Congrats on the purchase

 

Nice truck... if I were to ever have a need for a truck I would definately get one similar to that.

 

I LOVE F-150's...ever since they redesigned them in 2004 I have always wanted one. I am a Ford guy in general, as is my entire family. Problem is, with the astonishing deal I got on the RAM, I couldn't pass it up. Everyone who has Ford's is hanging onto them. This is a good thing for resale value, and speaks volumes for the truck, but is crappy for used F-150 buyers. I will not buy new, as a matter of principle...I see no reason for me to, especially on a truck...you pay $40,000+ for something that in 2 years you can buy on a lot with a few miles on it for roughly half of that...no thanks.

Good find bud, if you can find them used without a bazillion miles, F-150's are the way to go. Never had an issue out of any of the 3 we have had in our family, and 1 has over 150k on the clock. Me? I am banking on the fact that (it would appear) that Chrysler is finally pulling their head out of their behinds with the new ram. I have owned Dodges in the past, so has my family, and they have all been junk...but this one looks, feels and even drives...well...different.

Congrats on your purchase, and keep us updated with mods/pix!

 

Congragulations. CD. Great purchase. I see you were wise enough to get the 4WD......that almost goes without saying. Getting caught in the Canadian Rockies, especially in winter, without 4WD/AWD, is like getting caught in hell without an air-conditioner.

Toyota and Nissan, of course, have both tried to crack the lucrative American full-size truck market, but with products that, for a number of reasons (quality and cost-cutting among them), have still failed to really compete. Most F-150 and Silverado owners are like kids with Christmas toys....you couldn't pry them out of their hands with a crowbar.

I can't totally agree with some of your comments, though, about about letting GM die. If GM had gone down the tubes, so would the Silverado have gone with it. The Silverado and F-150 have an intense competition for their huge number of annual sales (with the Dodge Ram, of course, a distant-but-catching-up third), and that healthy competition helps to keep prices down for each one. You, as an F-150 buyer, probably benefitted from that...although, of course, the Canadian goverment probably taxes vehicle- purchases more than is typically done here among the 50 states.

Now, break your new truck in correctly.........I'm sure you know the rules for that.

 

I disagree; I think the Ford Raptor can certainly give it a run for its' money.

 

Congrats on the truck! Ford has really stepped it up and become competitive again.

 

Nice truck. Is that the standard 5.5' bed?

 

Congrats on the truck! Fords are good vehicles. Ive owned a few Fords myself. In fact the vehicle I had right before I bought my LS was an 03 F-150 Lightning package.

 

there was one at the front of the ford dealer i visited this week. that is one bad a$$ truck, but expen$ive.

 

sweet truck. for those that haven't been in one, you'd be amazed at how quiet and smooth the ride is.

 

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

It really is a fantastic truck that makes work safer and more enjoyable for my staff.

Neighbour across the street has the 250. He just got it chipped. So much untapped power in those big engines...and better gas mileage to boot.

You are correct sir!

Yes sir.

I have no need for the 6.5' bed. Regardless of what Och says, it's a very real and very capable truck.

 

On a sidenote the Ford ads mentioning Toyota every 5 seconds are annoying as hell.

 

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