Thoughts on F-150's?

I'm sitting at Ford right now waiting for my F-350 to get out of the shop and I'm staring at a $5000 bill. Thank god for warranties...it only cost me $190 out of pocket. My rental car was an F-150 and I kind of liked how it was a much smoother ride and it was easy to park. While here at Ford I was checking out the new F-150's with the Eco Boost motor. I guess they have a 11,300 lb. towing capacity! Does anybody have any experience with these? My truck is out of warranty in a couple of months so I might have to trade it in.

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Thanks for the feedback, I found it very helpful. :rolleyes:

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Thanks for the feedback, I found it very helpful. :rolleyes:

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You're welcome :rolleyes:


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Grads, I had a rental F-150 4x4 crew cab with ecoboost for entire summer of '11. Awesome vehicle and got 20mpg hwy unloaded at 75 mph. It did have the tallest gearing though, 3.21:1. I think a F-150 with shorter gearing would be super for towing a medium size Daytona in your area. If I was towing the same in 110* weather I would keep your F-350 with diesel.


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If you're looking for good mileage, don't get one of these Attachment 33283


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Personally I like the 6.5' bed vs the 5.5, most of the ones on the lots crew cab are 5.5'


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Brought it in for a dead battery and this was the bill....
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Brought it in for a dead battery and this was the bill....
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Shoulda bought a V8 :D


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Wtf, did they have to pull the engine to get to something?


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Brought it in for a dead battery and this was the bill....
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:yikes: wtf kind of battery did you have put in?

Grads, you didn't wear the blue dress to pick it up did you? You know how these places try and take advantage.


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I brought it in because the batteries had gone dead and they were covered for 36 months and while it was in there they said they noticed that the bed plate seal was leaking. I find this interesting because there wasn't a single drop of oil in my driveway. Anyways, long story short the cab had to come off in order to fix the leak.

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I brought it in because the batteries had gone dead and they were covered for 36 months and while it was in there they said they noticed that the bed plate seal was leaking. I find this interesting because there wasn't a single drop of oil in my driveway. Anyways, long story short the cab had to come off in order to fix the leak.

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All labor and probably the oil was burning off before it hit the ground, but then again you probably would have smelled it.

Our local dodge dealer is also the ford dealer.
The times I take the cummins in for scheduled maintenance, I see the stalls full of fords with the cabs off.
It's the first thing they do.

F-150 I can't help with though.
I don't drive, borrow, or own fords period.

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Shoulda bought a V8 :D


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What did they sublet? Does that mean they took your truck somewhere else? And if so,ndid you know about it beforehand? I've had the cab off my F350 twice and never received a bill like that. I'd love to see the labor codes to see what the book time is on that job.

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Grads, you didn't wear the blue dress to pick it up did you? You know how these places try and take advantage.

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If that's what I had to do to not pay $5000 I would of worn it with lipstick and high heels. ;)

I keep looking at the labor costs and shake my head. It takes about 12 hours book time to pull and replace the cab. What exactly did they do to that thing? Better yet, post the dealership name so I'll know to avoid them like the plague when I'm out that way.

I have an ecoboost f150 and it's been great for a running around/ light work truck. Super comfortable and handles great, brakes are good, pretty fast, good hwy mileage. It actually tows really well but I'd never tow anything heavy with a 1/2 ton truck. It shifts rough when you're going slow when it's cold, probably trying to max out the mileage on the dash display. Either that or my tranny is about to drop, but mine's under warranty for a while longer..