i learned to drive in a 65 f100 while in high school. king pins wore out less than 50k miles. it would move 2 feet right or left instantly. sure was hairy to drive. cold natured. if it rained or snowed, you had to dry out the distributor cap.
bought a new 1985 f150. paint fell off in 6 months. ford repainted free. drove it about 4 years. paint started bubbling from rust underneath. started using oil and then timing chain broke at about 85k miles. rebuilt engine. drove another year and you could see through the bed sides. this was during their "quality is job 1" campaign. lol. a guy pulled out in front of me and totaled it...good riddance.
bought a 93 f250 thinking a bigger truck would be tougher...wrong. had to completely replace all front end components at 60k miles. it got 9 miles per gallon. dash cracked, paint faded on sides and came off of hood and top. tranny went out at 90k. catalytic converter stopped up. spark plug wires fell apart. sold tha junk for a $1000.
started looking for another truck but the overhead cam engines, cam drive chain tensioner problems, and special tools required to change spark plugs scared me off another ford.
finally tried a 2000 chevy. it has 250k on it now and doesn't use oil and the paint is still on it. has some rust spots from rock dings. i did have to replace the rusty brake lines. and it will run circles around any of the fords i've ever had. bought a 08 gmc. not a single issue and rides like a cadillac.
but i recently did purchase my last ford. it's a 65 f100 i'm going to restore for my class reunion. but it will have a chevy LS engine, drive train and paint.
now do you think i should consider another ford with my experience?
good luck with your fords boys.