Thanks for the welcome. We went and looked at new ones this weekend at a dealer that has at least 150 of any kind of F150 you could want, just not 6.5 ft box screw
Started out looking at used and then found that the price of the used ones where too terrible far off from what they are selling some of these new ones for discounted right now, so if we are able to stretch the budget, we may just try to go for the new. My original search found me a 2010 screw with 20k on it, with the 5.8. Haven't been to the town that has it yet but it looks very nice on the pictures. We drove the 5.0 and it was very nice. Didn't drive the 3.5 eco. I would consider it but just didn't think for the same truck I want to spend the extra money, but I am not opposed to it. We did get a chance to see a screw with a 6.5 bed today in another town and was able to compare them side by side and that extra foot would be nice, but trying to decide if it is worth it for the handful of times a year I will need it. Our main reason for wanting the truck is for having more room for camping. Outside of camping season, the 5.5 bed should be more than adequate for normal travel. It appears that all of the 5.0 I have looked at come with the 3.55 axle, and 90% of them are the locking option. Not sure what that does, but I assume that is probably a good thing to have. We really liked the Blue Jeans Metallic color. So, the research continues as to which one will be the best for us. So, would it be safe bet though, that if I were to go used, to look for a 2011 or newer to get the 5.0 vs the 5.4 because it is a newer engine or is that not really a concern? Thanks
Originally Posted by exploreco
Thanks for the welcome. We went and looked at new ones this weekend at a dealer that has at least 150 of any kind of F150 you could want, just not 6.5 ft box screw
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