Congrats on coming over to the Ford side. I have that exact truck except mine is green and is approaching 300,000mi. Did you just get this truck? If so, I make it a rule of thumb with any vehicles I buy to get a tune up(change oil, plugs, wires, etc..). Yours looks to be in really good condition for 200,000mi and that's good. You also have a really good engine/trans set up as they generally get 20-30mpg highway depending on what you're towing and what the ratio in the rear is. I was getting about 28mpg pulling a fully loaded UHaul behind an over-loaded pickup when I moved back here from TN. If you post your VIN I can decipher and tell you a bit more about your truck as I have a code book here specific to ford trucks.
As an example, the VIN on my truck is 2FTZX18W7WCA32589. 2FT means my truck was made in canada(and imported not by Ford). Z means my gvwr is between 5 and 6,000lbs. X18 means my truck's an F150 4WD Super Cab Styleside. W means the engine in my truck is the Romeo 4.6L V8. 7 is a check didget and is used for internal uses. W means my truck was manufactured in 1998, and C means my truck was manufactured at the Ontario plant. The A means that my truck is an A series truck(manufactured first). The numbers on the end means my truck was #32,589 to roll off the assembly line.
Thought I'd share my insight since I know this truck inside and out. That and the Aerostar but I don't think anyone on here owns one of them,
Matt
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