 i found everything i wanted with this 
truck. it has yet to have any repairs 
needed at 70000 miles-great 
reliability.  i have, of course, done 
some performance improvements to it 
(headers, hi-flow cats, flowmasters, 
air intake), but they added to the 
reliability more than anything. i ahve 
a manual five speed with 4.6 v8-amazing 
gas mileage for a 4x4!!  14-16 mpg in 
city and 17-18 mpg on highway!  towing 
and hauling is great, too-have trouble 
remembering its a 1/2 ton.  this truck 
is truly built tough! ford tough!