Bought a new (to me) truck today.

Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988
Edited Date/Time 5/4/2016 2:55pm
My 05 GMC Sierra 2500 is finally gone! I hated that truck so much, constantly leaving me stranded.

Well I traded her in on a Ford. 2013 f-150 fx2 Cool







|
sostoked
Profile picture for user sostoked
Posts
255
Joined
3/26/2015
Location
Twentynine Palms, CA, USA
sostoked 3/12/2016 9:11pm
3/12/2016 9:11pm
are you sure that isnt a brand new truck?

Very nice.

Uncle Tony
Profile picture for user Uncle Tony
Posts
4149
Joined
6/30/2014
Location
New York, NY, USA
Uncle Tony 3/13/2016 6:56am
3/13/2016 6:56am
Nice good luck
Twist1
Profile picture for user Twist1
Posts
382
Joined
1/3/2015
Location
EI, NC, USA
Twist1 3/13/2016 7:31am
3/13/2016 7:31am
Nice. Trucks are so expensive!
Sandberm
Profile picture for user Sandberm
Posts
5845
Joined
3/27/2009
Location
Pasco, WA, USA
Sandberm 3/13/2016 8:05am
3/13/2016 8:05am
Looks nice inside. Comfy and very stylish, pleasing to the eye. Congrats.

What kind of problems did you have with the Sierra?

The Shop

See All »
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 3/13/2016 8:29am
3/13/2016 8:29am
The sierra had 221,000 miles with a new engine last year with 120,000 miles due to oil pump failure. Since the engine I've replaced
-intake gasket
-throttle body
-petal
-all plugs and coils
-both cats
-all grounds redone
-map sensor
-tps sensor

Still chasing a po300 code and when I hit 75mph it would go into limp mode. Then it started going into limp mode after I hit 2,000 rpm. I was tired of throwing parts at it.


FLmxer
Profile picture for user FLmxer
Posts
7303
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
SouthWest, FL, USA
Fantasy
338th
FLmxer 3/13/2016 8:39am
3/13/2016 8:39am
Congrats. Nice ride.
Jack mehoff
Profile picture for user Jack mehoff
Posts
808
Joined
8/28/2012
Location
Westminster, MD, USA
Jack mehoff 3/13/2016 2:22pm
3/13/2016 2:22pm
Jmcd1988 wrote:
The sierra had 221,000 miles with a new engine last year with 120,000 miles due to oil pump failure. Since the engine I've replaced -intake gasket...
The sierra had 221,000 miles with a new engine last year with 120,000 miles due to oil pump failure. Since the engine I've replaced
-intake gasket
-throttle body
-petal
-all plugs and coils
-both cats
-all grounds redone
-map sensor
-tps sensor

Still chasing a po300 code and when I hit 75mph it would go into limp mode. Then it started going into limp mode after I hit 2,000 rpm. I was tired of throwing parts at it.


Enjoy the ride it's sharp if it's a 5.4 L you should get 300 to 350 k out off it
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 3/13/2016 3:14pm
3/13/2016 3:14pm
It has the 5.0.
Brad460
Profile picture for user Brad460
Posts
4458
Joined
5/15/2012
Location
Richfield, WI, USA
Fantasy
314th
Brad460 3/13/2016 3:36pm
3/13/2016 3:36pm
Nice truck!
Was wondering why you got the 4x2, but then saw your location as FL.
Thinking about it to be honest living in WI I bet I only turn on the 4x4 twice a year..for the occasional snow storm.
njracer46
Profile picture for user njracer46
Posts
713
Joined
3/20/2011
Location
USA
njracer46 3/13/2016 6:18pm
3/13/2016 6:18pm Edited Date/Time 3/13/2016 6:21pm
I have a 10' f150 4x2 but the smaller v8. I bought it with 30k, its just about to hit 100. Never put a dime into it besides tires, brakes and oil changes. But I hear once you hit 100 that's when you start seeing problems pop up, with any truck that is.
newmann
Profile picture for user newmann
Posts
24438
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
USA
newmann 3/13/2016 8:57pm
3/13/2016 8:57pm
Nice truck. Looks new! Except it isn't all aluminum!! Give them another year to work those bugs out.

