Alright fellers, with my 2001 F150 XLT 2WD with the 5.4L under the hood being old enough to go off to war, I think it's about time for retirement. It's been a great truck and has 265,000 miles on it now with very few issues with anything aside from a few things that needed to be replaced. It's just been a solid truck and I'm looking to get another truck that's solid, but has more get up and go... and you know, not 265,000 miles on it haha.
I've done a lot of searching and researching online and I think I've narrowed it down to a few models and I want to hear from anybody that has experience with any or all of these trucks to give me an insider scoop of if it'll stand the test of time and also some pros and cons of the trucks. Any bad years or good years?... oh, and try to keep the brand loyalty to dull roar though because I'm not about to pick a truck just on the sole fact that it's got a blue oval or a bowtie on it.
Also, I'm looking at the Naturally Aspirated V8 lineups. I don't really care much for the EcoBoost type engines. I want a motor that roars, not purrs and doesn't have a turbo that's gonna blow out at 100,000 miles and leave me limping to the side of the road.
Top Picks:
2014+ Silverado 1500 - 6.2L L86 Motor
2014+ Silverado 1500 - 5.3L L83 Motor
2014-2017 F150 - 5.0L Coyote Motor
2014+ Tundra - 5.7L 3UR-FE Motor
I'm looking to get any of these in 4x4, but I'm not super knowledgeable on transmissions, so any input on that would be appreciated as well since I know some transmissions are better than others. I think it's probably worth noting too that I'll be lifting this truck eventually and putting at least 35s on it, so it needs to be robust enough to stand the larger, heavier tires.
I've done a lot of searching and researching online and I think I've narrowed it down to a few models and I want to hear from anybody that has experience with any or all of these trucks to give me an insider scoop of if it'll stand the test of time and also some pros and cons of the trucks. Any bad years or good years?... oh, and try to keep the brand loyalty to dull roar though because I'm not about to pick a truck just on the sole fact that it's got a blue oval or a bowtie on it.
Also, I'm looking at the Naturally Aspirated V8 lineups. I don't really care much for the EcoBoost type engines. I want a motor that roars, not purrs and doesn't have a turbo that's gonna blow out at 100,000 miles and leave me limping to the side of the road.
Top Picks:
2014+ Silverado 1500 - 6.2L L86 Motor
2014+ Silverado 1500 - 5.3L L83 Motor
2014-2017 F150 - 5.0L Coyote Motor
2014+ Tundra - 5.7L 3UR-FE Motor
I'm looking to get any of these in 4x4, but I'm not super knowledgeable on transmissions, so any input on that would be appreciated as well since I know some transmissions are better than others. I think it's probably worth noting too that I'll be lifting this truck eventually and putting at least 35s on it, so it needs to be robust enough to stand the larger, heavier tires.
