Who here has the lowest mileage 04?
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Who here has the lowest mileage 04?
Being that our 04s are now 10 years old I got to wondering, who here has the lowest mileage 04?
Mine has 61,100 as of today.
I bought it bone stock in January of 05 with 29,000, so if I average it all out I have put about 3500 miles a year on the truck since I bought it, mainly because the first couple of years I owned it I put 6-7000 a year on. About 60% of the miles I put on are towing our 7000lb camper, the rest are hwy miles. We just took it on a 500 mile road trip last weekend and averaged 17.8 on the trip, I was following my bro-in law in his 2013 1500 Z71 Chev (since he knew the way to our destination) and he only averaged 16.6mpg. I was shocked, even though my truck is leveled, bigger wheels/tires, and heavier I still got better mileage.
So how about the rest of you 04 owners??
Mine has 61,100 as of today.
I bought it bone stock in January of 05 with 29,000, so if I average it all out I have put about 3500 miles a year on the truck since I bought it, mainly because the first couple of years I owned it I put 6-7000 a year on. About 60% of the miles I put on are towing our 7000lb camper, the rest are hwy miles. We just took it on a 500 mile road trip last weekend and averaged 17.8 on the trip, I was following my bro-in law in his 2013 1500 Z71 Chev (since he knew the way to our destination) and he only averaged 16.6mpg. I was shocked, even though my truck is leveled, bigger wheels/tires, and heavier I still got better mileage.
So how about the rest of you 04 owners??
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I do need to take some new pics of the truck and change my sig, since that pic is about 5 years old. Since that pic I have had the tail lights tinted, installed painted badges with inlays and a couple other little things.
Last edited by PHS79; 04-07-2014 at 09:17 PM.
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Well, I don't have an '04, but I just checked the mileage on my '05 and right now I am sitting at exactly 2999.9 miles -- so the next time I take it out and drive one block down the road I'll cross the 3000 mile mark.....
When I ordered my truck back in '05, the intent was always that it was going to be a "sunny afternoon cruiser" only and not a daily driver of any kind. However, I never intended for it to have this few of miles after almost ten years of ownership -- that is simply the result of being extremely busy with work and family and having almost no time whatsoever to devote to things that make me happy as an individual.
Believe me when I tell you that I wait with great anticipation for the day when my son is old enough that I can start burning my free time doing things I want to do (like taking my truck out for a cruise!) and not the things I have to do as a husband and a father. In fact, I've already warned my wife that when that day finally arrives, don't expect to see me around much on Saturday's or Sunday's.....
Oh -- and my '08 Mustang -- that's sitting at under 700 miles right now for the same exact reasons.....
When I ordered my truck back in '05, the intent was always that it was going to be a "sunny afternoon cruiser" only and not a daily driver of any kind. However, I never intended for it to have this few of miles after almost ten years of ownership -- that is simply the result of being extremely busy with work and family and having almost no time whatsoever to devote to things that make me happy as an individual.
Believe me when I tell you that I wait with great anticipation for the day when my son is old enough that I can start burning my free time doing things I want to do (like taking my truck out for a cruise!) and not the things I have to do as a husband and a father. In fact, I've already warned my wife that when that day finally arrives, don't expect to see me around much on Saturday's or Sunday's.....
Oh -- and my '08 Mustang -- that's sitting at under 700 miles right now for the same exact reasons.....
Last edited by ddellwo; 04-08-2014 at 11:51 AM.
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I have 307 miles on my 04------ that is 307 miles on a new engine, the rest of the truck is at 98,000 miles. Never should have bought a first year of a new model year, but I did = my bad. Major engine work was done under warranty and it failed a month ago. I consider the 5.4L 3 valve to be a POS. So now I have to keep this truck, which I have kept in great shape over the years, with a brand new POS engine in it. Never another Ford for me.
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I consider only 98k to be horrible engine performance since for 10 years I have babied it with 4,000 mile Mobil One oil changes with Motor craft filters. Also had major upper end engine warranty work done (cam phasers, lifters, plugs, head removal, etc). I have paid enough $$$ to earn the right to call this engine a POS. I will look into Cheby , Toyrotor, or a Sheep truck, but Ford has lost me as a customer. A good truck should take you 200k.
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I consider only 98k to be horrible engine performance since for 10 years I have babied it with 4,000 mile Mobil One oil changes with Motor craft filters. Also had major upper end engine warranty work done (cam phasers, lifters, plugs, head removal, etc). I have paid enough $$$ to earn the right to call this engine a POS. I will look into Cheby , Toyrotor, or a Sheep truck, but Ford has lost me as a customer. A good truck should take you 200k.
How's the rest of the truck been? Cause everything on a Sheep will fall apart. Ain't the powertrain that hurts your wallet on those. I'm not supporting our asinine gov't or the clowns that can't get the unions off their own backs. And I don't drive foreign vehicles, so no Japanese trucks for me. Tundra is made 2 hours from me and I don't care for it.
For what it's worth, I'm not a giant Ford fanboy either. Had a Suburban before my F150 and it was a great truck, just liked to eat transmissions later in life (ha), but didn't blame all of Chevy for it. Neighbor has it now using it as a shop truck. I'd consider buying another Chevy down the road if they hadn't taken bailout money. Dodges I know to be crap. I work at a dealership and see plenty of "quality" Chrysler products.
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