Jump to content

8 Days In A New F150

dbozman

By dbozman
in The Off-Topic Bar

Recommended Posts

dbozman Enthusiast

dbozman

Posted
Posted

I recently rented a 2011 F150 Supercrew XLT 4x4 for 8 days during an emergency family trip on the east coast. The truck had about 9,500 miles on it when I picked it up.

 

I suppose I consider myself a "Chevy Guy" at some level. I've owned a bunch of Chevy trucks (2000 2500, '01 2500HD, 05 Z71, etc.). My current rig is a '10 half-ton LT that I bought new last September, it has 8k miles on it and some mild mods (level, 33s, Magnaflow). However, I've also had a Ford F150 Supercrew Lariat and a couple Toyotas in there. All have been nice.

 

The new F150 is overall a nice truck. Fit and finish are good, cockpit layout is good, the 5.4 felt like it had a bit more juice than the last one I owned. Overall, probably rides a touch nicer than my Chevy and seems to have more "car-like" handling. Turning radius feels tighter and the truck is easier to park in a typical parking lot. The stock seats are MUCH more comfortable than Chevy.

 

While the overall ride was what I would consider better on good pavement, the Ford was completely undone on square-edged bumps and pavement seams. Almost to the point of death wobble. Hate to see it with big tires. Not much else really bad to say. The shape of the inner door panel is a little weird as is the position of the ignition on the steering column (I had to look at it every time I inserted the key).

 

I drove my mother around in it and she seemed to like it more than my Chevy, though I suspect it's because she had an easier time getting in and out of the Ford. I turned it back in thinking to myself that Ford has done a pretty decent job on the F150.

 

Then my wife picked me up at the airport in my truck and I suddenly remembered what I'd been missing. There's no question I strongly prefer the aesthetics of the Chevy/GMC platform. The Chevy just feels more substantial and more like a truck (the Ford is almost like driving a car); the Chevy might be a hair less refined, but it gives me the feeling I expect from a half-ton truck.

 

No real moral to the story, other than sharing my experience. In today's truck market, I think all the major players are putting out fine vehicles, you just have to choose the one that speaks to you. For me, that's Chevy.

Wysilverado Enthusiast

Wysilverado

Posted
Posted

I hear ya,We run a Repair Shop,Spray Bedliners and install accesseries ,I get to drive a lot of new Vehicles.All the Trucks are nice,all are appealing ,then I get back in My Silverado or Suburban and its like aaahhhhhh......... Home again!

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

pm26

Posted
Posted

Given the fact that a fully loaded F 150 crew cab 4X4 with the 6.2 liter engine stickers for as much as a nicely optioned Chevy 2500HD truck with the LT package and Duramax/Allison powertrain, they can shove that Ford you know where.

 

This statement is based on actual sticker price of $ 53k and change for a platinum edition F150 crew cab 4X4 and $ 53k and change sticker price for a Silverado 2500HD 4X4 crew cab Duramax/Allision equipped with the LT package, interior plus package, conveninece package, tow package, rear camera, alloy wheels.

 

There is no way I would spend over $ 50k on a 1/2 ton gas powered pickup.

Kblaze94 Enthusiast

Kblaze94

Posted
Posted

If it was a 2011, it prob had a 5.0 not a 5.4, that would explain why it felt like it had more power. They are nice trucks and if I bought a new truck now I would get over over a chevy more than likely

05GMCZ71 Enthusiast

05GMCZ71

Posted
Posted

Ford took a step back with the design of the F-150. That's why I would not get it. It looks very funny. Rammie and GM are the only ones I'd consider.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

Posted
Posted
There is no way I would spend over $ 50k on a 1/2 ton gas powered pickup.

 

 

Then don't spend $50k on a half ton. People here have claimed over and over again that Fords are more expensive than GMs but when you build the trucks the same (or as close as the brands allow) and you'll end up with very close prices. There is also the fact that Lincoln doesn't have a truck anymore so the Platinum sort of serves as Ford's version of the Caddy-badged Avalanche I figure. Neither truck has any appeal to me as that's not what I want in a pickup, but I see enough of both vehicles on the road to prove that some people will pay those prices.

ShimanoFisherman Enthusiast

ShimanoFisherman

Posted
Posted
This statement is based on actual sticker price of $ 53k and change for a platinum edition F150 crew cab 4X4 and $ 53k and change sticker price for a Silverado 2500HD 4X4 crew cab Duramax/Allision equipped with the LT package, interior plus package, conveninece package, tow package, rear camera, alloy wheels.