JRT812
Profile picture for user JRT812
Posts
2784
Joined
3/4/2014
Location
Cottontown, TN, USA
JRT812 3/13/2016 10:21pm
3/13/2016 10:21pm
Congrats! I am a ford man driving a silverado because chevorlet gave me the best price. Can't go wrong with a ford
kongols
Profile picture for user kongols
Posts
24222
Joined
9/22/2009
Location
Riga, LV
kongols 3/13/2016 10:25pm
3/13/2016 10:25pm
Lucky bastards. Trucks here in Latvia cost the same as new Mercedes.
newmann
Profile picture for user newmann
Posts
24438
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
USA
newmann 3/15/2016 6:10am
3/15/2016 6:10am
kongols wrote:
Lucky bastards. Trucks here in Latvia cost the same as new Mercedes.
Just bought the wife a 2017 Audi Q7 for what a King Ranch Ford costs. Meanwhile my 2001 F250 just hit 214,000 miles and has less rattles than most new trucks rolling off the lot. That clattering ass diesel though....

Wife calls my truck "Bubba".Blush
Uncle Tony
Profile picture for user Uncle Tony
Posts
4149
Joined
6/30/2014
Location
New York, NY, USA
Uncle Tony 3/15/2016 6:14am
3/15/2016 6:14am
newmann wrote:
Just bought the wife a 2017 Audi Q7 for what a King Ranch Ford costs. Meanwhile my 2001 F250 just hit 214,000 miles and has less...
Just bought the wife a 2017 Audi Q7 for what a King Ranch Ford costs. Meanwhile my 2001 F250 just hit 214,000 miles and has less rattles than most new trucks rolling off the lot. That clattering ass diesel though....

Wife calls my truck "Bubba".Blush
Your wife calls your truck bubba?
Spydee
Profile picture for user Spydee
Posts
1995
Joined
12/18/2013
Location
Wales, GB
Spydee 3/15/2016 6:16am
3/15/2016 6:16am
kongols wrote:
Lucky bastards. Trucks here in Latvia cost the same as new Mercedes.
No better here either, I was looking at getting the F-150 Raptor and it's priced at over £50,000 ($71,000).... and that's a USED 2014 model.
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 3/15/2016 6:36am
3/15/2016 6:36am
my plan with my truck is a raptor conversion from fiberwerx on 35s. Evil
Old-Man
Profile picture for user Old-Man
Posts
8019
Joined
10/21/2011
Location
Colorado springs, CO, USA
Old-Man 5/1/2016 12:56pm
5/1/2016 12:56pm Edited Date/Time 5/1/2016 12:58pm
Don't no what you paid Looking at a used 2010 Ford F150 XL Super Cab 4x4 has 71,314 miles 8cyl. their asking 17K


few scratches, interior looks good. grill has a little chunk out of it.
Dono what the going prices are...been awhile Silly

Pit Row

See All »
Old-Man
Profile picture for user Old-Man
Posts
8019
Joined
10/21/2011
Location
Colorado springs, CO, USA
Old-Man 5/1/2016 1:11pm
5/1/2016 1:11pm











Dono if you can make out the details


h&m_cycle
Profile picture for user h&m_cycle
Posts
4410
Joined
2/23/2014
Location
Steubenville, OH, USA
h&m_cycle 5/1/2016 1:17pm
5/1/2016 1:17pm
I have a 1999 F150 extended cab with a 8 foot bed that I rarely drive... It's longer then a lot of parallel parking
spaces...
Old-Man
Profile picture for user Old-Man
Posts
8019
Joined
10/21/2011
Location
Colorado springs, CO, USA
Old-Man 5/1/2016 1:19pm
5/1/2016 1:19pm
Need help from the experts in knowing this is a good buy
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 5/1/2016 4:38pm
5/1/2016 4:38pm
Old-Man wrote:
Need help from the experts in knowing this is a good buy
That's not bad. Has the 5.4 which is a good engine, it is a 4x4, looks like it has a leveling kit. 17k isn't to bad. How is the interior?
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 5/1/2016 4:45pm
5/1/2016 4:45pm
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck.

2/3 drop
Roush powerpak
-exhaust
-intake
-roush tune
-magnaflow high flow cats
Grillcraft grill
King ranch 20" wheels (for now)

Then I made my first payment. Haha.

Just found some saleen 23" s331 wheels. Waiting on tires




colintrax
Profile picture for user colintrax
Posts
4695
Joined
8/25/2015
Location
Taylorsville, GA, USA
colintrax 5/1/2016 4:47pm
5/1/2016 4:47pm
Good truck (as you probably know) but I'd tell the dealership as part of the deal you want the spark plugs changed. Ford fixed the plug problem by 2010, but I'd still want them changed on someone else's dime just in case.
Also expect awful gas mileage. Have a friend who had a very similar truck, he absolutely loved it and didn't have any problems. But he averaged like 13mpg... 5.4 +4x4 +big tires=happy oil company.
colintrax
Profile picture for user colintrax
Posts
4695
Joined
8/25/2015
Location
Taylorsville, GA, USA
colintrax 5/1/2016 4:49pm
5/1/2016 4:49pm
Jmcd1988 wrote:
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck. 2/3 drop Roush powerpak -exhaust...
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck.

