i own a 99 ford powerstroke with the 7.3 .. currently around 128k miles .. love the motor.. all in all i like the truck. some of the parts on it i question whether they are "super duty" ... like front hub/bearing assembly, ball joints, etc.
starting to see some rust on the areas where the door skin wraps around the door shell and same on the tailgate.
i have a programmer on it, but have recently returned it to stock to get some better mpg at $5/gal fuel prices.
motor wise, the truck is rock solid ..
except for the rotting oil pan .. ford had a problem with them .. thing is rusting like crazy and many have had problems with rot thru. have to yank the motor out to change ..
a good truck ... but for the $40k+ initial price tag, some things could have been better.
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