 

Meh. I just built an '11 Sierra Denali that was $52k. And that was without any of the bed or other DIO options. Could go well north of $53k with those.

07YukonDenali Enthusiast

07YukonDenali

Posted
Posted
Given the fact that a fully loaded F 150 crew cab 4X4 with the 6.2 liter engine stickers for as much as a nicely optioned Chevy 2500HD truck with the LT package and Duramax/Allison powertrain, they can shove that Ford you know where.

 

This statement is based on actual sticker price of $ 53k and change for a platinum edition F150 crew cab 4X4 and $ 53k and change sticker price for a Silverado 2500HD 4X4 crew cab Duramax/Allision equipped with the LT package, interior plus package, conveninece package, tow package, rear camera, alloy wheels.

 

There is no way I would spend over $ 50k on a 1/2 ton gas powered pickup.

 

GM has the Denali, and look how well that sells.

P71_CrownVic Senior Enthusiast

P71_CrownVic

Posted
Posted
There is no way I would spend $50k on anything domestic, whether it be a truck, car, or SUV.

 

I would kill for a CTS-V that cost only $50K.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.6k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,993
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    President Roberto
    Newest Member
    President Roberto
    Joined

  • Who's Online   0 Members, 0 Anonymous, 238 Guests (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • bwiese
      upgrading speakers on 2026 std cab WT...

      By bwiese · Posted

      I don't wanna do major surgery/upgrades, behind-the-dash work, add amps, change radio etc. on my '26 std cab WT. On the WT, it has the base 7" IOR infotainment setup, and only two speakers (doors). Since I listen to classical, looked around for speakers that do well and dug thru reviews. Two-way speakers were found to be better than 3-way. So I've ordered a pair of  Infinity Reference REF-9632IX 2 way speakers.  [These may  or may not have been discontinued / succeeded by the 3-way ...9633 ones.]    These speakers are lauded for 3 ohm and 94db sensitivity spec so they'll work well for ordinary base car radios without amps and offer better performance (quality,  strength) than  default base paper-cone speakers. They'll be installed in a few days and I'll let y'all know what I think. Bill W San Jose      
    • RyanbabZ71
      RyanbabZ71's 2019 High Country

      By RyanbabZ71 · Posted

      Thanks!   Changed out the rear shocks today to Bilstein 5100s.  So far feel much better. The stock Rancho were wore out.  Lots of heavy hauling (2 moves, home renovations, etc).  Next up is new BFG tires Monday.  Cant wait the current tires have little to no wet traction and are super loud (hum)    
    • Snowcamo
      No high speed fans...

      By Snowcamo · Posted

      Ok, I got the all the codes. What do you all think would be a place to start?
    • Chuck FB
      Correct way to service 2024 l8t allison trans?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      How about I just point to the factory pans stand pipe little drain plug and claim its a pan with a real drain plug !. I just couldn't swallow the fact that a Dorman pan which at this point is probably the only pan out there that fits the gas version truck cost that much up here in Canada so I decided initially anyway to skip it and see what I thought of pulling the pan method and down the road if I felt inclined enough then I would either install a drain plug kit in the factory pan if there is enough room for it, or have a bung welded onto it, or put an aftermarket pan on. The thing is if the pan is not pulled then the magnets in the pan can't be inspected and cleaned or if wanting to change out the filter. However of course it certainly would make the job easier to be able to drop the oil first before having to handle the pan if dropping the pan that go around was the goal.    I knew a guy locally that was doing custom field spraying years ago with a pickup pulling a ground driven sprayer, I believe it was a GM pickup with an automatic trans. He had a drain plug in his pan and would drop the oil out of it once a week and top it back up through the dipstick tube to keep refreshing a portion of the oil often and that made the transmission last far longer than had he done nothing. Soft fields pulling 500 gallons of water at the start of each mixed up sprayer tank batch and in low range sucking along. I imagine he got some tips from other custom sprayer outfits doing the same thing at the time and learning from their blown up tranny mistakes. Transmissions then had no lock up converter so would cook the crap out of the fluid slipping that much and it would not have been synthetic fluid either. 
    • KARNUT
      Gas Prices

      By KARNUT · Posted

      3.39 Kroger’s in Montgomery Texas. 

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...