“But I need a lifted 2500 diesel to tow my 2 jet skis once a year, yeah I work in a office and live in the suburbs but I need a big ass truck. I need it to be lifted with rubber band mud tires even though it’s never been off pavement.”
Cubicle.jockeys are product testers for the rest of us. If every los Angeles socker mom didnt buy a 4runner since their inception, they wouldn't have had the volume to iron out problems. Same for many cars.
This is the validation I needed to never sell my '09, regular cab, 4wd, 5 speed, 2.7 liter Tacoma with crank windows, manual doors, no frills, reliable truck.
The 5.4 2 valve triton engine is great. Reliable, enough power, only beef is the spark plug threads and the stupid plastic connectors on the ignition coils. It’s really a great truck, I drive an 01 f150 super cab and it’s been wonderful
The plastic connectors on the entire engine harness on them by now is all brittle lol I’ve broken many coil connectors and injector connectors and more on old Mustang harnesses, but also have on high mileage Toyotas that are 10 years old so meh. As long as you don’t over or under tighten the spark plugs, not too much of an issue.
I’ve have a 2002 Sierra 2 wheel drive reg cab long bed that I’ve had for almost 20 years, no rust, manual windows, AC and auto and I will drive it till I die. Great content dude!
I have a 2008 Ford F-150 crew cab with that little short bed on it. I have to have a trailer to haul stuff. I tell everyone I don't have a truck, I have an SUV with an open air trunk. The last real truck I had was a 1993 F150 regular cab with a whole full size bed. I could not imagine buying those embarrassing "trucks" they sell now for $80,000. I'm just going to keep my trailer and my 17 year old SUV.
We need more trucks like these for sale now. Simple, low lifting height durable. I have a ‘97 Chevy WT for when I need to haul anything. I don’t want a huge 4WD truck where the bed height is chest level.
I've had my 97 short bed regular cab 4.6 lariat 4x4 since 2005. Its been an awesome truck. 250000 miles. I'll never buy another truck. If it ever needs a motor or trans I'll put one in or rebuild. These new trucks are outrageous price.
I daily a 16 ford fusion, but have a 10th gen as sort of a project truck mostly, but i also paid $400 (needed a transmission and the ac didnt blow cold). Had it for 3 years as I’ve slowly worked to restore it more and more. 244k miles, 4.6 2wd and hasnt let me down. Had the same drivetrain in my 99 crown vic years ago. Solid engine
My dad has a truck that looks exactly like that. He's elderly so it's lightly used and still in great shape with many miles left. It's never leaving the family. 👍
My favorite truck my dad had was a 98 F150 4x4 4.6 v8 5 Speed manual such a good truck i miss it but my grandpa has it now my dad worked it to death so its completely worn out and rusted but my grandpa still drives it to get lumber once in a while.
@@ryanmcgowan9199 el caminos being two doors were never viable family vehicle options. Also being from the heart of truck country in Texas, the only "soccer" mom I've seen in a dually was a friend of mine who raises and trains cutting horses and pulls horse haulers all over the country to shows. So in her case, it was a necessity. But they basically have a big rig now for that so she drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee now.
I once read a joke that the auto engineers for the LeSabre designed it with the old senile barely-able-to-drive demographic in mind. When they inevitably floored the wrong pedal, it had to be sturdy enough to plow through an entire farmer's market, keep the driver safe and unaware of the carnage, and remain in one piece so that it wouldn't be too expensive to repair on a fixed income.
I’ve heard stories back in the day from my grandfather he even said if you where a dirt poor tradesmen guys would pick up a old station wagon for the work horse too easy
Yeah I commute with an F150 and I don't really care if people don't like that. New England in the winter with an hour long commute. Have fun in your little car stuck on the side of the road.
If you use your truck for work or need it for work it makes sense. But driving it just because, as a non-work related commuter is a bit silly. I’ve wanted a truck as a daily as I’m constantly needing one (not for my job though), but never did because outside of its occasional usefulness to me it didn’t make sense. Also most fwd/AWD cars will do better in bad weather than a truck will. Unless they have summer tires and can’t drive.
@@Bearbait01 well I am looking to get a truck now because I’m tired of borrowing one or even just having a car with not enough room to move stuff, haul stuff, or even buying larger items (especially if I get back into the flipping game). Originally just wanted a ranger but now idk lol
My gf's little Kia is a tank in the snow. I've been caught in 3 foot nor'easters a handful of times and never once had any worries about making it home in one piece. It does help to have snow tires though.
Besides the fact that my 03 f150 4.6 is rusty as shit and I can’t work on most things on the undercarriage without needing a heat gun to get bolts out, it’s a fucking amazing truck
My last truck was a 1979 base model 2WD Chevy with a short box. I paid $4,500 for it when it was 4 years old. Unfortunately, since we live in Western NY, rust ultimately got it. I wish I could still buy the equivalent. One of the strangest comments I've heard recently was from an owner of a new truck with 4 doors and a tiny bed. He chose it so nobody would ask him to haul anything. So, why buy a truck? My 23 year old Saturn solves the problem of people wanting me to haul stuff a lot cheaper.
