Gen 1 as the daily?

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Canuck714

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Got the ole 2011 cleaned up and ready to sell. I left the front KING 3.0's and the Deavers on it as I bought new stuff for the Whipple truck.
If anyone here is looking for a truck they are not afraid to scratch or want to build into a desert truck I will cut a deal for FRF members.
Yes the Hooptie wheels that came on the silver truck are on it. I kept the Methods and 37's...lol
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Yea I daily mine. Parking it sucks but it’s a great all around’er.
I drive mine daily and everywhere the wife and I go together even though she has a new 2024 Mustang GTO, she says the ride in my Raptor is so much better. I was trying to talk her into getting a Ranger Raptor, but she just loves Mustangs for her cars. She's always had one, and says she always will.

I paid way too much for my Raptor but it only had 21,800 miles on it when I got it in September 2021. I've always wanted one and when it popped up for sale at Carmax, I jumped on it. I figure if this is the last truck I'll ever buy, the sales price was inconsequential.

I keep up with regular maintenance, oil changed every 5,000 miles, recently had all the fluids changed with the lead frame recall, and even had to get an actuator door motor repaired. Sounded like the AC Blower motor was going to grenade itself. That was covered by the Carmax warranty, thank goodness.

I have 75,000 miles on it now and 99% trouble free except the AC blower motor repair. I average around 14.3mpg and am happy with that.
 

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I drive mine daily and everywhere the wife and I go together even though she has a new 2024 Mustang GTO, she says the ride in my Raptor is so much better. I was trying to talk her into getting a Ranger Raptor, but she just loves Mustangs for her cars. She's always had one, and says she always will.

I paid way too much for my Raptor but it only had 21,800 miles on it when I got it in September 2021. I've always wanted one and when it popped up for sale at Carmax, I jumped on it. I figure if this is the last truck I'll ever buy, the sales price was inconsequential.

I keep up with regular maintenance, oil changed every 5,000 miles, recently had all the fluids changed with the lead frame recall, and even had to get an actuator door motor repaired. Sounded like the AC Blower motor was going to grenade itself. That was covered by the Carmax warranty, thank goodness.

I have 75,000 miles on it now and 99% trouble free except the AC blower motor repair. I average around 14.3mpg and am happy with that.

Mustang GTO?
Hmmmm gotta see some evidence of that one bubba.
 

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Been on the hunt for a Gen 2 for a while but never pulled the trigger. A 14’ with 77k came up locally at a large dealership and decided to just see what they were all about

Boy was I impressed, much more than on any of the Gen 2’s I drove. So impressed that I’m considering trading my 20’ XLT FX4 straight across for this 14’. They want $38k for the raptor. Very clean in and out, drives and handles awesome, no rust anywhere (AZ and Texas truck), nothing leaking other than some seepage from the rear diff (maybe from when they filled it last?), no marks on the skid plates or lower control arms, etc. Had no intentions of making an older truck like this my daily but was really impressed by it

But being 6 years older and double the mileage I have on my 20’ I have some concerns. This would be my only vehicle and there are times when at the drop of the hat I may drive 500+ miles and need a reliable vehicle.

Looking for honest feedback (give it to me straight please lol) from guys that have been around these 1st gen’s for a while and used them as your daily. Am I making a dumb move? lol
Just completed the fourth trip to San Antonio in the past two months, roughly 900 mile round trip. Now due for 185k miles oil change on my 2014 Raptor. Regular maintenance is all I've had to do to this truck. I hope you have as good of luck with your Raptor.
 

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Just completed the fourth trip to San Antonio in the past two months, roughly 900 mile round trip. Now due for 185k miles oil change on my 2014 Raptor. Regular maintenance is all I've had to do to this truck. I hope you have as good of luck with your Raptor.
Same as mine. 194,000 miles and all I've done is routine maintenance except molded lead frame earlier this yr and had to replace front brake hoses that were causing my front calipers to stick. I still enjoy it so much and so reliable that I spend money on slowly rebuilding it like had any and all rusty areas replaced. Making it new again is way cheaper than buying new.
 

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Same as mine. 194,000 miles and all I've done is routine maintenance except molded lead frame earlier this yr and had to replace front brake hoses that were causing my front calipers to stick. I still enjoy it so much and so reliable that I spend money on slowly rebuilding it like had any and all rusty areas replaced. Making it new again is way cheaper than buying new.
That last sentence is the truest thing I've heard all year
 

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