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2008 Ford F-150 super crew FX2 sport 5.4 Triton V8
Joel, 12/22/2019
2008 Ford F-150 FX2 4dr SuperCrew Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my truck in 2010 and now it has 91k miles. All the maintenance has been done including changing out the spark plugs 10k in advance of the maintenance manual. I also changed out the differential fluids, transmission and coolant all before 75k including all the brakes and rotors. The truck is phenomenal on the highway. It’s as if I’m driving a big sedan. I’m using General Grabbers UHX 275/55/20 with 10 in rims, tires are rated at HR and provide a noise less environment while firmly gripping the road and corners. I’m suprised how much torque and speed there is on my truck at mid and high range.mits so easy to push past 100mph on the interstate without knowing it. The speed limiter will kick in however. I’ve gone cross country twice in it and it was fault less. The FX Leather interior is still superb and supple...I make sure the leather is always conditioned. The Heat and sunlight will crack the seats quickly. My first bulb failure occurred just recently..it was the fog lamp. Otherwise, as long as you wash off the mud and debris under the truck and fenders, stay on the maintenance schedule, give it good oil and TLC this baby should last till 200k.
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2008 F150 - good but a very rusting truck
Chris, 09/17/2016
2008 Ford F-150 XLT 4dr SuperCab Styleside 8 ft. LB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Bought truck brand new. Has always been and continues to be a very smooth and quiet truck - more like a luxury car. Good stable handling as well. Lots of room inside and in the bed and great for towing and good in the snow. Mechanically has been very good. However, rust has been a relatively serious issue. The steering rack was the first to go - rusted out and got very stiff and erratic to steer. Had to replace that and was very rusty. The second was much more serious. The transmission cooling lines rotted out. They let go just after I got home from a long trip to Nova Scotia with my elderly father. There was fluid on the ground the day after I came home. We could have been stuck in the middle of the night in the middle of no where. We were fortunate, but cost me about $900 to fix. Checked the underside and there was a lot of rust on the frame and especially the bed rails. Not very happy about that. I've been spending a lot of time sanding, priming and painting the frame and rusty areas of the underside. I'm also using the 3M rust fighter undercoating as well. It's costing a lot of time and money, but I'm hoping it gives me a lot more years with the truck. Don't want another car payment! Looked at the underside of my wife's 2006 Toyota Sienna and noticed that it was undercoated from the factory and hardly any rust. Maybe Ford ought to consider that or they won't get any return buyers. If I get another truck, I'll be looking strongly at Toyota.
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car624, 11/03/2009
2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 4dr SuperCab Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Have a 2008 Larit love the truck but right now its in the shop with bad transmission. Beaware I was told could be faulty parts in trans.,they said my bearings whent out messing op gears.. Then after they where replaced the value body is bad.. Running in circles with this dealer ship cant get a straight ansewer on what caused the problem. Waiting to get it back with the rebuilt transmission..
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ford_guy1, 01/04/2011
2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 4dr SuperCrew 4WD Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I had a 1998 F150 with the 4.6 engine and ext cab. It was an excellent truck. I absolutely never had any problems with the 1998. in 2008 I bought the F150 Lariat 4X4 with crew cab. I love this truck! I got a great end of the year deal on it and the truck has been wonderful. Ford dealerships take care of their customers. I upgraded the wheels to 20" chrome wheels, duel exhaust and matching rear fiberglass shell. I get tons of compliments and I love my truck. Test drove the Tundra and found it very nice with lots of power. I still preferred the quality, comfort and ride of the Ford.
2008 King Ranch F150 poorest KR yet
Earl Tooke, 03/21/2009
2008 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4dr SuperCrew Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
11 of 17 people found this review helpful
This is my seventh new Ford since 1993, and my third King Ranch truck. While the quiet and smoothness of this ride are the very highest yet, the seats are absolutely the most uncomfortable I've ever experienced, much like sitting in a metal folding chair. The handling is excellent both in town and on the highway. The sound system is AWEsome, and the reliability is...Ford...change the oil every 5k miles and get a new battery every other year and follow the scheduled maintenance program, and the vehicle will never fail you. My 2005 F250 is still in the family!
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