Quote Originally Posted by miked View Post
What would ever make you think a Ford F150 would be obsolete? Yes that is a serious question. 73, Mike
Maybe it was just a one time poster ..... ?

Cultures vary. Japan has one of the strictest motor vehicle inspection programs in the world. It's not entirely unheard of for them to take a brand new car out of service after it's been on the road for six years. They seem to want the latest tech, lowest emissions, and best fuel economy. Some claim that they drive their economy with excess consumerism by making the motor vehicle laws so tough. You even have to prove that you own -or-rent a parking space before you can register your car.

Over there ... a car or truck becomes obsolete pretty quickly. Might be that it's not the latest & greatest or that the motor won't pass their emissions test after it's got more than 50 k. of wear on it. They seem to have a thriving business based on shipping used motors to other countries.

Definitely a different world.

Here in the Northeast it's generally best to declare em' obsolete after 20 years. That seems to be Ford's intent as well cause it gets harder and harder to get factory OEM parts out of the dealerships once they hit the twenty year mark. I've been running Ford trucks & vans for over thirty years now and i can see a certain wisdom to it. There comes a point where it's pretty difficult to keep em' road worthy. Every bolt is rusted up solid and the electrical problems that develop are hard to track down & fix.Overall ... it's just one thing after another.



I've heard it's a different story out in California though. They don't have the rust problems that we do.