What NEW truck should I buy?

Can just imagine what they want for that engine at the dealership.

 

Online they were asking somewhere in the 40s for the ecodiesel I think.

 

I would start with this and compare against the Ford with EcoBoost

 

A family member has the new f150 with Al body and says the mileage didn't get any better than his previous f150 with ecoboost.

 

My 11 3500 6.7 Cummins will do 15-18 for the most part and better than 18 if I drive 60-70 on the interstate.

 

I have a pre aluminum Ecoboost too and Some amazing deals on proven NOS 2014's out there right now. If you plan on towing /hauling I recommend the 3.5L. I have the light rear end with a 3:31 ratio that allows me great mileage and still allows me to pull 9K which is more than enough for my 25' travel trailer and ATV trailer. Going up to the 3:73 gives you a couple more K in towing

The one thing you have to remember about an Ecoboost is that it's either Eco OR Boost. Great mileage when you drive conservatively but unbelievable power and torque when you want/need it

 

I don't know why they offer s smaller diesel for the 1/2 ton trucks when they cost and arm and a leg to purchase. If I'm going diesel and paying for it it's gonna be 3/4 or a 1 ton and it's gonna work. I wonder how many people will buy the smaller diesel??

 

If the mileage is as good as claimed I would for my daily driver.

 

They have been fixing aluminum cars for 20 years, it's not a problem. I had an all aluminum Audi A8L I sold about 3 years ago, it was a 2001. It had a fender bender, and the body shop(friend of mine) actually commented on how easy the body work and paint is on them. I don't think that is a problem.

I've had a Toyota, a GMC, and a Ford truck, each for at least 10 years. Of them, the GMC game me the most for the money as it never had a single problem. The Toyota blew heads on a monthly basis, and that includes installing a brand new motor so don't blame the motor! Forget the japs, that isn't going to happened again!

Well, I should have specified that I will be getting a "higher end" truck. Not the King Ranch, but at least a Lariot if I end up going the Ford route. And it must be a 4x4 since I take it on the beach to go surfing, and often to VT to ski in bad weather.

Yep, it's a slow drain, takes about 8 hours and the battery goes from full blast to zero. I've got a brand new AGM battery in there. Doesn't only occur on winter, happens randomly but in spurts. By that I mean for 2 weeks it will be dead every morning. I'll charge it fully, and the next day it will be dead again. But then it will not happened for 3 or 4 weeks and will be fine. Suddenly out of blue, it will be dead one morning and occur for a few days or week again. I have some funky wiring I added to the truck for backup aux lights, and a backup camera which is mounted next to the lic plate. The reason it's funky is, at night the lic plate light would wash out the camera, so I installed a relay so when the backup lights come on, the lic plate light is shut off. This way when I put the truck in reverse and the backup camera comes on, the plate light goes out and doesn't wash out my camera view. That worked fine for 10 years without a problem... but I wonder if something in that is causing it. When it warms up, I'm going to rip all that out to see if problem disappears.

Yeah, of course they are. But I would think we can get 20 out of a light duty truck nowadays, no?

I'm going to look into the 2014's... but on Long Island there is usually very few "leftover trucks". The ones that are, are usually 2 wheel drive, dark mustard color, no AC, and a bench seat. There is 3 million people on LI.... I also usually want to particular things in my vehicles, so I have to order them. I've never bought a car or truck off a lot.

For idiots like me! I don't need tonnage 95% of the time in my truck. I just need the haul space for wet salty fishy gear.... the few times I load it up with firewood or something I just make extra trips or deal with it sagging, I never go far for wood so that is not a concern. I love diesels, I have 3 Yanmars in my boat that I LOVE. I'd love to have one in my truck as well, but as already mentioned the fuel cost, and extra $'s at the dealership are killing that right now.

 

I live here in the heart of where the gas/oil fracking is pretty heavy right now, see a slew of trucks on the road mostly company trucks with all over the place license plates. Lots of 1/2 and 3/4 ton mostly gas with about 1/4 of the 3/4 ton being diesel. I like all the new trucks out but most of these are GM with Ford being most of the rest of them. ??? fleet truck deals better through GM ???

 

If your driving down the road with the cruise control on, maybe. But you are not doing that all the time. The stopping and going that most are doing is what kills it. And most do not have the cruise on all the time. Even when you do, you are also adjusting speed when passing and maneuvering, etc. Even if you travel the highway a lot with your cruise control set in your commute and can get 20mpg average, when you are not traveling the highway with your cruise set and are stopping and going you have just completely dropped your 20mpg average. And when you have one of those things on your dash that tells you what kind of mileage your getting, it goes up and down and up and down. Not reflective of what you are averaging. Rant over. Sorry.

 

The nice thing about the NOS 2014's is that because the 2015 are completely redesigned, Ford was using up surplus stock in the late model 2014's so lower ended models were coming with high end model features like heated leather seats and upgraded stereo systems at no extra cost.

 

before you get to carried away i have a couple questions about your current truck and its problems. Is there a pattern to your dead batteries? rainy or wet days, car wash day, something when it is getting wet? That body style truck tends to develop a leak in the lower left corner of the windshield which just happens to dump the water right onto the BCM/Fuse box. doesnt take much moisture to cause dead batteries or any other number of weird issues

 

aluminum body panels have been in use for years. Ford has had aluminum hoods on some cars and trucks since 2000 or so. easy to repair and surprisingly very little corrosion even at 10 or 12 years old.

 

No rhyme or reason at all. Happens in car port, outside in rai n, in snow, in weeks of summer dry weather.... I've also replaced the entire fuse box, and tried a new computer as well (on loaner from a shop). Neither worked.

I'm pretty sure it's a slight short somewhere underneath on one of the harnesses. There's considerable rust under there, I live on the water (Saltwater!) and once or twice a year have to drive thru 1 or 2' of saltwater to get down my street in addition to driving it on the beach now and then.

"little corrosion"? It doesn't corrode at all, that's the beauty of it! Not in our lifetime anyway!

 

White death...aluminum will corrode. Next time we have an explorer with corrosion on the hood I will snap a picture. Might be from the calcium they mix in with our salt and brine pre treat

 

Long term the cost of the engine is recouped in mileage for the price of diesel fuel, assuming the mileage is around 25 or better. I enjoyed all my diesels but the price of fuel finally got to me. And it still boggles my mind, diesel fuel is cheaper to refine and a dirtier fuel in general, why does it cost so much?

 

I'd have to say so, in much of the northeast we use salt and other man made snow and ice treatment for the roads. Cars and trucks don't last very long up here