Bit the bullet bought a new truck

[4GOTNPNY]

Thanks Rick it was a big stressful decision as a new daddy and home owner I thought last big and hard about adding another payment but it worked out wasn't much more then I was already paying just going to be for a few more years lol

[RedSN]

Now that's a cool pic!
Congrats on the new truck! I hear ya about the peace of mind of a new vehicle. Old beaters are great until they let you down.

...but it worked out wasn't much more then I was already paying just going to be for a few more years lol

Unfortunately this is often overlooked when people tell me "it's only a few bucks more than I was paying". It's not the monthly payment that's expensive, it's the number of additional payments.
My BIL keeps getting new F150's, and each time it's "the dealer gave me such a great deal I couldn't pass it up!"

[4GOTNPNY]

Now that's a cool pic!
Congrats on the new truck! I hear ya about the peace of mind of a new vehicle. Old beaters are great until they let you down.



Unfortunately this is often overlooked when people tell me "it's only a few bucks more than I was paying". It's not the monthly payment that's expensive, it's the number of additional payments.
My BIL keeps getting new F150's, and each time it's "the dealer gave me such a great deal I couldn't pass it up!"

thanks we were loaded heading to picton and i had to take a pic its been a few years of milestones for us new house new baby now my first new truck. and yea its the extra added years thats going to hurt but at the end of the day this time its mine since new and i will be maintaining it its entire life not taking on someone elses problem

[Ponyryd]

Nice looking rig!
I have bad memories of the 5.4 issues.....done plenty of work on those over the years, seems some are good, but many are bad.
Hemis are pretty durable, although I’m not gonna lie they break manifold studs as well, lol.

[4GOTNPNY]

Nice looking rig!
I have bad memories of the 5.4 issues.....done plenty of work on those over the years, seems some are good, but many are bad.
Hemis are pretty durable, although I’m not gonna lie they break manifold studs as well, lol.

They all do lol but I can live with manifold studs if I don't have to rebuild the entire engine at 235000

[Ponyryd]

They all do lol but I can live with manifold studs if I don't have to rebuild the entire engine at 235000

235k ain’t bad for one of those, I’ve seen them with the tick with much less km, and one customer of ours had a Harley truck do it while still under warranty.......denied warranty of course because “didn’t use Ford oil filters”, lol, that customer has a fleet of Rams now.

[hsousa88]

235k ain’t bad for one of those, I’ve seen them with the tick with much less km, and one customer of ours had a Harley truck do it while still under warranty.......denied warranty of course because “didn’t use Ford oil filters”, lol, that customer has a fleet of Rams now.

Because of a oil filter? No freakin way... I would have lost my shit!!!

[ZR]

Sadly all of the manu's are having stud issues.

[Ponyryd]

Appears so. The he is use stainless bolts but they’re too thin, so they break.....usually flush in the head, not too bad to get out, but not easy by any means. At least they’re not rotting away to pencil thin remains though.

[ZR]

Exactly that.