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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH drives an f150...great fuel economy, it's basically a raised luxury vehicle. He also tows our boat when we go from ocean to lake, hauls all of the sports gear from place to place, etc. Beautiful vehicle. And, it will last forever. Sorry it's a lot bigger than your kia.[/quote]

lol, Ford's V6 ecoboost is probably the lease reliable engine on the market right now...good luck keeping that thing running outside of warranty.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ecoboost+engine+failure[/quote]

Yep. Eco-Boost engines are engineered to basically operate about ~10% away from catastrophic failure thresholds with regardless to intake manifold pressure, cylinder head temps, compression ratio, and exhaust gas temps.

Their design lifespan is incredibly short if they are used hard (like say, in a TRUCK!). All that high pressure boost, high compression ratios, and high temps from the turbochargers are all working together to beat that engine to death.

If I were getting a new F150, the ONLY engine I'd get is the 5.0 liter naturally aspirated V8. It won't destroy itself from within at 100,000 miles. [/quote]

PP here...I’m originally from Waldorf and my cousin Arliss (died of a heroin OD...may he rest in peace ) had a 1998 F150 that lasted 150k miles before it completely rusted out from the inside. I’m confident the 2018 my husband drives in suburban Maryland will last the same amount of time.[/quote]

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