My new truck arrived 16 years ago. I had an engagement and couldn't pick it up until April 1st so it sat on the lot for a day. The dealership must have had sixty 150s on the lot but my salesman said, "You know, I could have sold your truck three times today."
I had a new '85 Toyota pickup for 14 years before this one and I didn't know if the Ford would last as long as the Toyota but, the Ford drives like new @144,000 miles.
Hey, that's two pickup trucks in thirty friggin years. I should get a medal or something.

 

Still a neat little truck!

I can relate a bit to having two trucks long-term - I 've been staring at the exact same dashboard in two different Ford Rangers for 18 years now! Yeah, you've got more years in then me, but at least your dashboards changed.....

 

Raoul at 144,000 that puppy is just getting broken in. I'm about to turn 300,000 in my 03. I have to say that it has probably been the best truck I've ever owned.

I had a 79 Toyota 4wd before the F-150 and I thought that was going to be hard to beat, but the Ford has been a much better truck. The odometer in my Toyota stopped working after the 2nd time it rolled over (200,000) and I drove it for about 10 more years after that. But not without motor and trans rebuilds.

BTW it's good to see that you still check in once in a while.

 

I have 123,000 on my 2010..... You don't drive it much.

 

I put 16,500 on it the first year, my 36k warranty ran out after 27 months.

In the later years I've had a couple of second vehicles plus I retired four years ago so, nothing is really a daily driver.
I still put about 5,000 a year on it.

 

Same here but, the Ford did cost $23,000 and the Toyota was $6,200 out the door.

 

From past experience with Ford trucks... they last, and last longer than the competition if taken care of. Especially the F-Series and the E-Series.

One thing I've always betted on Fords doing best:
1. Starting in the most adverse conditions.
2. Braking systems being beyond over engineered for superior performance.

 

Pretty cool you have had it for that long.. Don't see many single cab lariats at all! I wish i could keep one for 16 years. If i keep my Eb for 16 years it would be close to 400k miles

 

still a great looking truck

 

You must have one hell of a custom butt groove worn in the driver's seat by now.

 

 

Nope. I probably farted in the truck twice a day for 16 years.
A single fart has negligible density but, twelve thousand of them has negated any possible seat depression.

 

thats also assuming he's maintained the same weight +/- 3% for 16 years

 

What engine does it have?

 

IIRC it's a rare single cab 5.4.