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Old 10-16-2012, 02:09 PM
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Do F-150's even come with manual transmissions?
no sir...last year was 08 i believe and you could only get the 4.2 V6 with a 5spd...but if you want an F150 with a manual trans...look for these years

97-03
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4.6 V8

96-older

all motors could be had with a manual
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:01 PM
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Aw that's lame. Well it is what it is. How are the older F-150's? Are they as bad as everyone says?
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:25 PM
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Aw that's lame. Well it is what it is. How are the older F-150's? Are they as bad as everyone says?
I've never heard bad things about older F-150s besides rust
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:36 PM
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I've never heard bad things about older F-150s besides rust
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Older f150's are pretty reliable vehicles. Get one with a 300 I6 and you have a pretty strong truck for a 6 cylinder. A 302 or a 351 would pull pretty much any "work load" your describing here, unless your thinking about pulling some completely irrational.
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:50 PM
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I used my Ranger as a contractor all the time. Worked great, I had a trailer I towed with all the time. And not a light one. My mileage was shit, but she hauled it all!
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:59 PM
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I love both of my 77 F-series trucks, they make great work trucks. My brother had an 82 for a farm truck that came from a junkyard and lasted for years
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:01 PM
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I use my truck as a lawn company truck. It pulls around my trailer with the lawn mower and other equipment just fine.
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:30 PM
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My 3.0 ranger with a 7ft bed would be a great work truck!
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:38 PM
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go f150..its more powerefull, more storage space, bigger bed, and to me would suit what your using it for better
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