Howie Long Drag Races Silverado HD vs Ford Super Duty

SidecarFlip wrote:

blofgren wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
Pickup trucks today cost as much as our farm did 30 years ago and the farm makes money.

They are all overpriced.

Guess that is why I still have my 97 F350. Besides, it has no rust and runs good.

I don't have a tailgate step, I use an inverted 5 gallon bucket.
I don't have DEF, no worries there, no emissions stuff to go bad at all.
I have minimal electronics to fail.
My diesel smokes. If it didn't something is a miss.
My 97 gets 21 empty, 16 pulling and 19 with my TC in the bed.
It's been paid for, for so long, I cannot remember when it wasn't paid for.
If it breaks (which is rare), I can fix it myself.
I', real happy with an old school truck and it always gets comments about how good it looks. People appreciate old school OBS Ford pickup trucks.

At 67, I don't plan on buying another This one has been mine since 1997, a 21 year love affair.

Something I find interesting, one of my friends has a new Chevy Silverado Duramax 3/4 ton and his tailgate (steel) weighs maybe half of what mine weighs. He borrowed my Quad a few months ago and my loading ramps and bent his tailgate loading the quad. real strong' stuff there I'd say. I found it funny in a way. I've never had an issue loading my quad in my Ford.

They build them thinner and cheaper every year but the price keeps climbing.

I had a 1996 F-250 S/C 4x4 7.3L 5 speed manual that I bought new. I kick myself to this day for selling it and I too still love the Ford OBS.

Saying that I'm not sure that I would want to go back to it as my trailer puller after having the truck in my signature. The Ram is so much more comfortable, capable, and quieter. I would still like to have a cherry OBS as a Sunday driver, though!

My OBS is very capable (it's all built by Ford SVO). Rides nice with our TC in the bed and it's an XLT loaded so it's really a Lariat.

Me, I like to hear the engine and see the smokie when it's workimg and it's very cherry and always turns heads because it's unusual to see one with no rust, dents and all spiffed up.

21 empty, 19 with the camper in the bed and 15-16 pulling my usually oveloaded tandem gooseneck.

Best thing is, of course, no payments since I cannot remember when.

I could never bring myself to pay 60 grand for a truck that does nothing but depreciate. Mine is actually going the other way because it is an OBS, 4wd 4 door 1 ton. Very hard to find unit.

Besides, I don't have any desire to add DEF or drive something that down the road will have issues (maybe) with the emissions hardware. I don't have any. Fine with me.

The last year I worked, I got to see first hand, just how lowest bidder components held up in real world conditions in Class 8 trucks. They don't and a lot of the same components are used in light duty trucks too.

Mine smokes, the engine rattles, I don't have all those 'gizmo's' like built in GPS or tire pressure monitoring systems, heated seats, auto dimming lights and some voice to remind you to fasten your seat belt or the door isn't closed, I drive by the seat of my pants...I like it that way.

Now, if I won a new truck in a contest, I'd surely pay the sales tax on it and drive it, but to buy one, no way. Bought mine new in 97 and it's 2017 and it just turned 99 thousand. It should go just fine another 10 years and by that time, I don't expect to be driving anymore.

You can purchase a diesel truck for way less than $60k without all the gizmos and such.

The Chevy tailgate feels lighter because it has an internal spring that helps lift the tailgate so it doesn't feel as heavy.

We had some of the OBS trucks years ago and I always thought were some of the best looking trucks, but the new Super Duty's are so much better in so many ways.

Having said that I respect your choice to keep your truck long term and that you still enjoy it. I would hope your still driving way past another 10 years. My parents are in their mid seventy's and just recently purchased a new diesel truck so you never know.