TO ALL: I appreciate your feedback and it seems to read like a tennis match. Each has a GOOD tid bit to throw out there. AND WOW I have never known as much about the ttroubles a Ford will lgive you....which I am sure everyone has their own experiences with each make of Truck. However, riding down Dixie I saw a GEM singing to me....J.....come test drive me...lol SO, without further adue...I am the proud owner of a 06 Lariat ....and yes with 4x4. I bought it reading this report because of the resell value of 4x4...and THATS IT!. It'll be nice when I need it to have it. Just hope I have no issues. The good truck Gods blessed me with a Ranger that gave me 200K on a V6 4.0 and is still asking for more everytime I turn the key. So, hopefully with the proper maintenance and care the F150 will give me more than that. Thanks for all the responses and opinions. They were all filled with good info. Bent rods all around!

Jason