wangstarr03
Active Member
Hey all, bittersweet to report that I parted with my 5th gen Limited, last night. After leasing it new in September of '19 and then buying it out in September of '22 at lease end (I was originally going to sell/third party buyout and get something else but due to inventory shortages stemming from the pandemic nothing was available) it was time to say goodbye.
I'm happy to report that after 4 years and 72k miles I ran into virtually zero mechanical issues and the truck gave me little if any problems. Any issues were the small, annoying kind documented in other posts and more representative of FCA/Stellantis than the vehicle itself (LED accent strips going out and not covered under warranty, leather on the dash bubbling and also not covered under warranty, CHMSL leaking/stained headliner, etc). I made a strategic decision to trade it and take advantage of what little equity I still had before anything else, potentially catastrophic, go could wrong and also not be covered under warranty - air suspension, 12" uConnect, etc. but I really did LOVE my truck. These 5th gens are special, IMO.
That said, I did go over to the dark side and picked up an early '22 build F150 Platinum. For those that may not know, Ford started stripping a lot of features out of their higher end trims (Platinum & Limited especially) in the later half of 2022 through the 2023 MY due to microchip shortages. This included the massage seats, heated steering wheel, parking assist, and more. I was able to find one with the 5.0 and FX4 off-road package in the rare interior color I wanted (two tone caramelo/black - very similar to black/saddle tan in the Longhorns) with low mileage and all of those features still intact. This was like a needle in a haystack so when I found one relatively close to me I had to jump on it. It also includes the hardware for BlueCruise hands free driving which I haven't tried, yet but am eager to.
I just wanted thank everyone who has contributed to my posts and made this place the bastion of knowledge it is; I hope I was also able to do the same for others. Also, I will be selling my wheels/TPMS sensors in the marketplace section to fund new ones if anyone is interested. Thanks, everyone!
I'm happy to report that after 4 years and 72k miles I ran into virtually zero mechanical issues and the truck gave me little if any problems. Any issues were the small, annoying kind documented in other posts and more representative of FCA/Stellantis than the vehicle itself (LED accent strips going out and not covered under warranty, leather on the dash bubbling and also not covered under warranty, CHMSL leaking/stained headliner, etc). I made a strategic decision to trade it and take advantage of what little equity I still had before anything else, potentially catastrophic, go could wrong and also not be covered under warranty - air suspension, 12" uConnect, etc. but I really did LOVE my truck. These 5th gens are special, IMO.
That said, I did go over to the dark side and picked up an early '22 build F150 Platinum. For those that may not know, Ford started stripping a lot of features out of their higher end trims (Platinum & Limited especially) in the later half of 2022 through the 2023 MY due to microchip shortages. This included the massage seats, heated steering wheel, parking assist, and more. I was able to find one with the 5.0 and FX4 off-road package in the rare interior color I wanted (two tone caramelo/black - very similar to black/saddle tan in the Longhorns) with low mileage and all of those features still intact. This was like a needle in a haystack so when I found one relatively close to me I had to jump on it. It also includes the hardware for BlueCruise hands free driving which I haven't tried, yet but am eager to.
I just wanted thank everyone who has contributed to my posts and made this place the bastion of knowledge it is; I hope I was also able to do the same for others. Also, I will be selling my wheels/TPMS sensors in the marketplace section to fund new ones if anyone is interested. Thanks, everyone!
