Faults:

Ignition Modular has failed 3X requiring tow. That's it - the other issues are maintenance items demanding attention by any truck.

General Comments:

Yes, it has needed repairs i.e. clutch, wiper motor, diff seal, alternator, brake lines, water pump but it outhauls and/or tows in all conditions without complaints. I plan to utilize this vehicle until it runs no more.

Only when Ford Motor Co understands that true work trucks don't need no stinking leather interior, DVD or MP3 player will I upgrade to a new vehicle.

Faults:

Nothing yet, but it's certainly seen better days.

General Comments:

I am the lucky third owner of this F-150. My wife an I decided to get a third vehicle--a truck--to take her artwork to galleries, get house stuff, and to get us to stop saying things like "if we had a truck we could." I scanned craigslist for a few weeks and found a truck for $250 bucks and this was it.

I am amazed, there is no oil leaking, the shocks are good, and the clutch is in fine shape. The reason the mileage hasn't changed is that the cable broke a long time ago (according to the other owner). No one knows how many miles it has on it, but I'm sure it's a fair few.

I am not a Ford person--I am a Chevy guy, but I do think this truck deserves some recognition for its overall integrity. Rust, yeah, and a lot of things that make a racket going over train tracks, but overall, very good. Here's what I mean: When I bought it I had to drive to Duluth to pick it up. That's 280 miles away. I drove my Metro, got a tow dolly from U-Haul, then hauled my Metro back with my 250-dollar truck. I don't think most people would do that on paper, let alone through the wilds of northern Minnesota. This truck did it smiling.

Faults:

Let me just say a lot of things. The list goes on and on. She served her purpose at the time, but made her way to the corner of my buddies yard were she sat for a good 2 years before Matt and I got our hands on the Ford. We pretty much destroyed to truck. While she was road worthy it was hard on front tires, but I think this was to blame on bad front bushings. RUST! The F150's around this one were VERY bad for rusting out. The rear fenders were so rusted away the mud would go up in the air and in the box which was also rusted severly. I guess its just the climate here on P.E.I. Also the interiors plastics are crap. Damn near illegal in my books to put that plastic crap in a pick up. The Oil Pan also rusted out as everything else under the truck. You had to be careful of the floor and its great array of holes.

General Comments:

Truck was really quick while the auto transmission held up. It would accelerate very quickly. Also had really good brakes considering the condition of the truck in general. Cabin was a good size, looked a lot better when you ripped the headliner out.

BURNOUTS! let me tell you this truck was fairly good on those. Tires were bald as a babies backside. The Engine was tough as nails too. That 5.0 litre Electronic Fuel Injected V8. It ran until 300 000 kms then went through about 500 kms of insane abuse of two redneck teenagers in a field one summer. Engine would even run with the oil pan blown off, no oil and slowly seizing valve heads. Boy oh Boy good truck, only complaint was the fuel mileage considering how we drove it I would say it got about 7 MPG.