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Originally Posted by aigel
I thought of my 97 F-150 as an overall POS experience. The engine is shoved under the dash to where it is a maintenance nightmare, the French heater core takes a weekend to change once it goes (including special tools to disconnect) and the head gasket went at 200k. Well, 200k is nothing to sneeze at, but repairing it!!! I did only the bad side I was so fed up with it. Got it back running and off it went to gardener duty with the new owner!
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My 98 F150 4.6L 2 Valve has 150K and the Heater Core just went... I started to smell coolant in the cabin and see mist with the AC on? My friends told me to breath in deeply...anyway you have to pull the whole dash out to fix it...so it is an expensive fix. Also am doing frt and rear brakes which is reflected in the totals below.
So far in nearly 17 years...A rear Brake line leaked, 3 batteries including original one (2nd Batt. lasted 9 years), 4 th set of front brakes including original ones, 3 sets of rear brakes including original (original set lasted about 15 years), 3 sets of tires including original (2nd set lasted almost 11 years), replaced fuel pump, replaced complete AC system, replaced Alternator after 16 years, 4th coil packs and spark plugs including original (parts went bad on 3rd time was still under warranty). Most of the repairs/replacements have been done in the past 3 or 4 years...stuff just wears out with time.
I figure it this way, it is costing me roughly 1000 to 1500 a year now to fix, divided by 12 = $80.00 to $125.00 a month. Which is less than a payment, also have cheaper Registration fees of $79.00 a year..Then you have the depreciation curve on a new or newer vehicle....