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Ford24xl writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
Prosbuild quality, offroad ride comfort, styling. ConsGas mileage 
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Great On The Road, Great Off The Road, And Wont Let You Down — I bought my 85' f-150 xl for $200 for my first car, apparently it had been in a flood so it was as rusty as anything ive ever seen. about 15 hrs of work and $300 into the truck and it was on the road. i figured id get a couple thousand miles on the truck before it bit it, but 30,000 miles later and approximately 200k on it it still runs like a champ, starts better than my 2002 cavalier and offroads better than our 2002 chevy 1500. And in my opinion the truck looks better than the new f-150s... the thing is tough and even with its legs blown off keeps on getting you where you need to go. it has quite a bit of body roll but what truck doesnt? accelerates about as fast as the 2002 silverado and the chevy has a bigger engine and is 17 years newer. brakes work great but are a pain because they are all drums (no abs obviously). this thing is built like a rock , after i origionally got it on the road i havent had to replace one thing, which for a truck with this many miles is crazy. overall this is an awesome truck and i fell in love with it due to its "unstoppable" attitude. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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preponeck writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
Prosbig, solid, powerhorse, fun Consgas, speed, electrical
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My F150 — i have a 85 ford f150 with the explorer package and a inline 6 with 140 hp and 265 lb. torque (stranded) and its 4 speed with granny gear, i have towed many vehicles and i am always going tho the mud, this is a great truck, just bad on gas i get about 10 mpg and its kinda sluggish, but a good overall truck, and it is deff, fun to drive, i have 33's on it right now, and it sits high without a lift kit |
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Kris writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
ProsEasy to handle ConsBoring to drive right now
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I Like It And I Got Big Plans For It — 1985 Ford F150 with a 302 under the hood. It's a 70's block apparently with a EFI system from the 90's on top. I paid $500 for it. Basically has all new tires around it until I get done burning them off to put my 31's on. It moves out pretty decent, stops better than the last one but it's an automatic and I get so bored driving it sometimes. It needs to be placed back in time and I gotta get rid of the spark knock in it before it gets beefed up at all. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
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Kris writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
ProsIt's easy to drive ConsIt doesn't like to go fast
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I Love It! — This truck runs like a champ. The frame of the truck is great but the body could use some work, which will happen in the future. Door pins need replaced, needs new mounts for the motor and transmission, a new brake booster and/or master cylinder is also in need of replacement. The truck has a custom spraypaint paint job done by me in my driveway and the interior is in pretty good shape for being 25 years old. It's a blast to drive. It isn't very fast, has decent gas mileage but sucky brakes for now. The truck is amazing and I will never get rid of it unless it gets totaled. For being 2 wheel drive, I haven't been stuck yet. It even has the stock tires but it will have 31" tires soon. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
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Noah writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
Pros4-wheelin Consif you dont like trucks
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Its A Truck — Good on gas and plently of torque for off-roading. Good lookin truck and its cheap to fix( if you do it yourself). All the mechanical parts of the truck will last longer than your own life, and you can take it pretty much anywhere. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
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Carl writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
ProsGot me from point a to point b Cons9 MPG!!! Slow!
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1985 F-150 Lwb Reg Cab 5.0l Auto. Trans. — This was my first car. It was a stripped and very basic model. The 5.0l was very weak this year as it was the first to have the Bosh derived fuel injection. I only managed 9 mpg combined. The transmission gave out, but it was my fault. I was not very attached to this truck. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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monteengle writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
Prosamazing power. ConsFuel injection can be a problem
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Best Truck Ive Ever Owned. — Overall it is a great truck. Used to have a problem with the fuel injection till i put a chip to regulate the amount of fuel it draws. The truck is as strong as an ox. I will never sell this vehicle. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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Evan writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
ProsFun, comfortable, beautiful truck ConsUnreliable, bad gas mileage, only 2WD.
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Matthew writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
ProsDependable if you don't need to go far. ConsNot reliable enough to let a friend borrow or even sell for a profit.
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Good Truck To Keep On A Farm. — I bought the truck cheap. And overall it hasn't been bad. However it seems to have a problem with overheating and cutting out. I was not really made aware of this when I bought it. I have tried to fix it but have been unsuccessful. I have more than got my use of it though. I let my father use it as a farm truck. |
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carpone1 writes:
1985 Ford F-150 Review
Prosit's a beautiful truck bed fair running boards tool box, factory mags brush guard Consit needs carpet ,door and window switches.it needs a CD player,and like I said ,I bought it without a tranny
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I Really Liked It — I like the price,but hat the fact the previous owner put the tranny in the shop and left it there.also those fog lights and the way it's got bolts or something I canfigure out on the roof then there's the windshield leaks.and 1more thing the bed liner 've got to take it out to check for rust,bed installation done wrong Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.) |
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