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In the past Ford has had it's problems with bad paint and body rust. My first new Ford was a 1977 F150 with full time 4 wheel drive. It was an excellent truck, but only got 11 mpg regardless of the speed or load. When I sold the repair shop it went with the sale and had less than 23,000 miles on the odometer.Chevy has been in the auto business for over a hundred years and they still haven't figured out how to paint a truck yet!
I have a 67 and 69 F100's with original paint as well as a 76 Scout and 80 Mercedes. ALL WITH ORIGINAL PAINT! No Chevy product I have ever owned has had its paint last much past 15 years including my current 2006 Duramax. A good sneeze inside the cab at speed and there is a ploom of paint behind you. What the heck?
And lets not forget about the thin plastic fuel lines on the fuel injection spider in the multipoint FI Vortecs. Try changing one of those on an Astro van with the beam across the top of the engine.
The thing I do LOVE about my 2006 Duramax is the Engine was designed by Isuzu and the transmission was manufactured by Allison! Has ANYONE ever loved a 6.2/6.5 Chevy diesel? LOL!
P.S. I changed my 1980 Mercedes over to a Ford EDIS ignition when I change the mechanical fuel injection over to a electronic fuel injection using a Megasquirt brain. The Ford EDIS is the simplest ignition system I have ever seen and can REALLY easily be retrofitted to almost anything!
I replaced it with a new 1978 full size Bronco. That was repainted twice by the factory, and had the tailgate replaced when it rusted from the inside out. The 78 Bronco was replaced by a 1987 Bronco. That was also repainted twice by the factory and had the tailgate replaced. When I sold it there was also a hole rusted through the floor behind the drivers seat. The 87 was replaced by a new 1995 Bronco. The paint and body held up fine for the 55,000 miles I had it.,
In 1999 it was time to go to a different style vehicle. I traded the 95 Bronco off on a new Expedition. I'm now on my 3rd Expedition (1999, 2010, 2020). So far they've all been rust free and the paint has held up reasonably well. For some reason at about 4 years old the 2010 had a large section paint pop off on the hood. Fortunately the factory once again picked up the cost of the repairs.