Nice rant except I don't agree with poking fun a kids for not having experienced something which is becoming rare. If we want kids to learn we as adults need to teach them. I had a 2004 XL heritage model exactly that one except it was an 8ft bed. Was bare bones 2wd, V6, 5sp, work truck package, crank windows, with the extended range 30gal fuel tank. Purchased new in summer of 2004 for the tidy sum of $12,500! I moved myself three times and helped my friends move at least two or three more times. Towed multiple cars. Lots of swap meets. Went camping. Hauled firewood. Still on the road today (in 2024) as my brother's daily driver after his car was totaled hitting a deer last year. Adjusted for inflation in 2024 that is just over $20,000. Can't buy a new pickup truck with an 8ft bed for anywhere near that price. I just looked cheapest volume dealer near me has an F150 XL with an 8ft bed for $35,000. Cheapest GM 1500 is $38,000! Ram doesn't even build an 8ft bed 1500 anymore. When I find a 10th generation F150 long bed for sale in decent condition it generally listed for $5,000 with high miles and closer to $10,000 with low miles. Insanity. As for why I got rid of that truck: I had started a family, my wife and I were both working full time, and two car seats don't fit into a truck with a manual transmission floor shifter. Thus I had to swap it for something family friendly. I chose a used grand cherokee instead of a quad cab truck or minivan (although the wife is starting to come around to the idea of an AWD minivan) and bought a small trailer to replace the pickup bed.
my dad had a 98 ford expediton bought it new lasted years had over 330000 miles on it before some one put the wrong spark plug in it and cracked the piston but had the orginal motor and tranny in it
I had an 11th gen F150 regular cab. It was great--still a real truck! 4.6L 2V engine, no VVT bs. The cool thing about that truck is that it had little back doors to access a decent space behind the seat to store my tools and more valuable stuff that I didn't want to put in the bed. Then the 5.4L 3V showed up and things started going downhill.
My pops just gave me the truck that they bought the year I was born. The year 2000. I ordered like 1000$ worth of parts off eBay. Cheap stuff so it's a lot of crap. I'm halfway of installing everything and damn I'm falling in love with the truck again. I used to think the thing was so cool back in the day. Went from mamalona with spinner 20" wheels. To a work truck with steelies and now 320k miles. Now in my possession is has a few more modern touches. Can't wait to have it to my personal spec
Used to have a 2001 baby Tacoma to get me from college and back. 4 cylinders and small. My favorite truck ever made. Even hauled cargo in it. Mostly sand bags to keep the wheels grounded and prevent spinning but other than that I adored it. Crank windows, shotty AC, and no radio. Man those were good times.
1999 f150 4.2 with 198000 miles, gonna drive it to hopefully million miles, in texas with no rust, didnt get the best in a crash test rating, but oh well, thing just keeps going, and its my daily and i look at new trucks, but honestly dont want them, i use this truck for work everyday and have a full load in the back like all the time cuz i do scrap metal as a side job, just gonna put a new engine in it when this engine dies, probably not for a while though
I'll bet adjusting that manual passenger side rearview mirror is a pain in the butt! Having a minimum level of power accessories is worth it, especially if you drive in traffic.
I got a 97' K1500 and a 99'F150. I worked at Ford as a tech and honestly I would not trade either one for whats on the lot F series wise. I would opt for a surplus cop Explorer or Tahoe over a newer pickup. Vinyl floors and column shifts, no frills. And if ya take the seats out plenty of room to haul stuff. Those are gonna be the blue collar vehicles of the coming near future.
I drive a 2001 f150 regular cab long box 4x4. Great work truck got it in 2023 at 105k miles. Mint condition, has some engine issues but once I got that fixed. Its a great truck. Had issues here and there but not crazy expensive to fix and most is easy to DIY
I bought my 01 4x4 with 230k miles for $3k (precovid). This truck hasnt given me any problems at all for 40k miles now, unlike my newer 2018 focus st which has to do a full engine rebuild. 95-2008, back when vehicles were made to last.
Moved a snowblower in my Corolla, 55 gallon fish tank fits in the back seat, can’t haul refrigerators in an SUV or a van traded a 91 2 wd F for a 2wd 3 pedal Tacoma, I prefer the heavier half ton, more comfortable ,larger
The 4r100 that comes with the 5.7L V8 is a great reliable slushbox. You can get a PCS for it if you want to control the gears and torque converter locking
2:10 there’s a lot of regular cab pickups in my area (Ozarks), and a ton of extended cabs. There’d be a lot more regular cabs if people could actually buy them, but they’re very hard to even find.
One of my favorite trucks I've owned was a 1996 Toyota T100 2wd 5-speed regular cab with the 8 foot bed. It was so easy to load anything since it sat so low. The 2.7 was a great motor, too. I have a stock 2014 F150 STX regular cab now, and the bed is almost up to my chin, and I'm 5' 11
I got a v6 2011 f150 single cab long bed work truck. I use it as my everything car. I work the heck out of it doing renovations/handyman work. The bed is constantly full of flooring, Siding, cabinets and other stuff. Tow jetskis and or a small camper on the weekend. The v6 is good because when I need to work on it I can hop inside the engine bay because there's so much empty space with no turbos and whatnot. Also got a pretty good deal on it last yr 130k miles for $6k
You are right, I also am not a Ford guy although I just picked up my 3rd F150. I got a rust free 97 Reg Cab Short Bed 2wd with the 4.6 Auto.. just something about the 10th gen Fords that I really like too.,
I have a 2003 STX 4X4. It's both my work/leisure vehicle. It's got the cloth 60/40 bench. Wouldn't have it any other way. I've driven it from Sac to Southern California I don't even know how many times. It currently has 350k, and hopefully it will get many more. Don't beat them up, and keep up with general maintenance. Treat them right, and they will usually return the favor.
As a card carrying member of the brick nose chapter of obs trucks I can accept the tenth Gen into the obs fold. That 4.2 was a good motor very underappreciated.
I've Got 3 F Series Trucks & Love Them ALL. But My 02' F150xlt 4x4, 5.4 2V w/ Stainless Hedders & Flowmaster Dual Exhaust, Extended Cab Stepside Lariat w//7700 Tow Capacity & The Bigger 9.75" Rear Diff That's LOADED With Gray Leather Buckets, Center Console Armrest, Sunroof, Etc., Etc. Is My Favorite & A BEAST !!! I've Used It For Work Towing Cars On Trailer's & Dolley's, & My Trailer Like I Wasn't Towing Anything Back There. Between That & Road Trips To Pick Up Car Parts, This Thing Has Paid For Itself Multiple Times Over !!! Another One Is My 03' F350xl Super Duty, 5.4 2V Triton, Reg Cab, 8' Bed, Crank Windows, That Would Handle Anything That My 02' Couldn't But I Haven't Found That Yet. And Finally, I've Got My One Owner 2005 F250xl 4x4, 5.4 3V w/116K, Reg Cab, 8' Bed, That I Scored Off My Friend Who Only Did Local Landscape & Plowing Since The Day He Bought It Brand New. I'm Not Exactly Thrilled With The Way That My 05' 3V Compares To The Other 2V Motors. Either One Of Them With A Chain Hooked Up Would Drag It Around A Parking Lot Backwards But I Still Love All 3 Of Them & I'll Never Own Any Other Truck Besides A FORD !!! FoMoCoMoFo's !!!!!!!
