"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message ws.com...
...and so will I. My '83 F150 had 175,000 on it when it was stolen out of
my driveway.

Rat *******s!

I did all the maintenance on it and never had to add oil
between changes every 5000 miles. It was a 4.9L straight six with an
overdrive manual transmission.

I had the 4.9L in a '92 E150 and it ran like a top with good gas
mileage and plenty of pep when hauling a load or climbing a hill (or
both). It was a high quality vehicle all around. Now I have an '01
F150 with the 4.2L V6 and I can't say I'm particularly pleased with
it. The engine is a dog and the payload capacity seems to be pretty
wimpy. There are also a lot of little things that make me question
what the design team was thinking. Now they're touting the '04 models
as being 'almost like a car.' Sh!t, if you want a car, why buy a
truck?

Cheers,
Mike