6/17/2013 1:06 PM
My current truck is a 2005 f-150 4x4 King Ranch with only 37,500 miles on it but it has an 8" lift kit as well as 35" tires. This was one bad arse truck when we flooded during Isaac last year.
So why would I want to get rid of an 8 year old truck with only 37,500 miles on it. To be honest I love the truck but I started having left knee problems and getting out has been keeping it from healing fast enough, I cannot get my dogs to jum high enough to get into it and they weigh around 100lbs each, but the most important reason is that me and the wife have a deal where we each keep a vehicle 10 years and then we can get another new one alternating so we only have 1 car note at a time. It is more crucial for her to upgrade due to the extra miles she has on hers. I guess she will be somewhere around 160,000miles or more by the time she can get a new one. We elected to pay mine off early 5 years ago and upgraded her sooner then planned due to the prices on the market then.
SO I will keep this one at least 10 years possibly 15 this time. the truck I had before my King Ranch was another f-150 which I had for 14 years before I sold it to one of my crew who needed a dependable truck. Too bad someone did not see the red light he was sitting in front of when they totaled his truck out though.
I love all of the extras the Raptor comes with and from time to time I am forced to haul some heavy loads which the 6.2L V-8 would have no problem pulling.