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I've been a Toyota guy since before I could drive, but now I need a full size pickup. Tundra would be my first choice if they weren't so spendy. I won't drive a Dodge. So if you have (or had) an F150 or C/K 1500, what do you like or dislike? How reliable has it been and what motor do you have?
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FORD hands down the only way to go.
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I am driving my 4th Ford. I had a 1983 Ranger, a 1987 F-150 with the 300 ci six, a 1999 Superduty F-250 with the 5.4L Triton, and a 2005 F-250 Superduty with the 6.0L Powerstroke. If you are getting a 1/2 ton, the 5.4L is a good motor. It underpowered my 3/4 ton Extra-Cab 4X4.
I'd test drive the F-150 with the 5.4L Triton V-8. See if you can load it comparably to your typical load and drive some hills. Do the same with the Chevy. Then buy the Ford... 
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FORD!!!
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Hereditarily...I am in favor of a Ford. Dad is an all out Ford guy.
Brewer is in favor of Chevy.
Talk about marital bliss! 
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Never drove a F150, but I'm looking for another Chevy cause this is what happened to my old one. I'm looking for a crew cab this time, with the family and all, oh and my fishing buddies
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Are we talking comfort or utility? Chevy's have more comfortable seats and ride better. If you are thinking new, consider a Chevy Hybrid. The red tag event that Chevy is putting on is really awesome for the deal.
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Ford all the way, had a 74 p/u, 79 bronco full size, 85 bronco full size and now have a 97 F150 SC lariat....love this truck...wish it were an F250 though. All gasoline, have a GMC 2500 6.2l diesel that gets good mileage and that motor has some zip. External sheet metal sucks on those 80 chev/gmc trucks. Good luck in your search!
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Caveman said Ford...Fishdoc bought Ford...nuff said.
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I went from toyota to ford f350 diesel 7.3 .. Thing is huge but man its a great drive. Wish I still had a toyota for commuting at todays fuel prices. My thinking was if ya gonna do a big truck do it right the first time.
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Chevy. Love my "new" one, '83 K10 short wide box, 250 CI six banger and 4 speed. 
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I have an 02 F150 with the 5.4L. Has the towing and offroad pakgs. Ride is smooth and comfy.
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Might be interested in selling it also. 43,000 miles on it. Books out at a little over $20,000. I'm looking at getting a smaller pickup...Toyota or Nissan.
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I had a 89 F-150 with the 351 V8 under the hood; had 193,000 miles on it (much of it towing) and it didn't burn a drop of oil. I moved up to a F250 crew cab 4x4 with the V10. Nice truck, but ya pay the price for that super duty suspension on rough roads.
Ford all the way, although I will admit that the Chevy does ride a bit nicer.
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FORD!
Currently own an '05 F-150 FX4 with the 5.4L Triton and love it. It's my third Ford and I can't see buying any other brand in my future. Go to the Trucks section of the forum and look for the "Line X in my truck" thread for a picture of the Line X liner...highly recommend having that put in. Make the dealership include it in your purchase.
Prior Fords I've owned have been great also. 94 Ranger XLT 2WD extended cab, 4 cyl, 5 speed. Drove cross country twice in it, no problems ever. Finally had to trade it in on the new F-150 though, it had 125K miles and was close to needing some top end work, so I traded it in for $2K off my new one. SUCKERS!!
Also had a 77 F-150 2WD, 4 speed, straight six cyl that I drove the piss out of. I never had a bit of trouble with it either and could load a cord of green madrone in that sucker and still do 60 mph. Of course the "pucker factor" was a bit high, but it got the job done.
Guess you get the hint...I say Ford and it seems like the majority of the other guys do too.
Ever wonder why it's the most popular selling truck in the US? Because it's worth the $$$.
Enjoy your new truck whatever brand it is.
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Bowtie only!
