'97 F150, 4x4 Off Road, 5.4. Ordered in July of '96, delivered October. One of the first half tons with the 5.4. Original owner.

198,000 miles. 130,000 local, 68,000 highway, 30,000+ pulling a ton or more.

The motor still doesn't burn oil. Never added a quart between changes at 4,000 miles. Original transmission.

My only beef is the rear end. It's junk. Always has been. Ford should have replaced the entire axle, but opted to put in a set of gears. Over and over again. Gone through 6 sets. Trying to figure out if I want to dump $2,500 to rebuild a junk rear end or get a used axle from Pic N Pull.

Bass