I am currently driving a 2016 F150 crew cab. I like it well enough but we moved to southeast TN from out west and honestly it just feels a little big on some city streets in the hills. I have always been a fan of SUV's over trucks but my last two vehicles were 1/2 ton 4WD crew cabs, honestly I am not sure why other than I was a bit uneducated in body on frame SUV's outside of domestic options. Honestly I despise everything in the bed not being more accessible, trucks have their place but even with a full house remodel going on I see the roof rack and cheap utility trailer as being more handy when big stuff is needing to be hauled.
Here are my requirements:
- Needs to get better gas mileage than my truck in town, currently getting roughly 13. I have no illusions of a drastic increase but 15-16 is considerable and would be great
- I'm married with a 3 and 6 year old so it needs to be comfortable enough to take the kids to school and transport the whole family without emabarassing or disgusting my wife ( She drives a 2013 Honda Odyssey so her tastes aren't terribly high end).
- Overlanding is not what this will be for but I do hunt and fish a fair amount so access to rough trailheads and ability to haul critters is necessary.
- This will be a daily driver that I plan on keeping for 5-7 years so it needs to be reliable with reasonable maintenance cost being of utmost importance.
With all of this said, a few questions:
1. Even if well taken care of is a 10-13 year old 470 getting too old for good reliability?
2. Assuming #1 is possible what mileage should I be looking at if I want to put another 100-120 on without too much trouble?
3. Given the house remodel I would like to stick with a 470 that I could trade my truck for and get some money back on the deal, trade value estimates have hovered in the $17-$20K range. Should I forget this and keep driving the truck until I can swing a newer/ lower mileage 460 for added reliability?
Thanks for the help and forgive any ignorance as this is my first post around here.
Nick
Here are my requirements:
- Needs to get better gas mileage than my truck in town, currently getting roughly 13. I have no illusions of a drastic increase but 15-16 is considerable and would be great
- I'm married with a 3 and 6 year old so it needs to be comfortable enough to take the kids to school and transport the whole family without emabarassing or disgusting my wife ( She drives a 2013 Honda Odyssey so her tastes aren't terribly high end).
- Overlanding is not what this will be for but I do hunt and fish a fair amount so access to rough trailheads and ability to haul critters is necessary.
- This will be a daily driver that I plan on keeping for 5-7 years so it needs to be reliable with reasonable maintenance cost being of utmost importance.
With all of this said, a few questions:
1. Even if well taken care of is a 10-13 year old 470 getting too old for good reliability?
2. Assuming #1 is possible what mileage should I be looking at if I want to put another 100-120 on without too much trouble?
3. Given the house remodel I would like to stick with a 470 that I could trade my truck for and get some money back on the deal, trade value estimates have hovered in the $17-$20K range. Should I forget this and keep driving the truck until I can swing a newer/ lower mileage 460 for added reliability?
Thanks for the help and forgive any ignorance as this is my first post around here.
Nick