90K miles and no breakdowns
I run 300+ miles a day in my 2001 4.6L XL and thus far, the only issue was getting a few quirks out of the system the first few months. Someone fell asleep the day my truck rolled off the line, guess. Other than normal wear on the brakes (what IS the deal with the sticky caliper pin anyway?) no rrepair issues have arisen yet. On the downside, only 14 MPG. A buddy told me a Tornado may help, so I'm installing one this weekend along with a K&N air filter, so we'll see.
We have over 40 drivers running anywhere from 200 to 450 miles a day, delivering auto parts in a 200 mile radius of Indianapolis and in the last 3 years, I have seen driver after driver left by the side of the road with non-Ford trucks and vans. Newer vehicles, older vehicles, it doesn't seem to matter. The Fords are the only trucks out there that seem to be able to handle the daily grind without costing an arm and leg in repairs. We have a couple of drivers in Dodge Ram diesels, but I guess they pay through the nose from the word go.
My last truck was a 1997 F150 4.6L XLT and I would be driving it today had it not been totaled by an idiot 18yo girl who didn't know how to drive in snow. I had 170K on it and the only repair I made on it was rebuilding the tranny at 55K. That's not as bad as it sounds as I bought it used with 30K on it and it was still under extended warranty when I lost 3rd gear. I put another 115K on it after repairing the tranny and never had to do a thing to it except the brakes (again with the sticky caliper pin). As a matter of fact, I never even got around to changing the plugs while I had it.
I'll stop rambling now, lol.
Tim
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