Yeah, I bailed on that truck.....
I read all the horror stories, even a "good one" requires an insane amount of maintence,and even then, you are at the mercy of having good fuel.
One stuck (open) injector can ruin you motor pronto.
I bought a new (to me) 2011 F-250 Super Duty with the Boss V8 4x4, today, just got back from the mainland just minutes ago.
Only has 107,000 on her, appox 2000 hours on the motor, 6 speed automatic.
She is a beast, rides a lot rougher than my F-150, but she will work just fine.
I will be getting around 14/15 MPG, I set up a new "trip" when test driving it on her computer, and that is what it reported.
I'll get up some pixs soon.
THANK YOU for thinking about my welfare