I also live in Montana where people do actually need the 4wd, so an Suv or truck does make since, but half our population still owns Ford Excursions, so honestly we're just different up here lol
Side note, because they super sized the full size as a family sedan with a small bed (Explorer Sport-trac), they then did that to the small trucks. Those of us that wanted a Ranger, S10, Tacoma with good gas mileage that was super cheap with a 6' bed are screwed even more.
We have a 1000-acre cattle ranch, and We have two 01 Ford Excursions with V10s. We've had them for 20 years, one had 380.000 miles and the other 296.000 miles you ought to see what we put them through they are flat out indestructible.
Youre actually part of the reason why i got that specific ford, and it just so happened to be the 4.2 as well. Im just as guilty as the people you targeted, but i knew not to spend that much money as one would on a denali just to drive 3 miles to my job. Anyways, its my project truck, and i was wondering was it difficult for you to reach the spark plugs? Maybe you could start a series on where certain parts are located bc im still new to it. Thanks, great content btw.
I have 2 F250's both 2015's ones a 6.2 gas the other a 6.7 power stroke diesel both XLT's 4wd Regular cab long beds love em! I've had the crew cab short bed sold it
Man, im telling you i would kill to see you do a review on the 2nd gen toyota avalons, i got mine a couple months ago at 260k miles and it still runs like i bought it straight from factory.
Still own a single cab Colorado. Everything you said is do true! Frustrates me to know end. I use my truck for work all the time but when it dies, im buying a panel van
I realized why your towing review vs the ram felt all over the road, it’s the steering box that needed adjustment, I did it on my own and it fixed it so much. Only swapped tie rods when I redid the front suspension
Well the V6 isn’t a triton, and nothing wrong with the tritons anyway, the Ford mod motors are extremely simple, strong, and reliable. Not to mention pretty smooth too.
This really speaks to me. I’m looking for a truck (long bed, single cab, preferably manual) and I’m actually using it for work. And everywhere I look even just in my neighborhood, there’s people with the typical crew cab, short bed configuration. I just don’t get it. It ruins the market too as mentioned.
I'm probably one of the last teenage guys that agree with this guy, I drive an 3 door 6.5' bed 1998 F-150, and i only use the back row for tools/a subwoofer, and occasionally a younger brother. that and my friend's 92' chevy W/T regular cab long box are my 2 favorite trucks, and we make bank off of local jobs with them.
If you only include the big 3, yeah I'd say the last good generations of overall truck construction and engineering ended around 2011-2014. Toyota on the other hand, was still making the Tundra like a tank until the newest generation. My 2016 Tundra is built similarly to a half ton from 2008. Still an over engineered frame with an open C rear frame, reinforced middle, and boxed front. Super low diff ratios from the factory (4.30s), a really crazy overbuilt 6 speed auto, and basically zero aluminum. It has a 6.5ft bed and what I think is the perfect cab size for needing extra guys in the truck (double cab). Then you throw in the 5.7 with its crazy good 3600 rpm peak torque and insane longevity/reliability AND the auxiliary trans cooler from the factory ... No complaints here other than MPG in stop and go.
I agree this generation of trucks is the best, they are incredibly reliable and cheap to maintain, you have the manual, those are very hard to find anymore
I have a 2002 F250 4x4 with a regular cab and a 8' bed. It does have air power windows and a am fm radio with cassette player and a cd player .I would have bought a F150 at the time but I needed it to pull a 32' rv that I just sold. You're right a truck should just be a truck and all the stuff they added to them has made the prices skyrocket. I also agree with you about those stupid lights that people put on their trucks. My truck rides like a truck which is like driving a lumber wagon. The only complaint I have is all the things I have had to have replaced from the transmission being rebuilt the engine being replaced twice the first one with a used one that had 75k then I drove it 20k until it got a bad headgasket. Then I had a new 5.4 jasper engine put in that has a 3year 100k warranty. I replaced body panels from all the rust replaced the rims since they were rusted out and new tires along with many other things. With all the repairs its still cheaper then a newer truck.
I have Ford F-150, 2000 model year. I am keeping it and restoring it. 10th generation truck is better than the new one. Newer trucks are junk and a waste of money. We need new simple trucks back. 🤔🇨🇦🇺🇲👍
Not to sound bad but I remember when full sized beds were 8ft long with the gate closed. I miss my 74 f100. My current truck is a 10th gen supercab 6ft bed gate closed. I mostly use it these days for moving firewood and other such things
Same. Some people have to villainize anyone with a four door truck who doesn’t have a full bed and trailer every day. But it’s the college kids with 3” lifted King Ranch trucks on 20” wheels with low profile tires and a 4” diameter exhaust tip that are the real menace in my area.
I vote minivan, especially ones whose 2nd and 3rd row fold into the floor. Got a 2007 Grand Caravan like that, it gets used just like the larger panel van in the fleet, just smaller. 10 foot pipe sections and 4'x8' plywood sheet are a bit tight, but it'll do it.
When I got my 2nd gen Tacoma, I made sure to get one with the access cab and 6.5 foot bed so I can actually haul things around. I don't get the point of having a 4 door truck with a super short bed and a cap over it. At that point, you essentially have a suv.
