2023 Blacksheep?

Dunn · May 4, 2023

Here is mine I picked up April 3rd......love this truck

IDBrett · May 4, 2023

The end of the day is near. It was hectic and stressful finalizing the loan funding. But with an hour and 20 minutes to spare I’ve got a check in hand. My plane tickets are set. Hope for good enough weather tomorrow (rain forecasted) that the flights aren’t delayed.

By this time tomorrow I hope I’m a couple hundred miles into the drive.

I shall report back after I get some sleep….

Cheers fellas

Pryme · May 5, 2023

2 hours ago, IDBrett said:

The end of the day is near. It was hectic and stressful finalizing the loan funding. But with an hour and 20 minutes to spare I’ve got a check in hand. My plane tickets are set. Hope for good enough weather tomorrow (rain forecasted) that the flights aren’t delayed.

By this time tomorrow I hope I’m a couple hundred miles into the drive.

I shall report back after I get some sleep….

Cheers fellas

Where you picking it up and driving back to? Have fun and take pics

Pryme · May 5, 2023

4 hours ago, Dunn said:

Here is mine I picked up April 3rd......love this truck

Looks like SoCal somewhere

CRApex · May 5, 2023

19 hours ago, DuckBoi said:

Already admitted i was wrong.

Ya..Saw that after the fact. My bad. The whole shared 10spd development with Ford has certainly caused some confusion.

Doodle · May 6, 2023

For those that have the new 10 speed what are you're first impressions? I just haven't seen many real world reviews yet. I'm getting my 24 AT4 this next week. Kind of anxious as I would like to know how some feel it performs. I think it should be good but my 23 with the 6 speed is pretty good too.

IDBrett · May 6, 2023

WOW!!!!!! What a Truck! I am impressed! Those little 10-15 mile test drives do not tell enough. But a 450 mile one does!

Bought a one way ticket Boise to Eugene(OR). Flew out at 8 a.m. yesterday and arrived back home at 11 p.m. last night.

I drove through city streets, twisty mountain roads, crested a mountain covered in many feet of snow, down the mountain on a winter ravaged “highway” full of giant potholes that rattled the teeth, through small towns, ate a $12 Whopper (minimum wage in OR must be high), onto a much improved two lane highway, through a few hours of rain and then finally some interstate then home.

That was a test drive!

First impressions; ride height is taller than anything I’ve owned previous and I like it. Visibility further ahead is nice and will be handy while towing our TT.

The seat is verrrry firm. Glad I made sure we got one with 10 way power driver seat. I adjusted the seat a bunch during the 8.5 hour drive.

Plenty of power unloaded. Needing to pass in short distances I hit the throttle semi-hard. From 60 to 90 was fast. Real fast for a truck.

According to fuel m.p.g. info I averaged 15.9 mpg for 455 miles. I’ll hand calculate when I top off today. I put in 12 gallons 80 miles from home. I was below a 1/4 and didn’t trust the range estimator. Which said I had 133 miles of fuel left.

Having only being around a shiny new truck for half a day I’m probably biased…but fit and finish is fantastic.

I just got up and need more coffee, so that is all for now. I called the Montana salesman this a.m. and told him something came up……and left it at that.

Edited May 6, 2023 by IDBrett

the8rotor · May 6, 2023

Glad you like the truck @IDBrett!

Pryme · May 6, 2023

58 minutes ago, IDBrett said:

WOW!!!!!! What a Truck! I am impressed! Those little 10-15 mile test drives do not tell enough. But a 450 mile one does!

Bought a one way ticket Boise to Eugene(OR). Flew out at 8 a.m. yesterday and arrived back home at 11 p.m. last night.

I drove through city streets, twisty mountain roads, crested a mountain covered in many feet of snow, down the mountain on a winter ravaged “highway” full of giant potholes that rattled the teeth, through small towns, ate a $12 Whopper (minimum wage in OR must be high), onto a much improved two lane highway, through a few hours of rain and then finally some interstate then home.

That was a test drive!

First impressions; ride height is taller than anything I’ve owned previous and I like it. Visibility further ahead is nice and will be handy while towing our TT.

The seat is verrrry firm. Glad I made sure we got one with 10 way power driver seat. I adjusted the seat a bunch during the 8.5 hour drive.

Plenty of power unloaded. Needing to pass in short distances I hit the throttle semi-hard. From 60 to 90 was fast. Real fast for a truck.

According to fuel m.p.g. info I averaged 15.9 mpg for 455 miles. I’ll hand calculate when I top off today. I put in 12 gallons 80 miles from home. I was below a 1/4 and didn’t trust the range estimator. Which said I had 133 miles of fuel left.

Having only being around a shiny new truck for half a day I’m probably biased…but fit and finish is fantastic.

I just got up and need more coffee, so that is all for now. I called the Montana salesman this a.m. and told him something came up……and left it at that.

Awesome. Sounds like a fun enjoyable and memorable experience. Except for that insanely priced whopper. 12 dollars?! I hope you at least got cold fries and a watered down drink with that?

IDBrett · May 7, 2023

18 hours ago, Pryme said:

Awesome. Sounds like a fun enjoyable and memorable experience. Except for that insanely priced whopper. 12 dollars?! I hope you at least got cold fries and a watered down drink with that?

I substituted onion rings for fries and surprisingly they were pretty good. Then again it was the first meal I’d had all day and it was 5 p.m.

First order is going to be side assist steps. I’m 6’2” and it’s a stretch for me to get in and out. My wife is only 5’9”…..