshield resealed just like a replacement. I can't believe I've gone all these years without a chip or crack in the windshield. Last week, the battery was dead and traced that down to the radio (probably from that leak on the windshield) so I pulled the radio. Now with a second new battery and a cutoff switch that I turn off when I'm not driving it, I just avoid any battery issues.
About 6 years ago, I bought a (INE Z928 HD) Alpine Stereo Multi Media Station Blah, blah, blah, with a big screen and GPS stuff, it's still in the box sitting beside me as I type this. So, my next project is trying to cram this Wizzard Of Oz thing into my original dash.
Actually, I don't need a stereo, I'm deaf as a door nail from my military service in Army Aviation, I have Bluetooth hearing aids that hook up to my phone for my music library, best music I've ever heard!
Then I decided to "fix up my truck" I had the whole front end replaced, steering, tie rods, blah, blah, blah, cost $2,000+ with new shocks, etc. I did that to tow my pontoon boat about 60 miles, LOL!
So, in just over twenty years my maintenance costs have been less than $3,600 0r about $180.00 a year, let's call that $15.00 a month! That's less than a night of beer drinking!
I've got 118,700 miles on this old truck! I've read about F-150's going to 300,000+ miles. When I bought this truck I was kidding about it carrying my casket to my grave, I just rolled past 70 and that will probably be a reality! Why would I spend 50K more for basically the same utility? The body shines, the chrome is all good, the glass is clear and good, no dents, no scratches bigger than my little fingernail. Clear coat on the bed cover is starting to chip, but it still shines up.
I was really looking at those Toyotas, they are cool looking, just ************** when built up, but hey, I'm retired, I only pick up the old lady because she's the only one who will get in, I don't go rock crawling or profiling down main street at midnight. I don't really need a new truck to do what I'm doing.
Make no bones about it, I'll leave in the morning to go anywhere in North America, it has never failed me and I'd bet the cost of a new one it won't fail me, well, not by much anyway.
Point is, this F150 has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned and I've had over a hundred in 50+ years.
So thank you guys, you saved me a ton of money and hope to see you out there, Oscar Mike Gulf Yankee out!
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Over The Silent Planet
Active member
Love it. I think if most people were honest with themselves, they would agree. A new truck is not a "need".
Older Fords like yours? All day long. Newer ones? No way I'd touch one. But I feel the same about the '22 Tundra as well. I too am happy with my '21 Tundra, which is largely a very much proven 15-year-old design. The plan is to get as many years and miles out of it as you have your truck.
phsycle
Adventurer
? Prisoner of the moment. A 1999 Ford was at one time, a relatively new tech, new gen truck. Folks scoffed at those as well. That goes for every gen in every make. There are always those “they don’t make’em like they used to” crowds.
Old trucks are cool. New ones are better in just about every which way. Efficiency, power, safety, etc. Reliability, too.
Oscar Mike Gulf Yankee
Well-known member
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Most of the hillbilly's in my area really liked the "new" 10th gen, but didn't like the body changing, I agree, folks don't care for change in most anything.
I didn't mean to imply "they don't make them like they use to" I'd say it's a good thing they don't in most cases.
The only way to compare apples to apples is wait 21 years and see how the new ones fair, but obviously we can't do that.
Just saying, I decided to keep my cash in the bank, not have debt to own something nicer than what I already have, since what I have fills my utility needs.
In economics it's the "marginal propensity of consumption" at some point the cost exceeds the intrinsic value or utility of an additional widget or unit, like a truck.
Most of the hillbilly's in my area really liked the "new" 10th gen, but didn't like the body changing, I agree, folks don't care for change in most anything.
I didn't mean to imply "they don't make them like they use to" I'd say it's a good thing they don't in most cases.
The only way to compare apples to apples is wait 21 years and see how the new ones fair, but obviously we can't do that.
Just saying, I decided to keep my cash in the bank, not have debt to own something nicer than what I already have, since what I have fills my utility needs.
In economics it's the "marginal propensity of consumption" at some point the cost exceeds the intrinsic value or utility of an additional widget or unit, like a truck.
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