"99XJSport" (99xjsport)
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I originally published this with so many spelling errors,
my bad, I fixed it
Trucks like this made me wish I had property, namely because having land and an old American pickup go together like the proverbial apple pie and chevrolet. Only this time its a very Blue f150 from the blue oval. Not everyone likes these rounded F150s, and for reasons I can’t exactly understand Ford went ahead with this design despite their own doubts - they produced it along side the squarebody until the late 90s (97 I think?). I would think maybe they would want to maybe reconsider it, but oh well, I like it no matter the logic or what people say.
The deep, flawless blue and that perfect chrome, those teardrop alloys look so right. This is also the prefacelift with the smaller front grill and larger foglights, it looks so positively 90s. If thats original paint count me as stunned. There’s a little nostalgia playing into my attraction to this truck, when I was a kid I had tons of diecasts of these, including a 1/24th in this exact color.
The interior is a time capsule- I imagine climbing in such a survivor would be strange in 2018, these trucks have been looking pretty ratty lately. Everything is droopy, I’ve read some descriptions of these interiors having a melted look and I couldn’t agree more, but again I kind of like it.
I’m not so sure about those Triton V8s, having OHC in a pickup is kind of a turn off and, aside from Crown Vics, I don’t hear or see good things about them in terms of reliability or maintenance. They sure do sound cool though, I’ve always appreciated their unique starter sound when they crank up.
The owner is asking 12.5k for this four wheel drive, one senior owned XLT, that seems pretty crazy if you ask me, even if it does only have 73k on it. But maybe somebody out there is willing enough to pay that to own such a nice example of this usually unloved, yet popular 90s emblem. Whatever the case may be, I like it, I don’t wholly understand why, shiny-pretty I guess. What do you all think?
Nibby
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 14:08 |
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why’d i buy that when i can buy much newer trucks for the same price?
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99XJSport
> Nibby
12/22/2018 at 14:13 |
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Because its so blue and pretty. Its such a time capsule too, but I guess a new truck would be the smart choice.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 14:16 |
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I like the Jellybean F150. It’s a nice contrast to the hard edged overly masculine trucks we get now.
For what it’s worth, my dad has an E150 with the 5.4 Triton. It’s had no reliabil ity issues outside of regularly scheduled maintenance in the 15 years he’s had it. I think it’s in the 160k range now. Most of o ur use was long haul family road trips (5 kids) then he dailied it for a few years.
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Nibby
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
12/22/2018 at 14:18 |
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bow to me faithfully,
bow to me splendidly
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 14:31 |
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CP by about $10,000.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 14:32 |
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CP
shop-teacher
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 15:29 |
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You’re timeline is a bit off. These F-150s came out in early ‘95 as a ‘97 model for ... Reasons, I guess. It was only sold alongside square ‘95 F-150s until they sold them all off. The F-250/350 stayed with the square style until the new Super Duties came out in early’98 as a ‘99 model.
Personally, I hate the jellybean bodystyle, but that is a very pretty blue. Ford is really good at blue.
Tristan
> 99XJSport
12/22/2018 at 17:35 |
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I detested these trucks when they were new, sometime around the mid-aughts I started thinking the were alright, then about 5 years ago I was tasked with installing an engine in one that a friend and I were flipping. That needlessly complicated task turned into a pair of CV axles, wheel bearings, a transmission, a transfer case, myriad electrics... There were only 120k miles on the clock. Couple that with the downright pathetic crash test and the all-around cheap, flimsy vibe of these this (the interior is SO BAD) and you have a recipe for a vehicle I love to hate. The 4.6 was gutless, the 5.4 was mildly less gutless but still gutless, and both drank gas like it was free. The generation after this was pretty hated, but I owned one and I thought it was pretty good.
If it were a Lightning, it would be a different story.