Truck Advice

[Husker95]

I am looking for people's experiences, positive and negative, with 1/2 ton, 4x4 pickups in the 2011-2013 year range.

I am currently driving a 2001 F-150 4x4 extended cab that I bought new. I have about 160k miles on it and it has been great and given me virtually no problems for the 13 years I have owned it. But my son is starting to outgrow the back seat and mama isn’t riding back there so it’s about time to upgrade. Plus, I have the 4.6 L engine and it is slightly underpowered for pulling my boat into the mountains. So I am about to start shopping for a vehicle – which is one of my least favorite activities. I don’t hunt a lot or do any technical off-roading but I fish/ice-fish a lot so am driving to 11-Mile, Pueblo, Spinney, etc. 25x a year – and towing a boat in the summer.



I haven’t seriously looked at trucks in 12 years so am interested in folk’s experiences/advice with trucks in these year classes. Thanks


Husker95

[trlcavscout]

Ford super crew eco boost. I wish mine had the eco boost.

[tmleadr03]

Ford super crew eco boost. I wish mine had the eco boost.

http://www.f150forum.com/f70/first-t...lew-up-208912/

[SideShow Bob]

GMC Sierra 4x4 with the Vortec Max. I've got a 2010, and haven't had any problems. Plenty of giddy up go and 15 + mpg in town and close to 18 + Hiway.

[blacklabel]

Plenty of giddy up go and 15 + mpg in town and close to 18 +

I was getting 23 on the highway in an F150.

[SideShow Bob]

But did you have 375 ponies under the hood ?

[trlcavscout]

http://www.f150forum.com/f70/first-t...lew-up-208912/

But look at the 100's of thousands that didn't have problems. Its like anything else. My 330hp tritan is OK at +/-20 mpg highway but I have to save up to do the timing chains soon. I worked at GM dealers for 10 years doing transmissions then driveability and I will never own another GM product. Dodge, well I won't even go there.

[Shodown]

Ford super crew eco boost. I wish mine had the eco boost.

+1

I have a 2012 F-150 super crew with an Ecoboost and I absolutely love it. It drives awesome, gets great gas mileage (for a full size truck anyhow) and the backseat is enormous making it great for kids.

[wctriumph]

Stick with the Ford, you can't go wrong, absolutely the best trucks going. I have been hauling and towing with pickup trucks for 43 years and have used Ford, Chevy, GMC, Toyota, Datsun and Dodge. The ONLY trucks that did not give me issues were the Fords. If given a choice the Ford truck will always be my choice with Goodyear AT LT tires.

[blacklabel]

If I was in the market for a fullsize truck, it would more than likely be an F150.