How long do you plan on keeping your truck?

[oneinch]

I'm not liking the way things seem to be heading with new cars. I've set up my '22 PB ownership to be at least 8 years. If I get another vehicle I might go the older but restored and customized vehicle route. Many of the modern goodies can be added to older vehicles. The only limit is how big of a check you can write.

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[amschind]

The other big issue is that the cost of a high performance engine and transmission rebuild is coming down vs the cost of a new vehicle. A 3.5L with carbon rods and pistons with ceramic cylinder heads and piston crowns is hard to sneeze at.....and might be very cost effective in 10 years.

 

[mb1983]

My plan (right now) is to keep it as long as possible. Maybe that is 20 years, maybe less. It all depends on how well I can keep the rust from eating the frame. The last F150 went to the farm in the sky (well, not really the sky, but a buddy's farm), because I decided it wasn't worth trying to fix the football-sized hole in the frame. Living in the Northeast is not easy on vehicles and the hot wrench is required more often than I would like to work on things. I plan on keeping her well protected with an annual application of fluid frame. Worked well last year as the frame has no rust on it anywhere. Hopefully, that trend continues.

That said, once the depreciation has run out, I may need to alter that plan. Depends on how business and the economy are I suppose. Also, if I ever need to upsize to a Superduty or something amazing come out to replace the PB V 1.0.

The last one was a 2005 that lasted pretty well except for the rust. Even with that turd of an engine (I'm looking at you 5.4 3v).

I also have the 2012 Audi S4 that I do not plan on getting rid of anytime soon. Not much that I would want to replace it with and I enjoy having a well-performing manual transmission (OK the transmission isn't that well-performing but the car is and I can row my own.) The only thing I could see replacing that little guy is a 911 and that's sort of out of my budget.

That said, I really like this truck. I enjoy driving it and it fits my large body quite well.

ETA: I have said this before about my car that preceded the S4. That was until someone decided to drive through it while I was away on a trip. That was an interesting return after a long weekend bachelor party.

 

[My 2ND Ford]

When I bought my 21, I took the 8 yr Esp, so I plan on keeping it at least 8 yrs, unless it starts to fail big time and then it will go sooner. I kept my last Volvo wagon for 11 yrs and we usually keep our vehicles for 8 -10 yrs. Some of our vehicles only lasted as long as the warranty was in effect because they became maintenance nightmares.

 

[Bryan Simon]

Bought my 79 c10 new and still have it
Bought the 05 Ranger new, sold it days before getting the 21 F150, so 15 yrs, 4 months with only 130k miles.
I’ve had my 98 k1500 15 yrs & 100,000 mi. Has 220k on it now—still driven regularly.
I plan on keeping the f150 til I don’t need any type of transportation any longer.

have never traded a vehicle in because most of the cars were ready for scrap when I was done with them.

I’ve had my 66 ElCamino over 20 yrs now and my 65 Ranchero has been family owned since new. So, I can keep them going if needed.

But SHE has not been able to keep one much longer than 6 yrs, and those are DONE by that time.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Bought used 2021 this year plan to keep until 2033.

 

[F 150 4×4 XLT 2007 KID]

I like this question, bought my 2007
in 2019, and took it to the Ford Dealership for engine replacement, drives great with a few repairs done since then, about $90 an hour to replace the engine, now the Dealership charges $160 an hour to work on trucks, cost me $7,400 too replace the engine.

 

[GregBC]

My current average is 12 yrs over 3 vehicles. And I plan on beating that average with this one

 

[Groovicles]

Until the wheels fall off

 

[WhiteLightningnshitshadow]

I'm not sure. I bought the 10 year 60k esp this morning. My last 2004 4.6 f150 was awesome, but I needed a bigger back seat and 4wd. The 21-23 is my favorite looking truck of all time pretty much so I had to trade while I could get 0% financing. I ended up putting 50k on my 04 for a total of 210k miles. It was bought in 2016 when I finished undergrad for 4200$ and sold a few months ago for 4500$. I did all my own stunts with that truck in terms of maintenance. It took me on tons of hiking and camping trips up some hard trails in the mountains. Never even hiccupped. That truck was bulletproof.


