BravoXray
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2019
- Messages
- 2,351
- Location
- Nothern Indiana
- Tractor
- Kubota BX2230, John Deere 430 Diesel
I bought a new 2006 F150 XLT standard cab, 4.6L V8, RWD, 8 foot box. That was one of the last years you could find a standard cab PU i=on a dealer lot. By 2009, it seemed like every truck from every maker was 4 door/super cab, 4WD, V6, 5 or 6 foot bed. I though about replacing my '06 with a newer model, maybe a '15-'18, but there are none, zero, in this country, as several dealers have told me. There are a few XL or work trucks with standard cabs, but that's not what I want, and they are usually high mileage, beat up trucks.
I needed an 8 foot for some of the things I hauled around for my trucking business when I bought my truck, and I would never buy a truck with a shorter bed. And if I need to haul more than one other person around, well, I have a Town Car for that.
So far, it's been a great truck, with only a few maintenance problems other than what is normal, like a radiator, fuel pump controller, midship bearing and intake manifold gaskets, not bad for 252K so far.
I needed an 8 foot for some of the things I hauled around for my trucking business when I bought my truck, and I would never buy a truck with a shorter bed. And if I need to haul more than one other person around, well, I have a Town Car for that.
So far, it's been a great truck, with only a few maintenance problems other than what is normal, like a radiator, fuel pump controller, midship bearing and intake manifold gaskets, not bad for 252K so far.