May be getting an F150... Question...
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Originally Posted by Raoul
'New' can be laid out on a spreadsheet and compared side by side.
It doesn't work so well with 'Used'.
I'd rather have a '97 that's been maintained/babied than an '03 that's been beat all to hell.
The F150 from '97 to '03 is basically the same truck with some small changes each year. A loaded '97 could be a more substantial truck than a stripped '03.
I think there was like 67 variations most model years.
Standard 4 wheel ABS started in '99 along with a little more HP.
Cubby hole in the dash went away and came back.
It doesn't work so well with 'Used'.
I'd rather have a '97 that's been maintained/babied than an '03 that's been beat all to hell.
The F150 from '97 to '03 is basically the same truck with some small changes each year. A loaded '97 could be a more substantial truck than a stripped '03.
I think there was like 67 variations most model years.
Standard 4 wheel ABS started in '99 along with a little more HP.
Cubby hole in the dash went away and came back.
Any of the older models like 97 or 98 have ABS?
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From: the moral high ground
97 - 98 have rear ABS standard, Front ABS was optional so it's possible a truck could have it.
Chevy started advertising heavy about their four wheel ABS being standard in 1999 and Ford was feeling the sting.
Ford decided to do a 'mid-year' change and go four whel ABS 'standard'.
It took effect around DEC98-Jan99 (I forget) so about half were standard.
The build range for 1999 was JUL98 - JUL99
and I'm sure some of those before that were ordered with the option so, a large percentage of '99s have four wheel ABS.
Chevy started advertising heavy about their four wheel ABS being standard in 1999 and Ford was feeling the sting.
Ford decided to do a 'mid-year' change and go four whel ABS 'standard'.
It took effect around DEC98-Jan99 (I forget) so about half were standard.
The build range for 1999 was JUL98 - JUL99
and I'm sure some of those before that were ordered with the option so, a large percentage of '99s have four wheel ABS.
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My 2000 xlt was a great truck I put a little over 96,000 miles on it in the 6 years I had it no major problems with it excepth the tranny started acting wierd the last week I had it so traded it in for my new 2005 xlt about a month ago. If the tranny didn't act up on it I still would be driving the 2000 instead of this new 05 truck.
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I bought a used 99 F-250 LD s/cab 4x4 in 02 and had it for just over 2 years. It had 100 k when I bought it and I put on about 70 k and had nary a problem, just an axle seal and ABS sensor, and a ball joint. I now own a 02 F150 Screw 4x4(family got bigger), but the 99 was an excellent truck with bigger brakes, tranny, rearend. I've never had a spark plug problem with any of them including our V10 work van, and I've changed the plugs in it and the Screw. I have been very impressed with these products, but the van did have a coil on plug problem it took awhile for me to diagnose, but since I fixed it, it's been great, and it's got 125 k on it now.