I work from home on a computer but love my 12v and 24v 2nd gens. I get groceries with them. The 12v is manual with a single cab long bed. Makes dump runs and visits to the hardware store fun. Keeping them forever, new vehicles don't do it for me.
i have a 2012 f250 extended cab pickup I bought to pull my skid steer around. Bought for 3,500 bucks it was a bnsf railroad truck before I got it. Lots of miles but it has manual windows and everything works fine. I get what you're saying about using trucks as cars but maybe look into an HD truck if you want something for work, most of the single cabs i see are 3/4ton + in my area
I agree with what you're saying, but I'd go one step further. My 08' F150 I think is the last real truck. 8ft bed, regular cab, manual locks and windows, vinyl floor, and if I'm not mistaken, 08' F150 was the last 1/2 Ton to offer a 5 speed, which mine has. You're right but I think just off by one generation. I still see a fair amount of them around too.
I ain't selling my 98 Ram 1500 until the frame cracks in half. Even that's a maybe. 5.2, 4x4, extended cab, 6.5ft bed, bone stock (and it will STAY bone stock). Wish it was a long bed, but the price was right. Made my money back on what I spent on the truck ($4,000) ten fold already by hauling random stuff for people. Used it and still use it for everything from paving stones to dirt bikes.
I want a Body on Frame full size, Midsize and compact pickup with a Regular cab 6 foot bed, a available manual transmission and a naturally aspirated engine without fuel management garbage from the big three with a base MSRP of $30k for the full size and well under $30k for the other with more 90s/ early 00s features between the base work truck and the second lowest trim package. Back in the day for Ford it was between the XL and the XLT in the 11th gen is when Ford introduced the STX I believe. Who’s with me!
3:21 I've wondered for awhile with kids like that what is the universal signal for someone to roll down their window is to them. Do they just point down now?
My '12 250 is a regular 8 foot. Manual locks, windows and transfer case. Had to go out of state to get it. The other day I leaned against it gassing it up and the door flexed in. My 92 dodge never did that. I'd say ford ended in 97. Maybe shevi kept going longer idk.
These pickups started the downfall. They were styled like a minivan, and they have crappy engines that are halfway under the dash and difficult to service. The 90s fords were the last good ones.
Dude you're 100% wrong. 97 to 03 Ford's are very durable. Change the plugs every 90k and torque them more than factory spec. 300k all day long. I own 3 of them. Solid vehicles.
Kind of sucks that they discontinued the 300ci and no longer make an inline 6. And the twin I beam suspension was stronger, though apparently some 2wd super duties still have it?
Still got a 2015 Silverado, i bought it new. Disabled that AFM crap. I actually use the 4wd and haul stuff with it. I hope it lasts another 10 years, it's been reliable but i am meticulous with maintenance.
You can still get a new Ford F-150 regular cab with a 8 foot bed for between 36 and 40k dollars. The F-150 is Ford's bread and butter and has been continually improved over the years. They build 900, 000 of them per year.
“But I need a lifted 2500 diesel to tow my 2 jet skis once a year, yeah I work in a office and live in the suburbs but I need a big ass truck. I need it to be lifted with rubber band mud tires even though it’s never been off pavement.”
Just shows how fragile these men's egos are and how uncomfortable with their own sexuality too. To own material "masculine" things to feel good.
Cubicle.jockeys are product testers for the rest of us. If every los Angeles socker mom didnt buy a 4runner since their inception, they wouldn't have had the volume to iron out problems. Same for many cars.
Rubber band mud tires is an oxymoron
"Show ponies" is what I call those
They exist, and only for looks.@@evankirkpatrick8741
This is the validation I needed to never sell my '09, regular cab, 4wd, 5 speed, 2.7 liter Tacoma with crank windows, manual doors, no frills, reliable truck.
hell no. Keep that truck. That damn thing is a TANK
Family friend had one, an 07. It got taken out in an accident with 670k miles, these Tacomas weren’t just reliable but absolutely MONSTROSITIES
My 2000 F150 4x4 manual widows, locks, & 4x4. I fixed the ac on it and keep it going since it is rust free from Missouri. 306k miles. New sub
My 97 f150 with manual everything just blew up at 59k miles
Currently doing suspension at 330k on my 02
My 99 was the longest lasting truck I ever had that never really had any problems. Went to 300k miles on the original engine and drivetrain
I love my 2002 SVT Lightning ⚡️⚡️ Which I bought new in May 2002. The 10th generation is my favorite F-Series.
The 5.4 2 valve triton engine is great. Reliable, enough power, only beef is the spark plug threads and the stupid plastic connectors on the ignition coils.
It’s really a great truck, I drive an 01 f150 super cab and it’s been wonderful
The plastic connectors on the entire engine harness on them by now is all brittle lol I’ve broken many coil connectors and injector connectors and more on old Mustang harnesses, but also have on high mileage Toyotas that are 10 years old so meh. As long as you don’t over or under tighten the spark plugs, not too much of an issue.
I’ve have a 2002 Sierra 2 wheel drive reg cab long bed that I’ve had for almost 20 years, no rust, manual windows, AC and auto and I will drive it till I die.
Great content dude!
I love my 10th gen
I own since new an 02 F150 and your video has given me inspiration to continue driving it for the foreseeable future
I have that truck, 97 f150 Lariat, 108,000 original miles, zero rust, owned by my aunt since new, given to me because it's just an old truck...
I don’t call today’s pickup trucks, trucks. I call them an SUV with a pickup bed.😂
id call em a crossover with a pickup bed. Some of them aren't even built on truck frames.
@@ditiprel4 thats just the maverick and santa cruze. the ridgeline is built on a midsize suv platform
I call them soccer dad sedans.
I have a 2008 Ford F-150 crew cab with that little short bed on it. I have to have a trailer to haul stuff. I tell everyone I don't have a truck, I have an SUV with an open air trunk. The last real truck I had was a 1993 F150 regular cab with a whole full size bed. I could not imagine buying those embarrassing "trucks" they sell now for $80,000. I'm just going to keep my trailer and my 17 year old SUV.
