Picked up my 2000 F150 SC 4X2 Lariat about an hour ago - had to stop driving (didn't want to use my whole warantee up the 1st day) LOVE the truck - Anyone got any good advice for a truck newbie?

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2000 F150 Lariat SC 4X2
White over Gold
3.55 Limited Slip
Class III Towing
Pace-Edwards Roll Top Bed Cover

 

Be careful these message boards are very addictive.
Enjoy your new truck.
Great feeling aint it?

 

When the weekend gets here, pack a picnik lunch for the whole family and go for a drive Lots of family bonding and you still get to be with your new truck.
When you return home, wash and wax it. Allot about 3 hours for this. If you have kids, give them the job of cleaning out the inside. Congradulations on new truck

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97F150 XLT SC 4x4 Flairside 4.6 V8 5sp Dk Toreador Red, 3.55LS
ARE tonneau cover, p255/70rx16 tires (came w/235), Superchip
Pioneer CD w/4 Polk Speakers & Clarion APA5240amp, skid plates
bed liner, side window deflectors, reese hitch, K&N air filter
40s-2chamber Flowmaster, Bosch +4 spark plugs, rustproofing
Better Built Stainless nerf bars

 

Glad to hear you like your new truck I hope to have one soon myself.

 

As soon as you've got 3000 miles on it, change the oil and filter.
Replace with Mobil 1 filter and add Mobil 1 5W30.
Your transmission and differential already has synthetic oil in them from the factory.
Mobil One every 5k (3k if towing) and the truck's engine will outlive you

Congratulations!

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1999 F-250 XLT Super Duty Crew Cab Long Bed
V-10, Automatic 4R100, 4.30 Limited Slip.
GVW = 6700# Towing Capacity = 13,300#
4 Wheel ABS disks + Reese 15K hitch
Dark Hunter Green. Ford Running Boards.
Grey Rhino-Liner. Captain's Chairs. CD+Tape
Polished Stainless Steel Wheel-well Molding http://members.home.net/jchartier/jnctrk.html

 

It might be better to change the oil between 1200-1500 miles to make sure you get any metal filings out. I've heard this from a mech. I know.

 

Thanks for all the advice y'all. I've read all the threads on oil - general theme seems to be Mobil 1. 54regcab - I agree this can get adictive - seems like all I do is work, read this Message Board and sleep (not necessarly in that order), ooops and drive my truck. Thanks again!

 

BRAIN_DAD,
I see you are from Scherts..Hey check out events/happenings..Texas rally..it oct 15-17 in Austin....Ccheck the post...Dave

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1998 F-150, SC/Flairside, 4x2,4.6,auto,3.55s,nerf bars,cls 111 towing,bed liner w/mat,atlas polished wheels w/ 265 scorpions,all plastics guards/bug shields,air raid/k & n filter, superchipped, duals out the back corners, flow master 3 chamber, snug top lid, f-150 online sticker back window-honk if you see me!!! Fabtech 3 1/2 lift will be on by oct 1st...

San Antonio

 

My advise is DO NOT LET YOUR WIFE DRIVE it. Mine didn't want to at first, said it was to big. Lately it seems like all I get are visitation rights on weekends . Hate it when I get in there and all my CD's are changed out.

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99 F250XLT Supercab LD
5.4L 3.73 LS
White/Silver
Graphite interior
6 CD changer/Captain's Chairs

 

JD,

Just get her one of her own. Or vice versus.


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keith@myf150.com
http://www.myf150.com
Rocky Mount, NC

1999 F-150 XLT Styleside, Black On Black, SuperCab, Short Bed, 4x4, ORP, 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS

Mods: DrawTite Class III Hitch, Smittybilt Outland Grill Guard/Brush Guards, KC Daylighters, Custom Dual Exhaust w/ Dual Flowmaster 40's-Straight Out The Back, Airaid FIPK, SuperChips Chip, Bug Deflector, Pace-Edwards Roll-Top Bed Cover

 

Brain-Dad,

First thing you really really should do is remove your spare tire from under the bed and install some protective rug or something like it to prevent your spare from being all marked up like the rest of us! If I had known this when I bought the truck, Iwould have done just that, now at 3000 miles my spare looks like crap and Ford tells me its not a problem that the tire has 8 deep welts in the sidewall

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David
'99 F150 XLT SC, STYLESIDE
4X4 ORP 5.4L, AUTOMATIC,
139wb, Rhino, K&N,
BugGuard, RainGuards
Superchip

 

Thanks cloaker - we just replaced all our carpeting with ceramic tile - I'll heed your advice.

Davensa - I'm gonna try and make Austin - let you know early next week.

This is a GREAT site - felt sorry for my salesman, I knew 10 times more about 150's than he did. Clued him in on "the crack", last I saw him he was headed for the Used truck lot.

[This message has been edited by Brain_Dad (edited 10-07-1999).]

 

I have the opposite problem... It's the wife's truck But, if I'm really really good she lets me drive it.

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1999 F-250 XLT Super Duty Crew Cab Long Bed
V-10, Automatic 4R100, 4.30 Limited Slip.
GVW = 6700# Towing Capacity = 13,300#
4 Wheel ABS disks + Reese 15K hitch
Dark Hunter Green. Ford Running Boards.
Grey Rhino-Liner. Captain's Chairs. CD+Tape
Polished Stainless Steel Wheel-well Molding http://members.home.net/jchartier/jnctrk.html