When I read the post for "Chevy or Ford" I thought about my baby. I HAVE TO SAY I WOULDN'T TRADE MY 1990 FORD F-150 XLT LARIAT 5.0 engine(C0DE NAME OLD BLUE OR BLUE) FOR ANY CHEVY!!! My Baby was the truck I learned how to drive the most and got my license in.I paralleled parked flawlessly even with a high top camper. I never even tried parallel parking before. "Old Blue" has original parts except the alternator. Yeah I said It, original parts. It belonged to my Dad. I have dragged raced a suped up Jetta @ 3:00 AM on a very long pkwy, with the heavy camper on back. Blue coasted like a luxury vehicle, you couldn't even feel the bumps in the road, going over 80. Blue was always a "full hood lengths in front." Old Blue shifted then the Jetta took off. I waved, the guy smiled and slowed and said, "I have to give you that race because you always stayed ahead of me." We laughed, I gave Blue a rub on the dash and cruised home. Everyone says get rid of that gas guzzler and buy something new. Of course I say no. My old boss called Blue a bus when he looked under the hood. I said,"Yeah, Blue is a bus but when your nice upgraded car, van and any other car you have goes down, guess who will still be running? AND will come and pick you up in the heat and cold." He laughed, and I laughed at his van and car. He ate those words more times than he could count. My husband and Dad say get rid of BLUE. I said show me a car that Blue won't have to pick up. Let me tell you how many cars Blue has had to help: A Dodge, Chevys(yeah more than one), Toyota, Pontiac, and Plymouth. Blue and I are waiting to pick up A Nissan Titan and a Cadillac Escalade very soon. I told my Dad(Escalade) when he goes to florida or anywhere, Blue and I will pick him up and won't even charge for gas. I said your fancy smancy will leave you stranded one day and Blue will stretch like a transformer and shake a little and say, "Lets go get the your Dad and that fancy,bells and whistles truck from on the side of the road." I also told my Dad when blue gets there, it's going to remind you of why Blue is still rolling. My Dad said what? I said Blue will roar like always and right on the side of your truck, roar louder and then get quiet and say, "Lets go I am tired of looking at that new truck because a REAL truck will STILL BE ROLLING." Blue will cruise you all the way home Dad without stopping. I have many mechanics tell me your truck was the year that Ford's F-150S were really built. Only problem My Dad had with Blue was the transmission. Ford rebuilt the original transmission and BLUE NEVER STOPPED RUNNING!!! Every time I put the key in the ignition BLUES CRANKS and ROLLS EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!! 
