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My dad has a 2005 Ford F150 XL, but his has the 4.6L Triton V8. I am not sure if it has the same issues as the 5.4L or not, but his has just turned over 234,000 and the drive-train is flawless and he has never had an issue. It did have a miss and he had to replace the spark plugs once, but not a problem since... other than a wheel bearing doing out now after 234K.
I have had two F-150's since I sold my 65' Mustang in 96 and both have been great trucks. The first was an 89 and lasted from 96 till 2005, and the 2nd is a 95 and is still running great. Dunno about newer ones though, but my Dad has preferred status at the local dealership due to his love of Ford's though, lol.
Note: the 89 was a V-8 and when it "died" it had a bit over 300K miles, the 95 is an inline 6 and has almost 300k right now.
If you ever want to look up a window sticker on an 06 up Ford, just replace the VIN number at the end of this link with the VIN of the vehicle you are looking at. Then you can see exactly how it came from the factory.
If the cam phasers really were replaced it might be something worth considering. The spark plugs usually only have problems when He-Man cranks a new set in with no regard to torque values, and the rest of the engine is built solid regardless of what some haters will tell you.
They do have a lot of failures, but there's also a lot out there. Make millions of omlets and you'll probably break a few eggs. I'm not sure what you're used to however since you said the truck had plenty of power. I had that same exact truck, (06 s-Crew 5.4 XLT) and while it was a really nice vehicle to drive every day and haul blocks to the machine shop with, it was pretty gutless IMO. My friends 07 6.2 GMC absolutely murdered me in a stoplight race , so badly it was like a Labrador Retriever trying to catch a Greyhound. While its obvious that the GM had a bigger engine, his also got like 5 more MPG than mine lol
And whoever said that 15.5k was a crazy price hasn't looked at used trucks lately. While I agree he can probably get one like that a little cheaper, the phasers being done already adds value IMo since they all will need it, or need a long block at some point !
Well, because Fords are supposed to be good trucks, and after the GM/Chrysler bail out (and especially now that Chrysler is owned by ****ed In the Ass Twice Fiat) I have a bit more respect for Ford....
Why? GM and Chrysler have paid the government back; Ford still owes a few billion. Yes, they were also bailed out by the government, the only difference is that Ford borrowed the money under the guise of using it to develop more environmentally-friendly, fuel-efficient platforms. They still used the money to pay off billions in private debt.
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When we looked it up the book value i believe was a little higher.
"Book" values are always inflated. Remember, the dealers are the one who report the values to the various organizations, and it's in their best interests for those values to be as high as possible. Their only real value is as a benchmark to measure relative value; for example, if the book value of vehicle X is 10% higher than that of vehicle B, the difference is probably legitimate even though the actual dollar values probably aren't.
My dad has a 2005 Ford F150 XL, but his has the 4.6L Triton V8. I am not sure if it has the same issues as the 5.4L or not, but his has just turned over 234,000 and the drive-train is flawless and he has never had an issue. It did have a miss and he had to replace the spark plugs once, but not a problem since... other than a wheel bearing doing out now after 234K.
The 4.6 is a solid engine. Probably one of the most reliable v8 engines but lacks in HP. They do like boost as from experience with 4.6 modular mustangs. Take a look at all the 4.6 liter Crown Vics (police and taxi) and Towncars (limos). You just cant go wrong.
If we're talking about a domestic then the title would be "Top 1291 Complaints and Reviews about (fill in the blank: Ford, Chevy, Dodge half-tons)" If you look at the long-term (10-year) reliability data from Consumer Reports, the Tundra comes out #1 by a LONG shot. Domestics are right on par with Toyota/Nissan for relatively new vehicles that are up to 3 years old, but I don't know anyone who trades in their truck every 3 years.
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