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Originally Posted by Chilly
I have a 99 F350 SD DRW with 240,000 on it. I bought it with 210,000 and have been dumping money in it ever since: all ball joints, rotors, calipers and pads, belt tensioner, tire after tire (general tires new were separating), new tranny because of a casting defect in the original, now two new batteries, battery light is still on and I'll probably have to change the alternator. I'm sure I've forgotten a couple of repairs. It's a strong puller (heaviest pull so far was 6500 lbs, wow) and gets decent mileage. I haven't fixed the same part twice but do fix one after another. I'm getting fed up with replacing/repairing stuff on this truck. I had considered getting a newer one and thought I'd rationalize it by saving money in repairs; doesn't sound like it. Guess I should go back to Chevy. I love the truck, hate the repairs! Just my $.02
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I understand your concern. I have a 2000 with 140k on it and I make a lot of repairs also. But come on, your truck is 9 years old with over 200,000. You have to expect to replace running gear parts and batteries. You would do that on any vehicle, gas or diesel, ford or chevy, foreign or domestic.
I would say if you are happy with a chevy than I would go buy one but long before you hit 200k you will be replacing all the same stuff.