Ford F150 diesel

Sitting here reading about it and said to wife I'd probably be interested in purchasing one of these. She said in what, 10 years with 200k miles. She reminded me how young we would be by then.

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Jim

man the gas ones are really expensive. Can you imagine what the diesel would cost?

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Dodge's Ecodiesel is selling well. Not surprised others would want a piece of that market.

I wish a small diesel truck was available new here. If I could have bought one brand new I'd have happily done so.

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617 swapped Toyota Pickup, 22-24 MPG, 50k miles on swap

It is not a rumor. I was working on part of the cooling system.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Pass get the Ecoboost.

The problem with the diesel is oil changes are going to be like $80-$100, plus fuel filters, plus exhaust treatment, plus diesel is $1 more than RUG at the moment.

Not to mention the up charge at the dealer, $4k on the Ram right now.


The 3.5 Ecoboost screams, requires almost zero maintenance, and delivers OK truck mileage.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

My buddy just bought a lightly optioned F150 XLT, sticker was $48k. Most of the ones on the lot with options were $55k+.

Rides nice, the 3.5 screams, IMHO its a bit fugly, but most new trucks are. The biggest disappointment compared to my Ram is the old school 6spd gear box.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I like the GM idea of deactivating a larger engine to save fuel rather than the dual turbo Ford V6. The GM idea is much less sophisticated and you have a heavier engine when you need it. Also the current standard Ford V6 (FWD or RWD 3.3/3.5/3.7) is designed with the water pump in the engine and driven from the timing chain. This means that when the water pump leaks in leaks into the crankcase. Water in oil makes for a short lived engine.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Their is a reason that the vast majority of the trucks on my job sites are GM's...

GM does many things poorly, but they make one heck of a good V8.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I have a 1997 K1500 Silverado with 229,000 miles and the 5.7V8 is still running great. The engine is one thing on the truck that I cannot fault.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

I had a 2012 Ecoboost with the max tow package-somewhere around 11 thousand pounds. It was such a nice truck, got 18 mpg and the Ecoboost engine screamed. I paid just under 38 for it, which was too much at the time, in retrospect-but it was a sweet truck.

Prices are crazy. I heard an ad for a Dodge 2500, MSRP $66K.

I have newfound respect for my old 1991 F250. It will pull anything, never leaves the yard without a load. Fuel injected 460, overdrive, 4.10 gears with positraction. I can spend any amount of money to maintain it and still come out golden.