Should I keep my old truck?

peholden wrote:
I have a 1994 F250, 7.5 liter gas engine with a manual transmission that I use to tow my 5th wheel. The truck is in excellent shape and looks almost new inside and out. In other words, it gets the job done.

But, I'm worried that if I have some mechanical problem on the road in some far-away place, will the Ford dealer there be able to find the parts I might need? Or, is my truck so old that I'd have to search junkyards which would obviously be nearly impossible during an interrupted trip?

Thanks, Pete

I'll bet Ford Motor Company would love to hear your story. :W

My vote is keep her.....

Time for a new truck. Parts on anything that old will be hard to come by.

I have a '98 E150. Starting to show some serious rust especially underneath (had 2 brake line failures). I have no concerns driving it "around town" but it is our "vacation" vehicle (still rides good, but noisy, on the highway and it hold a lot of vacation toys for the grandkids) but I am getting more and more concerned about it dying "between here and there", so I am in the "same boat".

I vote No.

Parts will be a mishmash between the dealer, aftermarket and junk yards...nothing wrong, nor tough about that...just time it takes to get the parts...

Here is my story on a very similar situation

After decades using the family station wagon as the very small mom n pop specialty grocery/butcher shop...he decided to purchase a pickup after uncle Bill and I said the wagon wasn’t rebuildable

He only wanted a half ton for ride quality...uncle Bill advised me to order the HD half ton n dad wouldn’t know cuz he only looks at the badging...

Ordered a Chevy “Big Ten”, the Heavy Duty half ton of 1980.Everyone beat up hauling canned good to beef quarters...down to the bump stops...

Dad gave it to me around 1999 with about 300,000 miles on it.

It was both my girls first ‘car’ and was known as “The Truck”...

My philosophy on automotive...is that it is the worst necessary investment...so keep mine forever until either can’t fix it anymore or don’t want to any more

Well...it failed this years SMOG test and going to need a carb rebuild..

The body has dents on each panel (daughters), that years smog stuff is horrible, bench seat covers need replacement, needs repaint (rust on each panel)....but the KYB’s and 33/12.5R15LT’s has it corner like on rails...the 1 ton helper coils on the rear axle helps

Just bought a 2007 Nissan Frontier, crew cab, long wheel base 6.5 ft bed. SE...base model with AC, power door lock n windows

The Silverado will be donated

But, if I owned your pickup...I’d keep it, but that is just me...

yep it,ll be hard to find parts please send me the key,s and I,ll take that old diamond off your hands. p.s. I,d drive it till it died ,then thank it. I love fords ,never really had a problem withe ones I,ve owned.

Sure you’ll be able to find parts, and when they arrive 7 to 10 days after you or the dealer order online then you can have them installed in 2 to 4 days. Buy a new truck!

The only parts your going to find will be aftermarket parts stores and wrecking yards. New OE parts will be nearly impossible to find.