I have a 2008 F-250 with about 85,000 miles on it. Only use it for hunting and carrying large/heavy stuff. It has a few dings and scratches, and the fuel-level sensor is getting wonky but not yet worth spending a lot for a new fuel pump. I could probably sell it for more than I paid for it new, but I plan to keep it for a long time.
Fuel pump on my 1976 454 is ON the side of the block—and costs $26. Takes about 1 hour to R & R.
Yes you can. My husband has a 2000 Chevy truck with a cover on it. We were loading cut limbs into the back to hail to dumpster and some dude offered him 15k… his brother gave him that truck over 200k miles. My husband fixes the cars we have 4 and rotate them around when something breaks.