New Truck

Here it is! It's not new and shiny but it does the job for me. Personally I think if one has a truck that he's afraid of getting dirt on or putting a dent in it isn't worth much!

It's a 1990 F150 Custom. Powered by a 300 inline 6 cylinder and connected to a standard 4 speed with granny gear. New 6" Rough Country lift and 35x12.50 mud terrain tires. The tail gate and bumpers are a little bent but the truck runs like a champ. Great gas mileage and it will tow anything.

My primary reason for getting this was the gas milage and torque combination. At first I was looking at the Toyota trucks with the 22R 4 cylinder. Good gas milage and reliable but very small and no power. Ford's inline 6 produces only 145 hp but also 265 lbs.-ft. of torque@ 2000 rpm. In comparison a Chevy 350 V8 from the same year gets 160 hp and 260 lbs. -ft of torque but the miles per gallon doesn't compare. A full size truck that will still haul or tow anything and you get 15 miles per gallon in town and 20+ mpg on the highway. The 300 inline 6 is also very reliable and many run to 300,000 miles with few problems.