We need more trucks like these for sale now. Simple, low lifting height durable.
I have a ‘97 Chevy WT for when I need to haul anything.
I don’t want a huge 4WD truck where the bed height is chest level.
I've had my 97 short bed regular cab 4.6 lariat 4x4 since 2005. Its been an awesome truck. 250000 miles. I'll never buy another truck. If it ever needs a motor or trans I'll put one in or rebuild. These new trucks are outrageous price.
I daily drive a 10th gen and I agree it is in fact the last generation of “classic truck”
I daily a 16 ford fusion, but have a 10th gen as sort of a project truck mostly, but i also paid $400 (needed a transmission and the ac didnt blow cold). Had it for 3 years as I’ve slowly worked to restore it more and more. 244k miles, 4.6 2wd and hasnt let me down. Had the same drivetrain in my 99 crown vic years ago. Solid engine
My dad has a truck that looks exactly like that. He's elderly so it's lightly used and still in great shape with many miles left. It's never leaving the family. 👍
As a 10th gen owner, they are a very under valued truck.
yes indeed my friend
My favorite truck my dad had was a 98 F150 4x4 4.6 v8 5 Speed manual such a good truck i miss it but my grandpa has it now my dad worked it to death so its completely worn out and rusted but my grandpa still drives it to get lumber once in a while.
People finally realized that it was a waste of resources to have car for family driving AND a truck for work in the driveway we just combined them.
but instead of an el camino its soccer moms in powerstrokes with dual axels for pulling the 5th wheel trying to parallel park outside of applebees
@@ryanmcgowan9199 el caminos being two doors were never viable family vehicle options. Also being from the heart of truck country in Texas, the only "soccer" mom I've seen in a dually was a friend of mine who raises and trains cutting horses and pulls horse haulers all over the country to shows. So in her case, it was a necessity. But they basically have a big rig now for that so she drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee now.
Nothing but truth in this video!
Love my 1986 base model f150. 4.9l. Single cab!
I saw a landscaper using a Buick LeSabre to haul his trailer. These yuppies really don’t need a truck
I once read a joke that the auto engineers for the LeSabre designed it with the old senile barely-able-to-drive demographic in mind. When they inevitably floored the wrong pedal, it had to be sturdy enough to plow through an entire farmer's market, keep the driver safe and unaware of the carnage, and remain in one piece so that it wouldn't be too expensive to repair on a fixed income.
I have a '97 F150 XLT 4X4 I bought in 2000. Mainly use it to haul stuff when needed. My wife can't understand why I don't sell it an buy a new one 😊
I’ve heard stories back in the day from my grandfather he even said if you where a dirt poor tradesmen guys would pick up a old station wagon for the work horse too easy
yes, it’s like guys now with old minivans.
That’s surprising, I thought in the “back in the day” trucks were dirt cheap because nobody wanted them unless they needed one.
Yeah I commute with an F150 and I don't really care if people don't like that.
New England in the winter with an hour long commute. Have fun in your little car stuck on the side of the road.
If you use your truck for work or need it for work it makes sense. But driving it just because, as a non-work related commuter is a bit silly. I’ve wanted a truck as a daily as I’m constantly needing one (not for my job though), but never did because outside of its occasional usefulness to me it didn’t make sense.
Also most fwd/AWD cars will do better in bad weather than a truck will. Unless they have summer tires and can’t drive.
@@micahrlusk Just go get a truck and end the conversation. Be prepared!
@@Bearbait01 well I am looking to get a truck now because I’m tired of borrowing one or even just having a car with not enough room to move stuff, haul stuff, or even buying larger items (especially if I get back into the flipping game). Originally just wanted a ranger but now idk lol
My gf's little Kia is a tank in the snow. I've been caught in 3 foot nor'easters a handful of times and never once had any worries about making it home in one piece. It does help to have snow tires though.
Besides the fact that my 03 f150 4.6 is rusty as shit and I can’t work on most things on the undercarriage without needing a heat gun to get bolts out, it’s a fucking amazing truck
My last truck was a 1979 base model 2WD Chevy with a short box. I paid $4,500 for it when it was 4 years old. Unfortunately, since we live in Western NY, rust ultimately got it. I wish I could still buy the equivalent.
One of the strangest comments I've heard recently was from an owner of a new truck with 4 doors and a tiny bed. He chose it so nobody would ask him to haul anything. So, why buy a truck? My 23 year old Saturn solves the problem of people wanting me to haul stuff a lot cheaper.
Funny enough people are still gonna ask him to haul stuff.
Nice rant except I don't agree with poking fun a kids for not having experienced something which is becoming rare. If we want kids to learn we as adults need to teach them.
I had a 2004 XL heritage model exactly that one except it was an 8ft bed. Was bare bones 2wd, V6, 5sp, work truck package, crank windows, with the extended range 30gal fuel tank. Purchased new in summer of 2004 for the tidy sum of $12,500! I moved myself three times and helped my friends move at least two or three more times. Towed multiple cars. Lots of swap meets. Went camping. Hauled firewood. Still on the road today (in 2024) as my brother's daily driver after his car was totaled hitting a deer last year.
Adjusted for inflation in 2024 that is just over $20,000. Can't buy a new pickup truck with an 8ft bed for anywhere near that price. I just looked cheapest volume dealer near me has an F150 XL with an 8ft bed for $35,000. Cheapest GM 1500 is $38,000! Ram doesn't even build an 8ft bed 1500 anymore.
When I find a 10th generation F150 long bed for sale in decent condition it generally listed for $5,000 with high miles and closer to $10,000 with low miles. Insanity.
As for why I got rid of that truck: I had started a family, my wife and I were both working full time, and two car seats don't fit into a truck with a manual transmission floor shifter. Thus I had to swap it for something family friendly. I chose a used grand cherokee instead of a quad cab truck or minivan (although the wife is starting to come around to the idea of an AWD minivan) and bought a small trailer to replace the pickup bed.