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I've owned both. Chevy has a better ride, but if you are looking for a HD truck, go with Ford or Dodge
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 Cupo, What are you going to use it for? If you need the larger cab or to tow the 1/2 ton is fine. If you are planning to haul a camper or something else heavy, get a heavy duty 3/4 or 1 ton. The lighter axles WILL have wheel bearing problems if you haul heavy loads a lot. Engine? If you buy an older pickup a 350 is damn hard to beat.
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was for "Chevy only" by kwaj. I just didn't post fast enough. 
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If you need to clear a blocked boat launch by pulling a van and two boats out of the way, all at the same time, you WILL need an F350 with powerstroke and a heavy duty logging chain.
For everything else, any full size Ford with appropriate power plant is a good choice. I would steer clear of a truck manufacturer with financial woes if I were buying. 
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Id hafta say Ford for work and hard play,although the Chevy has a cush ride imo.But what do I know,I drive a Ford truck with a Cummins engine!
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This will be a daily driver. No heavy loads, just fishing gear, hunting gear, wet dogs, pontoon boats, etc. I can't cram myself into the tiny toyota seats in the tiny toyota cab any longer. Been a great truck but it's too small for me. I'm looking used and under $15k. Will probably go 2wd this time to save on purchase price and a little on mpg.
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K1500 with a 4.3 V-6 and a 5 speed....if you can find one.
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Dodge is running one heck of an incentive plan to buy their product! Gas for 2 years! 5 year or 50,000 warranty! Free scheduled maintenance for 2 years! I looked at Dodge before buying my F150 and didn't really like them in comparison but those bennies are hard to resist. I wonder if Ford will follow suit?
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Was looking hard at a new Dodge and bought a used Toyota (not much price difference  ) But then I saw how (don't remember the exact model, know it's the the hot rodder) the Dodge had the worst mileage out of the bunch. If you're looking for a manual (don't know) forget the Dodge cuz you're looking V8 no matter what. That's what changed my mind. Really wanted a Dodge, manual only v6 for mpg, but can only find that in the used realm.
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I have the Chevy 1 ton Duramax. Rides great. has the lowest load rating of the 3. To do it over I would go for the Ford.
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cupo said:I can't cram myself into the tiny toyota seats in the tiny toyota cab any longer. Been a great truck but it's too small for me.
Looked at a T100? Not quite full size, I know. You could definitely get into one of those for under your price limit, keep 4wd in a pickup that gets good mpg, and the cab space is greater over the Tacomas or <95 minis. Plus with a little welding rod it'll readily accept Chevy, Ford and even Jeep parts.
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If you going to go 1/2 ton 2000 or newer,go ford. I am a mechanic for a large co. we have quit a few fords and chevy's and we have put transfer cases in almost all our chevy's. we have had few problems with the fords. my brother bought a 2003 chevy and had to put a transmission,transfercase,and rear end twice. chevy said these were all common problems. I drove chevy's for years, and now you could not give me one, at least until they make some changes. Of course I would not own a new ford 6.0 litre diesel either, then I would look at chevy or dodge. I build a lot of diesels and so far the 6.0 litres are not holding up to the power we are running. keep breaking cranks.
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dancer, what kind of co as in what do they do with the trucks?
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i had a 1974 ford F100 that got great mpg and it ran forever it barely quit on me i almost got a nissan p/u but i moved up here to ketchikan ak
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Co is construction. paving,utilities,concrete,etc. Have some bosses trucks and a bunch of crew trucks. they tow dailey skid steers,rollers,etc.
I used to work for a co. building performance trucks. still do some on the side. Wife has an excursion with powerstroke dynod 735 hp @ 1075 ft lbs torque. 21 miles per gallon.I have a 04 dodge I am working on. gettin close to being able to keep up with her.
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Co is construction. paving,utilities,concrete,etc. Have some bosses trucks and a bunch of crew trucks. they tow dailey skid steers,rollers,etc.