2/3 drop
Roush powerpak
-exhaust
-intake
-roush tune
-magnaflow high flow cats
Grillcraft grill
King ranch 20" wheels (for now)

Then I made my first payment. Haha.

Just found some saleen 23" s331 wheels. Waiting on tires




How's it run? I bet it'll put some cars to shame at the drag strip
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 5/1/2016 4:58pm
5/1/2016 4:58pm
Jmcd1988 wrote:
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck. 2/3 drop Roush powerpak -exhaust...
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck.

2/3 drop
Roush powerpak
-exhaust
-intake
-roush tune
-magnaflow high flow cats
Grillcraft grill
King ranch 20" wheels (for now)

Then I made my first payment. Haha.

Just found some saleen 23" s331 wheels. Waiting on tires




colintrax wrote:
How's it run? I bet it'll put some cars to shame at the drag strip
Runs really good. Next is the boss 302 intake manifold with a custom tune from MPI. Even with traction control it will walk on me... But I try and drive with it off and the locker engaged. Evil
colintrax
Profile picture for user colintrax
Posts
4695
Joined
8/25/2015
Location
Taylorsville, GA, USA
colintrax 5/1/2016 5:08pm
5/1/2016 5:08pm
Jmcd1988 wrote:
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck. 2/3 drop Roush powerpak -exhaust...
I know I'm going to get a lot of crap about this, but I went a different direction with the truck.

2/3 drop
Roush powerpak
-exhaust
-intake
-roush tune
-magnaflow high flow cats
Grillcraft grill
King ranch 20" wheels (for now)

Then I made my first payment. Haha.

Just found some saleen 23" s331 wheels. Waiting on tires




colintrax wrote:
How's it run? I bet it'll put some cars to shame at the drag strip
Jmcd1988 wrote:
Runs really good. Next is the boss 302 intake manifold with a custom tune from MPI. Even with traction control it will walk on me... But...
Runs really good. Next is the boss 302 intake manifold with a custom tune from MPI. Even with traction control it will walk on me... But I try and drive with it off and the locker engaged. Evil
Hahaha I hope you got a good tire budget! Very cool truck, you should lemme drive it some time Grinning
Old-Man
Profile picture for user Old-Man
Posts
8019
Joined
10/21/2011
Location
Colorado springs, CO, USA
Old-Man 5/2/2016 9:31am
5/2/2016 9:31am
Old-Man wrote:
Need help from the experts in knowing this is a good buy
Jmcd1988 wrote:
That's not bad. Has the 5.4 which is a good engine, it is a 4x4, looks like it has a leveling kit. 17k isn't to bad...
That's not bad. Has the 5.4 which is a good engine, it is a 4x4, looks like it has a leveling kit. 17k isn't to bad. How is the interior?
No pics but the interior is pretty good, no rips or blemishes, real clean.
So If I could get it for around 15 you would buy it?
Jmcd1988
Profile picture for user Jmcd1988
Posts
690
Joined
8/8/2015
Location
Brandon, FL, USA
Jmcd1988 5/2/2016 9:44am
5/2/2016 9:44am
Old-Man wrote:
Need help from the experts in knowing this is a good buy
Jmcd1988 wrote:
That's not bad. Has the 5.4 which is a good engine, it is a 4x4, looks like it has a leveling kit. 17k isn't to bad...
That's not bad. Has the 5.4 which is a good engine, it is a 4x4, looks like it has a leveling kit. 17k isn't to bad. How is the interior?
Old-Man wrote:
No pics but the interior is pretty good, no rips or blemishes, real clean. So If I could get it for around 15 you would buy...
No pics but the interior is pretty good, no rips or blemishes, real clean.
So If I could get it for around 15 you would buy it?
In my area 17k is about right for that truck. My sticker was 26,995 and I got it for 23k. If you can get it for 15 then I'd do it. If not, I probably still would. Haha
disbanded
Profile picture for user disbanded
Posts
6924
Joined
8/26/2007
Location
Evergreen, CO, USA
disbanded 5/2/2016 10:09am
5/2/2016 10:09am
I've got a 1998 Ford F150 that is literally disintegrating, if anybody is interested...

Post a reply to: Bought a new (to me) truck today.