I have a 23yr 250,000mile Cyber Truck aka 2001 Silverado 1500 w/ 12.9in. IPAD Mount.
My 2002 5.4 over 200,000 miles has never let me stranded owned since 2007
my dad had a 98 ford expediton bought it new lasted years had over 330000 miles on it before some one put the wrong spark plug in it and cracked the piston but had the orginal motor and tranny in it
I had an 11th gen F150 regular cab. It was great--still a real truck! 4.6L 2V engine, no VVT bs. The cool thing about that truck is that it had little back doors to access a decent space behind the seat to store my tools and more valuable stuff that I didn't want to put in the bed. Then the 5.4L 3V showed up and things started going downhill.
My mother owned a 01 xlt super crew for 3 kids. We used it to go sell, best family truck it was
My dad bought a f150 nascar 4x4. It’s red. He’s put a little over 500,000 miles. He’s had it since it was new.
What year is it?
My pops just gave me the truck that they bought the year I was born. The year 2000. I ordered like 1000$ worth of parts off eBay. Cheap stuff so it's a lot of crap. I'm halfway of installing everything and damn I'm falling in love with the truck again. I used to think the thing was so cool back in the day. Went from mamalona with spinner 20" wheels. To a work truck with steelies and now 320k miles. Now in my possession is has a few more modern touches. Can't wait to have it to my personal spec
Used to have a 2001 baby Tacoma to get me from college and back. 4 cylinders and small. My favorite truck ever made. Even hauled cargo in it. Mostly sand bags to keep the wheels grounded and prevent spinning but other than that I adored it. Crank windows, shotty AC, and no radio. Man those were good times.
1999 f150 4.2 with 198000 miles, gonna drive it to hopefully million miles, in texas with no rust, didnt get the best in a crash test rating, but oh well, thing just keeps going, and its my daily and i look at new trucks, but honestly dont want them, i use this truck for work everyday and have a full load in the back like all the time cuz i do scrap metal as a side job, just gonna put a new engine in it when this engine dies, probably not for a while though
Great video! I have the same truck. 99 f150 short bed reg cab. Been driving it daily since 2001. It’s been a great truck.
I'll bet adjusting that manual passenger side rearview mirror is a pain in the butt! Having a minimum level of power accessories is worth it, especially if you drive in traffic.
I got a 97' K1500 and a 99'F150. I worked at Ford as a tech and honestly I would not trade either one for whats on the lot F series wise. I would opt for a surplus cop Explorer or Tahoe over a newer pickup. Vinyl floors and column shifts, no frills. And if ya take the seats out plenty of room to haul stuff. Those are gonna be the blue collar vehicles of the coming near future.
Explores are garbage bro
@@fastinradfordable True!But they were good back in the mid 1990s when they used the 3.0 V6 engine
not gonna lie i love my rocklights on my truck and i use it for work almost everyday
I drive a 2001 f150 regular cab long box 4x4. Great work truck got it in 2023 at 105k miles. Mint condition, has some engine issues but once I got that fixed. Its a great truck. Had issues here and there but not crazy expensive to fix and most is easy to DIY
I daily my 2002 crew cab f-150 lol
I've got an '03 F150 with the 5.4 Triton and an '06 F250 with the 6.0. Love them both
I bought my 01 4x4 with 230k miles for $3k (precovid). This truck hasnt given me any problems at all for 40k miles now, unlike my newer 2018 focus st which has to do a full engine rebuild. 95-2008, back when vehicles were made to last.
Moved a snowblower in my Corolla, 55 gallon fish tank fits in the back seat, can’t haul refrigerators in an SUV or a van traded a 91 2 wd F for a 2wd 3 pedal Tacoma, I prefer the heavier half ton, more comfortable ,larger
i miss the regular cab manual transmission manual crank window trucks i also think the 10th gen ford f150 was the last best and real truck they made
I love my 2002 F-150 single cab 8ft bed. And it’s automatic, great work truck
The way inflation has gotten, your 2002 F150 would be worth spending up to 8K if it needed an engine (so long as it isnt a rusted one)
@@EarlGuyton425 it’s got it’s normal Ford rust, and it’s a V6 great gas mileage. I just hit 110,000 miles
The 4r100 that comes with the 5.7L V8 is a great reliable slushbox. You can get a PCS for it if you want to control the gears and torque converter locking
2:10 there’s a lot of regular cab pickups in my area (Ozarks), and a ton of extended cabs. There’d be a lot more regular cabs if people could actually buy them, but they’re very hard to even find.
My uncle drove a drw 3500 silverado to tow his camper a few times a year. He also owned a 25 year old Toyota carolla
One of my favorite trucks I've owned was a 1996 Toyota T100 2wd 5-speed regular cab with the 8 foot bed. It was so easy to load anything since it sat so low. The 2.7 was a great motor, too. I have a stock 2014 F150 STX regular cab now, and the bed is almost up to my chin, and I'm 5' 11
I got a v6 2011 f150 single cab long bed work truck. I use it as my everything car. I work the heck out of it doing renovations/handyman work. The bed is constantly full of flooring, Siding, cabinets and other stuff. Tow jetskis and or a small camper on the weekend.
The v6 is good because when I need to work on it I can hop inside the engine bay because there's so much empty space with no turbos and whatnot.
Also got a pretty good deal on it last yr 130k miles for $6k
Those F150s are good. And I'm a Chevrolet man.
You are right, I also am not a Ford guy although I just picked up my 3rd F150. I got a rust free 97 Reg Cab Short Bed 2wd with the 4.6 Auto.. just something about the 10th gen Fords that I really like too.,
I have a 2003 STX 4X4. It's both my work/leisure vehicle. It's got the cloth 60/40 bench. Wouldn't have it any other way. I've driven it from Sac to Southern California I don't even know how many times.