I used to work for a co. building performance trucks. still do some on the side. Wife has an excursion with powerstroke dynod 735 hp @ 1075 ft lbs torque. 21 miles per gallon.I have a 04 dodge I am working on. gettin close to being able to keep up with her.
Hey dancer,sounds like a stout psd,you have a dyno graph you can post? Thanks.
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I've been shopping around for a good deal. There are only so many private party deals available. I'm looking at lots too and my hate for car salesmen is getting stronger. 
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Cupo, I've been leary of the typical used car salesman too. But so far I've been dealing with so ok kind of guys, they have not hounded me at all and no pressure except for the "would you like to take a look at this one?"
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I found a couple of decent guys to deal with today. I ended up buying an '02 F150 from them. It was a fair deal. Not a steal, but fair. Next purchase is a new steelheader.net sticker for it.
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That's cool I'm still looking. I'll need to get another sticker too! I think I have a spare packed away. Mine went with the truck when it got totalled.
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Cupo, congrats on the new ride.
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Congrats! Where's the pic and what's the specs?
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Congrats on the purchase noodles... and the truck too
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New sticker has been ordered. Gotta represent.
It was dark when I got home and I'm leaving for Forks at 5am so pics will have to wait. It's exactly what I was looking for...2wd, supercab, 4.2 V6, automatic, 36k miles. I was dead set against using my Toyota for a trade in because I figure they'll always offer a lowball trade value. They offered me $1000 less than I was going to ask in a private sale. In the end they upped it to what I was going to ask.
This is the first time I've had a truck that isn't white. 
It was a sad day for the Toyota fan in me. Not only did I leave my Tacoma with strangers, but when I stopped by my insurance agent's office he told me that his stepson totalled the '86 yota I sold him. Fell asleep and hit a telephone pole. RIP Toyotus Maximus. 
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Congrats on the new ride Cupo, I've had two Toys in the past, an 83 and a 79 both 4x's....go anywhere trucks and fun to drive. But, love my Ford F150 now!
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My Dad just got the new 2005 F-150 Crew Cab. From the pics it looks like a sweet truck!
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Must be something in the water, a friend of mine just got an '05 F150...
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congrats smart move
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I'm in sales and drive about 50,000 miles a year.
I've owned fords and chevys, 2x4s, 4x4s, AWD, V6, V8, I6, auto, stick, PUs and SUVs, all gas, in almost all of these combinations. Mileage only varies about 2mpg max with any of them, on the highway 18.5 is low 20.5 is high. This is on trucks from the mid 90s on. Now I just get them with 4 wheel drive and a V8, it only costs 1 or 2 mpg if any. When you pull a trailer the mpg drops to terrible (10 to 12) with any combination, so at least the V8 has more power. There are good and bad rides (comfort) in each brand, you won't know until you drive the one you are interested in. There are too many combinations of tires, shocks, springs, seats, wheel bases, and your butt to say one brand rides better than the other, you just need to drive them.
I've only had one bad vehicle, a 96 full sized chevy 1/2 ton van, three trannys in 35k, not pulling trailers, no hitch. Plus almost every system on van was replaced during the warranty period.
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I got 18.5 mpg on my first tank. Filled up again tonight and got 19.8 on this one. Mpg is only one reason I wanted the V6. The 4.2l has a good reputation for lasting a long time, with the exception of '97-98 models.
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I have a '97 f150, 4.2L, 184,000 miles, starts everytime.
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I had the 4.2 in one F150, no problems, towed my 19' center console from Everett to the Columbia every week. I think the 4.2 got a little better mileage towing than the others, my current 2005 chevy I6 is the worst. It's a good motor, just terrible mileage when you hitch up the trailer. I have a set of 4 studded snow tires on stock ford chrome wheels, they have about 1,000 miles on them, had them on the truck for about two weeks. I'd sell them for $200.00.
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No thanks on the tires. I'm not a big fan of studded tires.
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Still happy with it. Comfy ride. Didn't think I'd like the bed cover but it's grown on me.
And on the back window...
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