I have numerous vehicles in the driveway. The oldest is a 1999 F150 and also have 70k F350 Platinum.. I know with almost 00% certainty that the F350 will start , run and get me cross country if I wanted. The 150 I bought for 2 years ago for 2k because it was a Florida truck and had no rust. ..that 2k truck now stands me about 13k with all the nickels and dimes I have thrown at it. .. If I had it to do all over again..I wouldn't do it all over again. Old cars are old headaches. They always....need. And I really hate spending time screwing around with mechanical BS that's broken. ...a carb, points , distributor .....F that. .. That new 7.3 sounds like its going to be a beast. I also have a 17 V10 that's a real nice pulling rig. But really likes fuel. 6.5 mpg avg. I bet they can squeeze 9 out of the 7.3 in the same truck configuration