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hey guys, Im from Uk and Ive been spying around the trader websites looking
for something hard wearing with a decent engine to haul my strongman
equipment from place to place.
Ive been looking at Audi estates and the such but one vehicle that has
taken my eye is the Ford F150 Lightning and F150 Harley Davidson 2door.
Whats your views and opinions on the F150 range for power. torque,
reliability, cost to run etc etc
Scott
My advice would be to stay away from the Lightning and Harley models...they
are fast trucks, but really weren't designed as haulers...that and
maintenance costs can be a little on the high side...If you want a cheap,
tough as nails truck...stick with ford, but go with an '84-'86 F150 with
the 300ci six-cylinder and 4-speed(NP431) manual transmission. They don't
make gobs of horsepower, but they are torque monsters...fuel mileage isn't
great (i've recorded 15mpg and that's without overdrive). Parts are easy
to find and quite cheap. With the 300 six banger and the above mentioned
transmission, I've towed over 8,000lbs on a bumper hitch that was only
rated to 2,000lbs...the truck had no problems towing at all...in fact, that
was the only time i used 1ST gear because it's so short. I put that truck
through more abuse than you could imagine...from towing to street racing to
off-roading, you name it, i did it.
Sick88Tbird
Thanks for the reply T-Bird
The thing is with the latest models of the F150 and Harley, I know they
aint massive haulers but Im not going to be pulling a huge amount of
weight, just a bit of strongman equipment.
Ive seen a few of the old 80's model F150s and they can look decent when
clean but, I like the more modern look of the new models.
Im living in the UK at the moment then moving to france so I want something
that can cover great distances with ease hence the reason why I was looking
for a 6 cylinder or an 8 cylinder.
I get the feeling I might end up with an Audi :laughing:
Scott
