What is that supposed to mean? Pretty big assumption.

 

I've been driving for over 35 years, as well as being a professional auto mechanic/tech and I can't think of one single thing/tool I could keep to repair todays rolling multiplexed networks. I do keep a set of ratcheting straps for securing a load but other than that there is nothing in my tool box that would do any good in the middle of the night or anytime.

Back in the day I would carry a pair of pliers a few screwdrivers etc incase the points fouled and had to be replaced or carb idle adjusment, remember when we had points and condensers in the distributor and carbs?

There is nothing any one can carry that will do any good except a cell phone. Roadside assistance works 24/7/365.

 

Great reply. Cell phone, battery jumper or jumper cables, flashlight. Your not going to do surgery on these on the side of the road. In regards to the OP, sorry your having so much trouble -w- the truck, hopefully it isin't anything serious, any make or model sometimes has odd things go wrong.

 

if I'm understanding you want to carry tools to fix your POS truck because you paid too much for it?


As far as your repairs it sounds like you drove it there every single time, what makes you think your truck will break down to the point of not being able to drive?


Just seems all a little weird, I guess your best tool to leave in the truck is the keys and hope it gets stolen

 

I would assume the truck is still under warranty since it's a 2013. I'd let ford fix it under warranty. If the truck is giving you lots of problems buy an extended warranty. If it's really bad, there are lemon laws.
As for what you paid for the truck, that's not the dealers fault, you agreed to pay that price. Next time do your research before buying a vehicle. It's not that hard to find out the dealers invoice and just wait until the rebates are pretty good.

Use this as a learning experience

 

Thanks for the helpful replies so far guys. Where I live, once you leave the city limits cell service is spotty. I try to avoid driving out of cell service with it, but sometimes work and travel just doesn't let me do that. I have AMA road side for when I have service. I live in northern Alberta though. Towns aren't exactly right next to each other.

As for experience, I rebuilt a 1994 Toyota 4x4 pickup in high school. I can handle most mechanical issues. It's the electrical stuff that buggers me. I guess there's not much a guy can do with these new vehicles.

My truck has warranty for another 2 years iirc, and I'm hoping to be rid of it before that's up.

Kinda sucks trying to make it 100kms back to cell service when the truck is in limp mode for no apparent reason.

And yes, I start it and leave the keys in it every morning for a half hour before I leave for work in the hopes it gets stolen. I'd even give a thief a 2 hour head start before I reported it.

I'd rather put the $3000+ the dealer wanted for extended warranty down against the truck of itself and off load it sooner. No lemon laws in Canada that I'm aware of.

Believe you me, this was a very expensive lesson. I thought I did my research on them, but clearly I didn't do enough. I accept that part of it. I also learned alot on how to work with a dealer. The dealer I bought my GM was the first one I'd dealt with and made sure I wasn't hosed. The dealer I bought this Ford from has turned out to be a complete slimeball. Not only will I be researching my next truck even more thoroughly, I'll be researching the dealer themselves. The Ford dealer has more than a few negative reviews online. Wish I would have seen them earlier.

I'll probably just go back to the GM dealer that treated me right in the first place and buy another Sierra from them.

It's a shame, if it weren't for all my problems with this truck, it could have been an awesome truck.

 

Like yourself, I've always regretted selling my 2006 GMC 2500HD crew cab with a 6.6 Duramax and Allison trans. Great truck. I carry many of the tools mentioned above, plus a multimeter and a .357 Mag. That's just in case someone wants my great F150 more than I do. I sat under a great pastor years ago (John Maxwell) and here's one of his quotes that fits your situation: "A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."

 

My dad has told me something very similar to that. It's wisdom I try to follow. I screwed up buying this truck. I've learned from what will become a 20K+ mistake by the time the dust settles. I won't make the same mistake again.

I just thank God I'm more than young enough that such a major mistake won't destroy my future. Plus, learning a 20K lesson on a truck is better than learning a similar 200K lesson on a house down the road. When it comes to purchases over a couple hundred dollars, I'm now more than a little paranoid and refuse to impulse buy.

 

Don't be too hard on yourself. All things work together for the good.
You will be fine

 

I always keep a fifth of whiskey and my .45 in case the world ends. In the wise words of RnlComp no DIY job will be the cause of a breakdown. Welcome to the 1%, time to blame God for your luck. These trucks are damn reliable. Everyone tends to get butthurt because their $45k truck has 1 or 2 problems. Welcome to the world of mass production and inflation. As long as you don't lemon law it because your A/C isn't cold enough you have my blessing. I don't know your story but if your concerned I recommend trading it before the warranty runs out. I believe you mentioned you were from Canada, right? I'm not sure on the deals up there but I know here locally they are offering pretty good deals on the 2015's, and if I needed a new truck and couldn't get a ford I would settle with a RAM before a GM.