High Miles??

covetsthesun wrote:
And this is exactly where we are. Spent $5k last year...already $5k this year. I've always been a stickler for regular maintenance... least little squeak or vibration and it's in the shop to find out why. Got stranded in Florida last year for a week because the front brakes had to be replaced. And... yes they were thoroughly checked out pre trip. A caliper went bad and BANG!

Even the best of techs can't predict what may go wrong. I get that. That's why I come here and ask questions. Y'all are a huge well of experience and knowledge. You just can't get that anywhere else.

Brother-in-Law bought a brand new F350, less than a year later needed a new axle because something hung up with the parking brake (never got the full story and they wouldn't cover it under warranty), stuff can happen regardless of age and maintenance.

But if you are dumping $5k/yr into the truck, I would be replacing it. We bought a nice F250 3yrs back with 150k miles for $10k and have put 50k miles on it so far with about 10k towing. Had a caliper freeze up when it sat one winter while we were working overseas and had a front set of bearings go out. Otherwise, we just drive it and regular maintenance.

Compared to $60-80k for an equivalent new truck (which could have had the same issues), hard to beat the price.