Calling all TRUCK guys! Help.

[mgonza]

Hello my ODT brothers.

My job is transferring me back to Atlanta and it’s time for me to get a new vehicle. I’ve never had a truck but I have always wanted one. I am looking at a budget of around 3 to 4 grand and anything less. I’m looking on Facebook and see quite a bit of F150s for that price range but I don’t know anything about them.

what should I look for? What are known issues? Also how many miles can F150s go for? Are Tacoma’s better? They seem to command a higher price.

also if you know anyone who is selling their old truck, let me know!

Thanks!

 

[ARCman47]

Stay away from the 5.4 Triton on the F150. If you can come up with extra cash, yes a Toyota will do great, which is why they hold a good value used. I'm not saying the Ford is bad but if someone has paperwork to back up all the problem repairs I might be ok with it. People want outrageous prices for used (read 'junk') trucks nowadays

 

[CBH13]

that was the same budget i was looking at and after going through a bunch of search i ended up with a v6 frontier. I'd highly recommend something Japanese. An older hardbody for a smaller truck, frontier for a medium size, and tundra for somethign larger and all are in your budget. if i did it all over again i'd prob go with a tundra

 

[Bonecollector]

Stay away from the 5.4 Triton on the F150. If you can come up with extra cash, yes a Toyota will do great, which is why they hold a good value used. I'm not saying the Ford is bad but if someone has paperwork to back up all the problem repairs I might be ok with it. People want outrageous prices for used (read 'junk') trucks nowadays

I’ll second that on the 5.4

A 5.4 in its natural state, is parked in the driveway with the hood up.

 

[MuleShoe]

I’ve got 230,000 miles on 2011 f 150 4 door 4x4 5.0 without doing anything other than regular service ! Changed oil every 8500 miles for first 100,000 and now change every 5000 miles ! Got a 2016 with 70,000 same setup service it every 5000 miles! Hard to beat f150 with 5.0 in my opinion! Neighbor has a 2003 f150’with about 400,000 with nothing done but service and drive !

 

[militaryrednek]

I’ll second that on the 5.4

A 5.4 in its natural state, is parked in the driveway with the hood up.

yall some haters on the triton lol. with regular maintenance (and research of what to expect from a 5.4l triton) 5.4l is a rock solid motor.....once you update the cam phaserz (or delete them).....and replace the stock 2 piece spark plugs.......and it just had a natural injector tick you gotta deal with lol. ye ole Triton Tick i call it. went from 65k when i bought mine to 230k+ when i sold her. never let me down or on the side of the road. if you wait till that stuff breaks to fix you got a major headache lol. But even owning one as long as i have i would never buy another 5.4l without dealer records of work "fixing" all the issues with the triton motor lol.




and to the OP, 3-4 grand will get you a decent used car/small suv, or a crappy used truck. my 2 cents lol.

 

[mgonza]

Thanks for the input.

 

[Stampede]

Thanks for the input.

You can do some research on all of the models here.

https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/F-150/

 

[Moondog1]

I don't think you'll find a tacoma that's not ragged out for $4k.

As far as f150s I see people still asking $4k plus for 90s square bodies. Don't confuse the old 5.0 with the new 5.0 either.

I think the Chevy 5.3 is a better motor than the 4.6l or 5.4l but that's only bc I'm tired of working on the 4.6l.

I would keep your eye on Craigslist, also check out proxibid for a good deal on a 2wd work truck. Proxibids premium vary from auction to auction though.

 

[harrycalahan]

2000”s Gm/Chevy with the 5.3 or an F150 with the 4.6 or 5.0. I wouldnt get the 5.4 unless your mechanically handy.