It currently has 350k, and hopefully it will get many more. Don't beat them up, and keep up with general maintenance. Treat them right, and they will usually return the favor.
As a card carrying member of the brick nose chapter of obs trucks I can accept the tenth Gen into the obs fold. That 4.2 was a good motor very underappreciated.
I've Got 3 F Series Trucks & Love Them ALL. But My 02' F150xlt 4x4, 5.4 2V w/ Stainless Hedders & Flowmaster Dual Exhaust,
Extended Cab Stepside Lariat w//7700 Tow Capacity & The Bigger 9.75" Rear Diff That's LOADED With Gray Leather Buckets, Center Console Armrest, Sunroof,
Etc., Etc. Is My Favorite & A BEAST !!! I've Used It For Work Towing Cars On Trailer's & Dolley's, & My Trailer Like I Wasn't Towing Anything Back There. Between That & Road Trips To Pick Up Car Parts, This Thing Has Paid For Itself Multiple Times Over !!! Another One Is My 03' F350xl Super Duty, 5.4 2V Triton, Reg Cab, 8' Bed,
Crank Windows, That Would Handle Anything That My 02' Couldn't
But I Haven't Found That Yet. And Finally, I've Got My One Owner 2005 F250xl 4x4, 5.4 3V w/116K, Reg Cab, 8' Bed, That I Scored Off My Friend Who Only Did Local Landscape & Plowing Since The Day He Bought It Brand New. I'm Not Exactly Thrilled With The Way That My 05' 3V Compares To The Other 2V Motors. Either One Of Them With A Chain Hooked Up Would Drag It Around A Parking Lot Backwards But I Still Love All 3 Of Them & I'll Never Own Any Other Truck Besides A FORD !!!
FoMoCoMoFo's !!!!!!!
I also live in Montana where people do actually need the 4wd, so an Suv or truck does make since, but half our population still owns Ford Excursions, so honestly we're just different up here lol
Before I got my 6foot bed Tacoma I used to have to use my old Sienna 2001 as a pickup lol. Even lived and worked outta it at the same time.
Watching this in an 04 Heritage 6 cyl 5 spd. It's awesome!
Side note, because they super sized the full size as a family sedan with a small bed (Explorer Sport-trac), they then did that to the small trucks. Those of us that wanted a Ranger, S10, Tacoma with good gas mileage that was super cheap with a 6' bed are screwed even more.
We have a 1000-acre cattle ranch, and We have two 01 Ford Excursions with V10s. We've had them for 20 years, one had 380.000 miles and the other 296.000 miles you ought to see what we put them through they are flat out indestructible.
Youre actually part of the reason why i got that specific ford, and it just so happened to be the 4.2 as well. Im just as guilty as the people you targeted, but i knew not to spend that much money as one would on a denali just to drive 3 miles to my job. Anyways, its my project truck, and i was wondering was it difficult for you to reach the spark plugs? Maybe you could start a series on where certain parts are located bc im still new to it. Thanks, great content btw.
These F 150'S Are Great Trucks, However Here In New England, Everything Rusts Out! Tough To Find A Clean One, Your Report Is Spot On Thanks!
I have 2 F250's both 2015's ones a 6.2 gas the other a 6.7 power stroke diesel both XLT's 4wd Regular cab long beds love em! I've had the crew cab short bed sold it
she is just like my 4x4 extended cab minus my weight reduction, and i totally agree with you brother!
Man, im telling you i would kill to see you do a review on the 2nd gen toyota avalons, i got mine a couple months ago at 260k miles and it still runs like i bought it straight from factory.
Those are some good trucks. The best Ford ever made probably. The last of the good fords. They are tough, drive good, last forever.
Still own a single cab Colorado. Everything you said is do true! Frustrates me to know end. I use my truck for work all the time but when it dies, im buying a panel van
I realized why your towing review vs the ram felt all over the road, it’s the steering box that needed adjustment, I did it on my own and it fixed it so much. Only swapped tie rods when I redid the front suspension
I tend to stay away from the triton engine, but I do like old trucks and manual transmissions.
Well the V6 isn’t a triton, and nothing wrong with the tritons anyway, the Ford mod motors are extremely simple, strong, and reliable. Not to mention pretty smooth too.
This really speaks to me. I’m looking for a truck (long bed, single cab, preferably manual) and I’m actually using it for work. And everywhere I look even just in my neighborhood, there’s people with the typical crew cab, short bed configuration. I just don’t get it. It ruins the market too as mentioned.
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6’ bed 75MPG
I'm probably one of the last teenage guys that agree with this guy, I drive an 3 door 6.5' bed 1998 F-150, and i only use the back row for tools/a subwoofer, and occasionally a younger brother. that and my friend's 92' chevy W/T regular cab long box are my 2 favorite trucks, and we make bank off of local jobs with them.
If you only include the big 3, yeah I'd say the last good generations of overall truck construction and engineering ended around 2011-2014. Toyota on the other hand, was still making the Tundra like a tank until the newest generation. My 2016 Tundra is built similarly to a half ton from 2008. Still an over engineered frame with an open C rear frame, reinforced middle, and boxed front. Super low diff ratios from the factory (4.30s), a really crazy overbuilt 6 speed auto, and basically zero aluminum. It has a 6.5ft bed and what I think is the perfect cab size for needing extra guys in the truck (double cab). Then you throw in the 5.7 with its crazy good 3600 rpm peak torque and insane longevity/reliability AND the auxiliary trans cooler from the factory ... No complaints here other than MPG in stop and go.
