Need advice from some Ford Pick-up "experts"

[CorpsVet]

I'm thinking of upgrading from my 2003 150 Super Crew toa newer one. I have foud 2, 2018's that are practically identical in millage (one has 3K less miles) and same asking price. Difference is one has a V-6 the other a V-8. Please tell me which would be the "better" deal and why.

I should ad that both are 4WD, as is my 03, and this is more of a vanity upgrade as my '03 runs fine and I drive less than 50 miles per week.


Thanks

 

[cowadle]

V8----- just cuz it's a V8

 

[Bocephus123]

which motors because the small v-8 ain't much more than the 4.2 v-6 the 6 may be a better motor.

 

[jbarnett]

The 3.5 twin turbo v6 will outrun, outpull and get better gas mileage than the V8 but doubt it will last as long.

 

[SoonerP226]

It depends on which V6 it has. If it’s an EcoBoost (either 2.7L or 3.5L), that’s a whole different animal from the base naturally aspirated 3.3L V6. (I’m assuming it’s a gasser, not the PowerStroke diesel V6.)

The 2.7EB will be a minor step down from the 5.0 V8, and the 3.5EB will be a minor step up. The 3.3 is fine if you just need a daily driver, but it’s a big step down from the Coyote, power-wise. All other things being equal, the 3.3 should cost significantly less than the V8.

 

[Bocephus123]

which motors because the small v-8 ain't much more than the 4.2 v-6 the 6 may be a better motor.

im thinking older stuff though. new fords haven't paid any attention to . sorry no help here.

 

[16colt]

My kid’s 2013 F150 4x4 has the 5.0 V8.
It has 286K miles on it and still runs strong.

 

[CorpsVet]

It depends on which V6 it has. If it’s an EcoBoost (either 2.7L or 3.5L), that’s a whole different animal from the base naturally aspirated 3.3L V6. (I’m assuming it’s a gasser, not the PowerStroke diesel V6.)

The 2.7EB will be a minor step down from the 5.0 V8, and the 3.5EB will be a minor step up. The 3.3 is fine if you just need a daily driver, but it’s a big step down from the Coyote, power-wise. All other things being equal, the 3.3 should cost significantly less than the V8.

It's a 3.5 V6, the V8 is 5.0

 

[Shoot Summ]

It's a 3.5 V6, the V8 is 5.0

You will be fine with either one, pick the one you like the best.

 

[SoonerP226]

It's a 3.5 V6, the V8 is 5.0

The 3.5, assuming it’s properly marked in the listing and shouldn’t be a 3.3, would be a bit of an upgrade over the 5.0, power-wise. The 3.5 was built to produce power more equivalent to the 6.2; the Coyote has been upgraded over the years, but, IIRC, the 3.5 was still a good bit ahead of it then, so the V6 is probably going to be the better deal.

You can’t really go wrong with either of them, but it’s hard to say which is better without knowing the whole package—f’rinstance, if the V6 is an XL and the V8 is an FX4, the V8 is probably the better deal.