Longevity and quality
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Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Oklahoma City
Well.. digging deeper past the Tacos.. I too have had many Hondas. The best one was the 1982 with a 1751 cc iron block aluminum head. Quiet sewing machine engine. Simply perfect. But simple. My last Honda, an RL, had electrical gremlins that ranged from door lock faults to running the battery down intermittently for three years. An E350 soldiers on in that role now. I’d rank it up there. Way ahead of the RL. More similar to the F150 was a 2005 Yukon that i had. Can you say piston slap? My meds, my meds!! That yukon aged in dog years. Water pumps, rear and front hvac and front diff leaks. Never off the highway either.
What is astounding with regard to the F150 is that a working man can afford not one but two turbochargers, and an aluminum body in a truck... i pulled a trailer loaded with 5 or 6k of wieght i’d guess and it tugged and stopped with alacrity. I noticed tire wear seems to be better than the porky Yukon too.
The F150 is the most complex auto/truck we’ve ever had. You are going to have some issues... but they are well offset with the advantages..
What is astounding with regard to the F150 is that a working man can afford not one but two turbochargers, and an aluminum body in a truck... i pulled a trailer loaded with 5 or 6k of wieght i’d guess and it tugged and stopped with alacrity. I noticed tire wear seems to be better than the porky Yukon too.
The F150 is the most complex auto/truck we’ve ever had. You are going to have some issues... but they are well offset with the advantages..
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Joined: Jul 2018
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From: NW Penna
I recently traded my '09 FX4 crew cab with luxury package - had it for 9 years but only 70k miles. It was just as tight and quiet as the day I bought it. The ONLY reason I traded it in was some rust starting on the rear cab corners. I had intended to keep that truck forever and it broke my heart to get rid of it. But because of the salt and our 5 month winters I had to move up to an aluminum body.
I will admit that I am enjoying a lot of the new technology that comes with my new-to-me '15 Lariat - they came a long way in those 6 years.
I will admit that I am enjoying a lot of the new technology that comes with my new-to-me '15 Lariat - they came a long way in those 6 years.
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Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Middle Tennessee
My '15 has about 63000 miles on it now. As far as the way it sounds, feels and drives it is indistinguishable from the day I drove it off the lot. If you had to ride in it with your eyes closed and you nose plugged (new car smell) you couldn't tell the difference from one with 1000 miles.