I agree this generation of trucks is the best, they are incredibly reliable and cheap to maintain, you have the manual, those are very hard to find anymore
I have a 2002 F250 4x4 with a regular cab and a 8' bed. It does have air power windows and a am fm radio with cassette player and a cd player .I would have bought a F150 at the time but I needed it to pull a 32' rv that I just sold. You're right a truck should just be a truck and all the stuff they added to them has made the prices skyrocket. I also agree with you about those stupid lights that people put on their trucks. My truck rides like a truck which is like driving a lumber wagon. The only complaint I have is all the things I have had to have replaced from the transmission being rebuilt the engine being replaced twice the first one with a used one that had 75k then I drove it 20k until it got a bad headgasket. Then I had a new 5.4 jasper engine put in that has a 3year 100k warranty. I replaced body panels from all the rust replaced the rims since they were rusted out and new tires along with many other things. With all the repairs its still cheaper then a newer truck.
I have Ford F-150, 2000 model year. I am keeping it and restoring it. 10th generation truck is better than the new one. Newer trucks are junk and a waste of money. We need new simple trucks back. 🤔🇨🇦🇺🇲👍
I’m the one with the regular cab full size bed, 2011 f350 baby
perfect rant!!!!
signed, 'a 2020 Standard Cab 8 footer F250 plow guy'
Not to sound bad but I remember when full sized beds were 8ft long with the gate closed. I miss my 74 f100. My current truck is a 10th gen supercab 6ft bed gate closed. I mostly use it these days for moving firewood and other such things
I can only afford 1 car (insurance here is $2700/yr minimum ) that is why I use my truck with family too.
Same. Some people have to villainize anyone with a four door truck who doesn’t have a full bed and trailer every day. But it’s the college kids with 3” lifted King Ranch trucks on 20” wheels with low profile tires and a 4” diameter exhaust tip that are the real menace in my area.
I've been driving my 06 Silverado for 140k miles now.
Sounds like it's time for another crap car challenge! Minivan vs SUV. Which makes the best improv pickup truck?
I vote minivan, especially ones whose 2nd and 3rd row fold into the floor. Got a 2007 Grand Caravan like that, it gets used just like the larger panel van in the fleet, just smaller. 10 foot pipe sections and 4'x8' plywood sheet are a bit tight, but it'll do it.
When I got my 2nd gen Tacoma, I made sure to get one with the access cab and 6.5 foot bed so I can actually haul things around. I don't get the point of having a 4 door truck with a super short bed and a cap over it. At that point, you essentially have a suv.
I work from home on a computer but love my 12v and 24v 2nd gens. I get groceries with them. The 12v is manual with a single cab long bed. Makes dump runs and visits to the hardware store fun. Keeping them forever, new vehicles don't do it for me.
Last real truck ever made was the 1985 c10 any truck made after that is to modern for my liking.
You know 86 and 87 c10s are the same as the 85 right?
88 they came out with the 4th Gen C/K
If it has 4 doors, it should have power windows. Sunroofs were the original dupe. Everything has one now. No truck should have a sunroof
I have a black one that cost $500 just like this giving it to my brother.
i have a 2012 f250 extended cab pickup I bought to pull my skid steer around. Bought for 3,500 bucks it was a bnsf railroad truck before I got it. Lots of miles but it has manual windows and everything works fine. I get what you're saying about using trucks as cars but maybe look into an HD truck if you want something for work, most of the single cabs i see are 3/4ton + in my area
99 4 cyl 4x4 Tacoma auto air only options. No delay wipers manual locking hubs manual transfer case crank windows. Never getting rid of it
I agree with what you're saying, but I'd go one step further. My 08' F150 I think is the last real truck. 8ft bed, regular cab, manual locks and windows, vinyl floor, and if I'm not mistaken, 08' F150 was the last 1/2 Ton to offer a 5 speed, which mine has. You're right but I think just off by one generation. I still see a fair amount of them around too.
My old-time favorite is 2005 Chevy Silverado WT 1500 4.3 single cab 8 foot bed manual window's
I might get a 10th gen f150 because of the winters.
I ain't selling my 98 Ram 1500 until the frame cracks in half. Even that's a maybe. 5.2, 4x4, extended cab, 6.5ft bed, bone stock (and it will STAY bone stock). Wish it was a long bed, but the price was right. Made my money back on what I spent on the truck ($4,000) ten fold already by hauling random stuff for people. Used it and still use it for everything from paving stones to dirt bikes.
I want a Body on Frame full size, Midsize and compact pickup with a Regular cab 6 foot bed, a available manual transmission and a naturally aspirated engine without fuel management garbage from the big three with a base MSRP of $30k for the full size and well under $30k for the other with more 90s/ early 00s features between the base work truck and the second lowest trim package. Back in the day for Ford it was between the XL and the XLT in the 11th gen is when Ford introduced the STX I believe. Who’s with me!
3:21 I've wondered for awhile with kids like that what is the universal signal for someone to roll down their window is to them. Do they just point down now?
My '12 250 is a regular 8 foot. Manual locks, windows and transfer case. Had to go out of state to get it. The other day I leaned against it gassing it up and the door flexed in. My 92 dodge never did that. I'd say ford ended in 97. Maybe shevi kept going longer idk.
These pickups started the downfall. They were styled like a minivan, and they have crappy engines that are halfway under the dash and difficult to service. The 90s fords were the last good ones.
Spoken like someone who’s never owned one. These were great trucks if taken care of.
Dude you're 100% wrong. 97 to 03 Ford's are very durable. Change the plugs every 90k and torque them more than factory spec. 300k all day long. I own 3 of them. Solid vehicles.
Kind of sucks that they discontinued the 300ci and no longer make an inline 6. And the twin I beam suspension was stronger, though apparently some 2wd super duties still have it?
They're still using the Twin I Beam on the 2wd super duty trucks. Very good front end.
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Still got a 2015 Silverado, i bought it new. Disabled that AFM crap. I actually use the 4wd and haul stuff with it. I hope it lasts another 10 years, it's been reliable but i am meticulous with maintenance.
You can still get a new Ford F-150 regular cab with a 8 foot bed for between 36 and 40k dollars. The F-150 is Ford's bread and butter and has been continually improved over the years. They build 900, 000 of them per year.