Just amusing myself

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 01/22/2014 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

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As a truck, how do you guys like this one? 95k miles / $8k. Let's assume it has the 5.4.

These Jellybeans are really coming down in price I've noticed. Finding rust-free examples also isn't the nightmare it is with the OBS's. I know the 5.4's are decent engines. It's the bolt ons/ins that are problems, like the headers, spark plugs and a number of other things.

I reckon this could be a decent truck for a time to come if I were to get something like it.

This is all in the spirit of "it's fun to think about a second vehicle to buy" also because an inspiring quote by Jerry Seinfeld: "It's almost as fun to want a car as it is to own one". I wholeheartedly agree. Although in this case I want the functionality of it. Not so much the aesthetics.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…

desertdog5051 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/22/2014 at 17:15

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They also came with the 4.6. A friend has that same year with a 4.6 (although 4X2) and it seems to have plenty of power. My 4X4 has the 5.4. Plugs are not that hard and they only call for them every 100K. The big problem is the coils. I have had to replace 3 so far. At least they have a timing chain(s) instead of a belt.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/22/2014 at 17:31

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I've always liked this body style F150 remove the cap and this one looks great, no rust on the box in between the back door and the back tires (these f150's were really bad for rusting out there)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > desertdog5051 01/22/2014 at 18:38

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Yeah, my cousin had the 4.6, if I had a choice I would go for the 5.4 though. It doesn't seem to make that much difference in the price and/or mpg.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 01/22/2014 at 18:39

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Yeah, I like that this one looks clean, the extensive rusting on the hitch concerns me somewhat though.

desertdog5051 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/22/2014 at 18:43

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That is true. I went with the extended cab so I could load more into the bed. I don't haul more than 2 passengers mostly, so I wanted the 6.5' bed because when you lower the gate you get 8'.