This new truck I'm less sure of. I haven't really had much in the way of serious issues yet. First and foremost, I'm worried about the turbos. This is my first turbo car and a few family members have had trouble with GM turbos in the past. Secondly, the idea of a belt you can't easily or cheaply replace and has no maintenance schedule just sounds incredibly stupid- that oil pump belt might be a real issue down the line. In my experience, most lifetime items usually get revised by the mfg to include an actual schedule. Tons of computers and silly shit on this truck isn't super confidence inspiring either.

I removed the rear blocks and had no vibrations for about a thousand miles and all the sudden seem to be having slight vibrations only under load between 50-60mph. Going to try 1 degree shims and then if that doesn't work, I'll put the flat factory blocks back on and maybe consider a 1inch front lift to hopefully avoid balljoint issues.

If it lasts the 10 year warranty with minimal acceptable issues, I'll trust it and will likely keep it until I hit 250k/25-30yrs. Much of that decision depends on what trucks look like in a few decades. Right now I'm on my fourth recall, one of which was performed incorrectly. Not real inspiring.

 

[Tomatoboy]

My experience has been that the brand and make of a vehicle is less a predictor of longevity for a single vehicle (as opposed to a whole fleet) than the individual vehicle‘s number of repairs in the first few years. A vehicle that has a lot of early mechanical repairs is one I’m worried was built on a bad day.

Accordingly, I make my decision at around year three of ownership, when the bumper to bumper warranty runs out. If the vehicle has been in for too many mechanical repairs or recalls, I lean towards an earlier trade-in at around 5 years. If the vehicle has been reliable, I lean towards a later trade-in at around 7. Any significant warranty transmission or engine work is also the kiss of death for long-term ownership for me.

Using the example of our last three vehicles that needed this decision, the 2012 Fusion and 2017 Escape were in the shop for a bunch of nuisance mechanical issues and in the case of the Fusion, a transmission rebuilt. Those vehicles were gone as soon as factory power train coverage ended. Our 2018 Explorer has experienced no mechanical issues (only cosmetic ones). That vehicle is welcome to stick around even though powertrain coverage has ended, until my wife picks something new she wants.

My current take on my 2022 F-150 is that it’s been in for a lot of nuisance work (3x in one year) and may not be a long-term vehicle if that trend continues, but since none of it has been major, and much of it recall work, I am not as sure as I normally would be.

 

[Ryan74]

The way prices are going hopefully 10 years

 

[Sneezy]

I will be keeping mine for the long haul. I average 50-60k miles per year so if it lasts 10 years I’ll have half a million miles on it. I want to beat my previous record which was 469k miles on a 5.4 2v Triton (econoline van). It was still running like a top when I sold it but the tranny was starting to get tired. That’s why I chose the 3.3 V6, it seems to have a decent track record for reliability. So far so good, 8 months in and 45k miles on the clock she still likes to scream her head off ?

Once my F150 gets a little tired from daily duty, it will be retired and live a quiet life as my farm truck.

 

[Zappy]

I'm lucky since I have a take home work truck with a very viable company, so I'll stay there as long as possible.....which in turns means I'll keep my used '21 5.0 as long as possible unless I come into some money for a Raptor R lol. I drove my personal truck 10miles this past week.

Hopefully I can go 10 years, I went almost 7yrs with my '14 3.5 F150 with zero issues.

 

[Gros Ventre]

If you can make the engine last, the rest of the truck will go right along. I use full synthetic oil (AmsOil) and an 8µ full flow filter along with a 1µ bypass filter. Other lubes I changeout at something over 50k miles on the lube. As to the transmission, remember that it has what amounts to brake linings in it to change gears bystopping or releasing the various ring gears. So it'll end up needing a change no matter what. And I do oil analysis to keep track of things.

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