Mikedoubleu
New member
So I need to replace my 1996 F150, 4.9L 5 speed 4x4
It has 330,000 KM's on it.
My only real complaints about this truck is that I'm over my GVWR not by much but it's still over.
I could use a bit more power and obviously load capacity.
I'm content with the fuel mileage I'm getting. 600 km / 100L
Sway bars would make things a lot better too.
I'm hoping to find a replacement for around $5000+
A newer style F250 is what I've been looking for.
An 8 foot box and 4x4 is a must.
I could probably live with standard cab or extended.
Definitely don't want crew cab.
Manual transmission would be nice but hard to find.
I also don't need any fancy stuff, just rubber floors and roll up windows.
It's been very hard to find anything in my price range with decent km. There's lots of good trucks around I just don't need to waste money on a fancy model with leather etc. don't really need diesel either.
So I've started to consider going to GM.
Help me with the pros and cons between the GM 6.0L and the triton 5.4 or the V10
I've heard lots of good things about the V10, also lots about the 5.4 minus the cam phasers and spark plug nonsense.
The biggest thing that has worried me about buying a GM truck is the fuel pump issue they have. I don't do any crazy offroading but am regularly way out of cell range for a fuel pump to randomly go.
Any advice would be great thanks.
It has 330,000 KM's on it.
My only real complaints about this truck is that I'm over my GVWR not by much but it's still over.
I could use a bit more power and obviously load capacity.
I'm content with the fuel mileage I'm getting. 600 km / 100L
Sway bars would make things a lot better too.
I'm hoping to find a replacement for around $5000+
A newer style F250 is what I've been looking for.
An 8 foot box and 4x4 is a must.
I could probably live with standard cab or extended.
Definitely don't want crew cab.
Manual transmission would be nice but hard to find.
I also don't need any fancy stuff, just rubber floors and roll up windows.
It's been very hard to find anything in my price range with decent km. There's lots of good trucks around I just don't need to waste money on a fancy model with leather etc. don't really need diesel either.
So I've started to consider going to GM.
Help me with the pros and cons between the GM 6.0L and the triton 5.4 or the V10
I've heard lots of good things about the V10, also lots about the 5.4 minus the cam phasers and spark plug nonsense.
The biggest thing that has worried me about buying a GM truck is the fuel pump issue they have. I don't do any crazy offroading but am regularly way out of cell range for a fuel pump to randomly go.
Any advice would be great thanks.