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I find it amusing when guys answer what they have done to the truck with not much, then list a litany of items. I haven't hardly done nothing.
I have one of the few 2wd models on here. It sits in the garage all winter waiting for towing duties when (if) it warms up (it was minus 20 here this morning).
Well Wing, you have saved some bucks for sure and as I understand it depending upon where you live its + or - on resale/trade in. Here in S Tex, 2wd, don't bother, dealer will take it give you nothing and I mean nothing and he will wholesale it out to a different part of the country.
Well Wing, you have saved some bucks for sure and as I understand it depending upon where you live its + or - on resale/trade in. Here in S Tex, 2wd, don't bother, dealer will take it give you nothing and I mean nothing and he will wholesale it out to a different part of the country.
Looks good with your 5ver...
Thanks!
There is resale for some, and if I planned on selling or trading in, in a few years, it definitely would have been a different purchase. There are a number of financial advantages in cost and maintenance if you keep a 2wd truck a long time. Also, I don't have to deal with added cost of timbrens or air bags to level when I hook up. It's nice and level with 2wd.
We kept our last Ford pickup 15 years, driving it (also 2wd) all through the winters, and it was well rotted out by the time I got rid of it. We plan to keep this one 20 years (it goes by fast) and without winter on it, it should stay pretty nice. It's amazing how clean it stays underneath, if it is not driven in the winter.
Ordered in March and received it in May 2013. It has about 9800 miles on it. Figuring it will have about 100k miles in 20 years.
There is resale for some, and if I planned on selling or trading in, in a few years, it definitely would have been a different purchase. There are a number of financial advantages in cost and maintenance if you keep a 2wd truck a long time. Also, I don't have to deal with added cost of timbrens or air bags to level when I hook up. It's nice and level with 2wd.
We kept our last Ford pickup 15 years, driving it (also 2wd) all through the winters, and it was well rotted out by the time I got rid of it. We plan to keep this one 20 years (it goes by fast) and without winter on it, it should stay pretty nice. It's amazing how clean it stays underneath, if it is not driven in the winter.
Ordered in March and received it in May 2013. It has about 9800 miles on it. Figuring it will have about 100k miles in 20 years.
I miss my 2wd dually. The 4wd is really a lot rougher ride.
I find it amusing when guys answer what they have done to the truck with not much, then list a litany of items. I haven't hardly done nothing.
I have one of the few 2wd models on here. It sits in the garage all winter waiting for towing duties when (if) it warms up (it was minus 20 here this morning).
Good truck so far, haven't taken it in for the recall. Will wait and see what people say about it so far, come spring.
Very nice rig..........
A friend of mine here in Montana does not like the 4x4s........His Super Duty is a 2x4 and he hauls a camper on it. He uses his during the winter.
No salt here.....so the trucks don't rust out.......
A friend of mine here in Montana does not like the 4x4s........His Super Duty is a 2x4 and he hauls a camper on it. He uses his during the winter.
No salt here.....so the trucks don't rust out.......
Thanks!
Boy do they like the salt here. My blue Focus is nearly white. Wash it off and it's right back.
I never had even a FWD vehicle until our 1994 Taurus, so I drove 20 winters with RWD cars. We seemed to manage to not kill ourselves back then, and get where we need to go (eventually.. ).
Boy do they like the salt here. My blue Focus is nearly white. Wash it off and it's right back.
I never had even a FWD vehicle until our 1994 Taurus, so I drove 20 winters with RWD cars. We seemed to manage to not kill ourselves back then, and get where we need to go (eventually.. ).
That is true.......
I wish all the states would stop using salt. People just slow down.
They use a lot of salt here in PA. I went to the DIY car wash, just hosed off the truck went back home and it was all white again, I can just hear the salt eating away at my metal.
I find it amusing when guys answer what they have done to the truck with not much, then list a litany of items. I haven't hardly done nothing.
I have one of the few 2wd models on here. It sits in the garage all winter waiting for towing duties when (if) it warms up (it was minus 20 here this morning).
Good truck so far, haven't taken it in for the recall. Will wait and see what people say about it so far, come spring.
Very nice rig you have there. If I could have found a 2wd on a lot, equipped the way I wanted it, I would probably be driving one myself. Less dead weight and better ride.
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