More :( than :) threads anymore.... thoughts
Hotshot
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 10,459
Likes: 10
From: RVA
48k now on my truck. 44k of them I've put on it (dealer demo).
I have experienced a few nagging issues, but nothing that has ever made me regret my decision to make this purchase. This truck continues to put a smile on my face...especially with a email/custom tune and traction control disabled
Forums are like Yelp reviews...the majority come online to complain rather than rave, and that's not likely to change. There are a select handful of enthusiasts that will always keep up the morale regardless of the climate.
Loving my
and I don't see that changing.
I have experienced a few nagging issues, but nothing that has ever made me regret my decision to make this purchase. This truck continues to put a smile on my face...especially with a email/custom tune and traction control disabled
Forums are like Yelp reviews...the majority come online to complain rather than rave, and that's not likely to change. There are a select handful of enthusiasts that will always keep up the morale regardless of the climate.
Loving my
and I don't see that changing.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,534
Likes: 85
From: penn twp.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,512
Likes: 7
From: Pittsburgh, PA
So far I've only experienced one minor issue with my truck, and that was a bad wiper switch only a few weeks after I bought it. The selling dealer replaced it free. 'Course I've only had mine not even 4 months yet. But I really do like driving it. It is a nice truck and it feels like it was very well engineered and well thought out! So far I'm putting a lot more miles on this one than I put on my old 2006 truck the last few years I had it, and much of that is because I just can't stay out of it!
I'll be honest I do worry about little things like window regulators, but most of that's because of bad experiences in the past with power windows not being reliable. I'm still getting used to the automatic, because I haven't had too many automatics in the past! And of the ones I had, only one of those could be considered reliable: a 1995 Ford Ranger with the 3.0 V6/4R44E trans. That was well-known for being a bullet-proof combination.
I've owned other brands, GM and Chrysler-at least two from each brand, and my Ford's have been my best ones. I'm now on my fourth truck, and if you count my wife's Mercury that makes 5 vehicles I've owned. None of them have been "perfect", because that's impossible. But they've been a lot more reliable than anything else I've owned. 
I'll be honest I do worry about little things like window regulators, but most of that's because of bad experiences in the past with power windows not being reliable. I'm still getting used to the automatic, because I haven't had too many automatics in the past! And of the ones I had, only one of those could be considered reliable: a 1995 Ford Ranger with the 3.0 V6/4R44E trans. That was well-known for being a bullet-proof combination.
I've owned other brands, GM and Chrysler-at least two from each brand, and my Ford's have been my best ones. I'm now on my fourth
truck, and if you count my wife's Mercury that makes 5 vehicles I've owned. None of them have been "perfect", because that's impossible. But they've been a lot more reliable than anything else I've owned.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
LaRazaUnida
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
5
Jul 24, 2005 01:03 PM
