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<blockquote data-quote="Capm_Spaulding" data-source="post: 3486417" data-attributes="member: 17977"><p>Unless you’re searching classifieds and marketplace for a 15 year old truck, which there is NOTHING wrong with doing, I would either hold off buying gently used and just buy new. Since covid hit, newer model used supply has been dry, hell even new supply is dryer than normal.</p><p></p><p>I bought my 2020 F150 for less than I could get a decent 1-3 year old one. I searched the surrounding states over 2 months and the only comparable I found was a 2018 with 30k and it ended up only being $250 less.</p><p></p><p>Don’t let anyone tell you the 2.7EB isn’t enough, it is, unless of course you’re hauling at near the capacity on a daily basis. The 2.7EB has more HP and Torque than nearly any other truck ever had prior to the technology that automakers came into during the 2010s, yet we all did just fine with the old 5.0s, 5.9s and 5.3s of yesteryear that had half the power. The block of the 2.7 is the same graphite iron that the Powerstroke diesels use. Not the engine, nor the turbos are the weak points with the new F150s. Take it from me, I SWORE for the longest time I’d never own anything but a v8... I put 140k miles on my old 2006 4.6 f150 and was sold on Ford v8s... but then I drove one of the ecoboosts, and now I’m never looking back. </p><p></p><p>If it were my money, unless you can hold out for the new Tundra redesign in a few years, or wait until maybe this summer for a 1-5 year old truck once supply comes back, I’d look at a new STX 4x4 with the 2.7 or 3.5EB. You get the most bang for your buck with that package, and the 5.0s are having major issues still. </p><p></p><p>I got the 2.7 after testing it and the 3.5 and love almost everything about it. I have towed a bass boat and a mustang fox body, so not too much experience, but enough to know it handles the weight well. I didn’t even know the boat was back there. The Fox body on the other hand was felt, but it was still not bad. The only minus this truck has is the 10 speed transmission which is a little clunky at times. I strongly prefer the 6r80 instead of the 10r80, but it isn’t all bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capm_Spaulding, post: 3486417, member: 17977"] Unless you’re searching classifieds and marketplace for a 15 year old truck, which there is NOTHING wrong with doing, I would either hold off buying gently used and just buy new. Since covid hit, newer model used supply has been dry, hell even new supply is dryer than normal. I bought my 2020 F150 for less than I could get a decent 1-3 year old one. I searched the surrounding states over 2 months and the only comparable I found was a 2018 with 30k and it ended up only being $250 less. Don’t let anyone tell you the 2.7EB isn’t enough, it is, unless of course you’re hauling at near the capacity on a daily basis. The 2.7EB has more HP and Torque than nearly any other truck ever had prior to the technology that automakers came into during the 2010s, yet we all did just fine with the old 5.0s, 5.9s and 5.3s of yesteryear that had half the power. The block of the 2.7 is the same graphite iron that the Powerstroke diesels use. Not the engine, nor the turbos are the weak points with the new F150s. Take it from me, I SWORE for the longest time I’d never own anything but a v8... I put 140k miles on my old 2006 4.6 f150 and was sold on Ford v8s... but then I drove one of the ecoboosts, and now I’m never looking back. If it were my money, unless you can hold out for the new Tundra redesign in a few years, or wait until maybe this summer for a 1-5 year old truck once supply comes back, I’d look at a new STX 4x4 with the 2.7 or 3.5EB. You get the most bang for your buck with that package, and the 5.0s are having major issues still. I got the 2.7 after testing it and the 3.5 and love almost everything about it. I have towed a bass boat and a mustang fox body, so not too much experience, but enough to know it handles the weight well. I didn’t even know the boat was back there. The Fox body on the other hand was felt, but it was still not bad. The only minus this truck has is the 10 speed transmission which is a little clunky at times. I strongly prefer the 6r80 instead of the 10r80, but it isn’t all bad. [/QUOTE]
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