Basic XL Super Duty Question
Does anyone know when they went with adjustable front seats on the XL Super Duty? I had a 99 F350 and the seat was a basic bench with a fixed back. I know that they have gone to a split bench, ev...
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mkirsch wrote:
I probably know why you don't want to look at the fancier trucks. "More to go wrong," right?
Think about it though: When is the last time anything went wrong? Things have come a long way since the 1970's when a single drop of water would render your power windows inoperable. I know a lot of people with 10-15 year old cars and trucks, and all the convenience features still work! The body's falling off, the engine runs a little rough, it wanders/rattles/bangs... Those power windows still go up and down, the seats still move, and the AC still blows cold.
As time goes on finding those "basic" trucks is going to get tougher and tougher, as many convenience features become standard. You will see crank windows go the way of the manual transmission in trucks in the next 5 years.
Sooner or later you will have to give into the "dark side" and enjoy life a little. Drove a truck with crank windows for 15 years. Bought my '02 Chevy dually with the LS package, and found myself going for the power window button on my daily driver.... Give in! :)
What I find interesting is that the farther we get away from the '70's, the tall tales of exaggeration keep getting taller and taller. Except for my Super Duty, every vehicle I own is from the '70's. Honestly, I have no quality or dependability issues with any of them. Someone mentioned in a thread here in the last few weeks that valve jobs had to be done every 80,000 miles, transmissions never made it past 40-50,000 miles, engines rarely made it to 100,000 miles, spark plugs every three months, points need adjusting every 72 hours, and more BS like that. I have a '72 Ford car with a 429 engine that is approaching 200,000 miles. Valves are fine, compression is perfect, everything is original, except the water pump I replaced at 188,000 miles. Power windows, A/C, clock, everything works as designed. Doors close nice, body gaps are even, etc. I admit I need to adjust the points again, but have not adjusted them in over 8,000 miles. Far from the every 72 hours claimed in another thread here. The A/C blows cold in my '77 Chevrolet Scottsdale pickup, cruise control, tachometer, and all other accessories work as new.
