My mechanic sold it to me through some cousin he barely knows. Guy was fixing it for his nephew after the last hurricane chunked some trees through it, gave up. For $3,500, PERFECT!
Ugly as hell*, no worries anyone will try the door handles for goodies. “Meh. This guy’s poor.” Mechanically? Solid as granite.
Pro tip: Went for new plugs and wires to Advanced Auto, $145. Nope. Amazon, $46. Rear pads? AutoZone: $48. Amazon: $18 for Bendix pads (which reviewers outside of Amazon like?)
Anyway, it’s my own, personal YT-1300 light freighter. “Don’t worry. She’ll hold together… Hear me, baby? Hold together.”
* Funny pic. That was the end of a record snowstorm, in NW Florida. My town got the all-time high score at 10"! See what happens when global warming beats the polar vortex into loops? Yeah.
I also have a 2004 f150. And i also just replaced brakes, but did the rotors, ball joints, and control arm as well. I use rockauto, cause it’s super cheap. Only problem is shipping is expensive.