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Haven't been around much lately, but I wanted to check in and share my newest ride.
Just placed my deposit on this 2015 F-150 XLT. It's a 4x4 with the 5.0 and 35,000 miles. It's about 400 miles away, so I've got a heck of a drive ahead of me this weekend to get it. I've been shopping for a few months, and it's getting harder to find good a 5.0 and 4x4 combo. Everybody's getting the Ecoboost now. Finding it in Ruby Red was just icing on the cake.
I'll be sad to let my Fusion go, it's been a great car for the last 3.5 years. It'll stay in the family however.
Haven't been around much lately, but I wanted to check in and share my newest ride.
Just placed my deposit on this 2015 F-150 XLT. It's a 4x4 with the 5.0 and 35,000 miles. It's about 400 miles away, so I've got a heck of a drive ahead of me this weekend to get it. I've been shopping for a few months, and it's getting harder to find good a 5.0 and 4x4 combo. Everybody's getting the Ecoboost now. Finding it in Ruby Red was just icing on the cake.
I'll be sad to let my Fusion go, it's been a great car for the last 3.5 years. It'll stay in the family however.
Congratulations.
What made you choose the F-150 over full-size trucks? Prior good experience with Ford? The aluminum body-construction?
Although the Silverado has (IMO) better fit/finish, and the Dodge Ram better road-manners and a more comfortable ride, I agree that, for reliability, I'd choose the Ford.
What made you choose the F-150 over full-size trucks? Prior good experience with Ford? The aluminum body-construction?
Although the Silverado has (IMO) better fit/finish, and the Dodge Ram better road-manners and a more comfortable ride, I agree that, for reliability, I'd choose the Ford.
i have no idea what you base this on. The f-150 is impeccably made and the switch to aluminum was a bold and great improvement for fuel economy.
I didn't criticize the switch to aluminum....though it does, in some cases, require special body shops. I thought some things about the Silverado, though, showed equal or better fit/finish. You're free to disagree.
What made you choose the F-150 over full-size trucks? Prior good experience with Ford? The aluminum body-construction?
Although the Silverado has (IMO) better fit/finish, and the Dodge Ram better road-manners and a more comfortable ride, I agree that, for reliability, I'd choose the Ford.
Well I've always been a Ford fan since I was a little kid and my dad brought home an 85 F-250 with the old 6.9 diesel. Additionally they've really been doing well since the auto crisis back in 2008, and I fell in love with the design of the 2015+ F-150. I considered both the Chevy/GMC twins and the RAM, but ultimately I found them less attractive in styling(and in the RAM's case, reliability). The 2016+ GM twins look nice, but i'm still not a fan of the interior, and on the used market they were priced quite a bit higher than the Fords.
Originally Posted by GoHuskers
Wait...What??? Not a Tundra?
Not a fan of the 07+ Tundra. I think the 01-06 trucks looked nicer, although they were certainly less capable. You don't gain much power with the 5.7 over Ford's 5.0 and the 4.30 gears really kill the MPGs. It's kind of interesting that Nissan and Tundra generally have worst in class fuel economy in the full size truck market.
Originally Posted by Och
Nice truck. Not sure why one needs 4wd in Las Vegas?
I want to go explore the desert more. Additionally, I spend a lot of time back in my native Utah. If you know anything about Utah, there's tons of stuff to do if you have a 4x4.
And just like with concealed weapons, my philosophy is that it's better to have and never need than to need and not have.
Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Beautiful, and the 5.0 is a peach (though anything has to be better than the old 5.4 Triton )
My search started out looking at 2011-2014(the last gen) of F-150's. I specifically avoided 09-10 because of the 5.4. I didn't want the cam phaser or spark plug issues, nor the lackluster MPG. Plus, the 5.0 sounds and feels amazing. From the moment I test drove one, I was in love. They asked me if I wanted to test drive an ecoboost and I told them not to bother. I'm sure it's a fine engine, but it's just not for me.
I want to go explore the desert more. Additionally, I spend a lot of time back in my native Utah. If you know anything about Utah, there's tons of stuff to do if you have a 4x4.
Although a little off-topic, since it doesn't involve an F-150, you might like this video that I recently posted of the LX and Land Cruiser doing some serious rock-climbing in Utah (and on some Las Vegas streets).
Very nice! Good buddy of mine has almost the same truck and he loves it, drives it more than his Acura which wasn't his plan. If he knew he was going to like it so much he would have gotten one with more options. My cardiologist also got one of these to tow his daughters horse to riding events but it's the same story, he likes it so much he drives it all the time. This is a guy that can buy any vehicle on the earth lol.
These full size trucks are really nice, and the F150 would be my choice.
My search started out looking at 2011-2014(the last gen) of F-150's. I specifically avoided 09-10 because of the 5.4. I didn't want the cam phaser or spark plug issues, nor the lackluster MPG. Plus, the 5.0 sounds and feels amazing. From the moment I test drove one, I was in love. They asked me if I wanted to test drive an ecoboost and I told them not to bother. I'm sure it's a fine engine, but it's just not for me.
My grandparents have a 2013 Crew Cab XLT 5.0 in Blue Jeans Metallic, and they love it.
06-08-17, 09:56 AM
My New Ride ('15 F150)
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