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And its TWIN TURBO :eek:
Sorry guy's I couldn't resist :D It is my new Ford tow vehicle for the boat tho so that makes it cool to post right :thumbsup:
2018 F-150 4x2 Has the twin turbo 2.7 v-6. Makes great power and 375 torque. As quick or quicker than my f-150 SVT Lightning was when stock. And it matches the boat. Sucks I had to sacrifice my 2.5 200 to get it but its just a small set back:thumbsup:
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Get ready for the Ford haters Rob lol
Yeah I know :p Everyone has their brand loyalty. Some take it to an extreme. Iv'e had them all and back to a Ford. I just hope its as good in every way as the rest of them iv'e owned :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mach351
Sweet ride, love that red, :thumbsup:
I'm chevy guy but hey what ever gets the boat to the water looks nice and matches the boat best of luck to ya :cheers:
Congratulation , I'm on my 5th Cummins it only has 178,000 miles and no payments ;)
The last time I bought new was 2005 , no way am I going to spend $60,000 +
for my type of truck , I'm a diesel guy because I tow heavy trailers , 12,000-- 15,000 lb.
The only reason I drive a Dodge is because of the Cummins , out of those 5 trucks I've only changed a water
pump once, as far a motors go .
i have always been a chevy guy but there current line of trucks doesnt impress me....I own a 2016 ram 1500 sport that i absolutely love and the ford with an ecoboost was on my short list when i bought the ram...the only thing that made my decision for me which was a hard decision between ford and ram was the ram had a few better incentives so my monthly nut was about $100 less so i went with the dodge....
Beautiful truck enjoy shocking people with how quick that lil V6 pickup is....
Ive got a twin turbo 2.7 as well. Working on year #3 with it. Couldn’t be happier. The little engine that could...
i have heard the 2.7 is a better engine than the 3.5 eco....Maybe some ford diehards would know better....seems to be alot of 2.7s around...
My gfs 2.7 eco boost pulled my 24 skater 80 mph down the interstate no problem. Very impressed
Run the best fuel
You mean non ethanol :D
Very nice Rob.
I bought a new Fusion Ecoboost in '15 and was way impressed. IMO equal to a BMW in every way.
always wanted to drive a SHO Taurus. Twin turbo V-6 @ 385 HP's!
Ford has really gotten serious about turbos and love what I see.
A friend has the 4x4, good vehicle.
Rob, that's sexy. I need to see it in person! Congrats on getting it!
Thanks yall. I appreciate the thumbs up guys. It was a toss up between the 5.0 coyote 302 or the 2.7 ecoboost. I decided on the 2.7 after doing some homework. This 2.7 has great reviews. Better fuel mileage,only 25 lbs less torque and out performs the 5.0 and the 3.5 ecoboost in 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile times. All new for 2018 is the 10 speed transmission. The 3.5 will tow a barge if needed but i didn't need that much pulling power and the 5.0's power band is very high in the rpm range. Also this truck is loaded and was only $27.500. I couldn't touch this price and options in any other brand out there. It was by far less than Dodge,chevy and GMC.
Or if you drive my ram run ALL THE FUEL.....lmaooo....i honestly dont drive my truck more than 4 or 5 miles at a clip...its 2 years old and has 10k miles on it...i remote start it all the time, its git 35x12.5 inch tires on it and 3.92 gears and my bed is always loaded with about 500lbs of tools......i average 10.2 mpg....:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by FMP
Wow....$27,500????? Damn.....when i was looking a 4x4 crew cab loaded with a 2.7 was like 45k or more....i wish i was in the land of 2wd pickups....Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
Those short low temp runs are bad for the exhaust system and oil contamination. Need to find a smart car used lol that can't be highway MPG!Quote:
Originally Posted by ghost28
Im a mobil marine mechanic....cant mive boats and load all my tools into a smart....and dont worry i change my oil almost as often as i put fuel in it...lol....and to top it all off i have never owned a vehicle longer than 4 years so getting old and **** breaking aint my problem....:reddevil:Quote:
Originally Posted by FMP
Does it have traction control and can you shut it off and still do a first gear start to do a long rotten stinkin burn out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
AhhQuote:
Originally Posted by ghost28
Yep has traction control and auto start and stop every time your at a red light. Both can be dissabled at the touch of a button. If you turn the traction control off and put it in sport mode its a beast 5.6 seconds 0-60 if you boost launch it :) Yesterday in normal mode I stabbed it from 25 mp and it went sideways :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by FMP
Oh yeah the 4x4 is several grand more and the lariat and platinum models are like 50k++Quote:
Originally Posted by ghost28
If anyone in florida is looking for the best price by several grand on a new ford car or truck you have to go to Brandon Ford. They buy more vehicles from ford than any dealership in the country and thats why they are much less than everywhere else. This same truck at the two local dealerships near me and the others in the state I searched on line were all over 30k for this same exact truck.
Am I the only one that finds that annoying? I get a lot of rentals and many don’t have the disable option anymore! You still had to kill the auto start again every time you restart the vehicle. I guess I’ll keep driving old junk...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
Looks good Yah!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
yeah the one i was gonna buy was a lariat XLT or fx4 sport? i think everything was blue and it had dark grey wheels...was a gorgeous truck......blue crew cab black leather, nav, the longer of the 2 beds offered, tow package, ford only had like a $500 incentive along with whatever the dealer was willing to knoc off which was down to around invoice....my ram is LOADEDD sport...dodge had $5k in incentives, plus i got a few other perks because they were running a business owner program so all i hadda do was show i owned my business and was gonna wrap my vehicle with my business name(which never happened) and BAM another $2500 off...ford dealer said GO BUY THE RAM....LOL...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
Well I just got the truck yesterday and it to be honest it didn't bother me at all. As soon as you take your foot off the brake to go to throttle pedal it starts and takes off fine. It drops the A/C fan slightly and it will restart if sitting more than a minute or two. It also shuts off the feature automatically when you plug in your trailer lights or when its it tow/haul mode. It may start to annoy me at some point but its easy to touch the button when starting if I don't want it.
Thats cool. Yeah they have like 11k off with incentives,rebates and discounts and if you financed with ford.Quote:
Originally Posted by ghost28
Gas miser, probably uses 0/20 oil. Wait turbos, 30?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
Ya know there is a lot I have to learn about it. Haven't even opened the owners manual yet.
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Originally Posted by CUDA
Cuda, if you don't mind me asking, what year is your truck?
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Nice truck rob love the red :thumbsup:
if you have never seen the video of their torture test check it out on YouTube. They tow a trailer at their max capacity wide open around Daytona race track. Impressive little motors. The 3.5s are running Mid 12s in the 1/4 with a tune. Imagine how many vette owners would cry getting whooped by a v6 pickup truck :D
It's a 09 had it 5 years paid $24,500, before that a 06 I bought used got what I paid for it 4 years later , maybe next year I'll buy a 17 IF I can get it for under $40,000 I'm spoiled only buy Laramie 4x4 diesels NEVER going to buy new at over 60,000 then depreciation eats you alive , I looked for 3 months before I bought the 09, I like the dealer in Fort Myers they sell me eveyrthing at at wholesale, just going to tell them what I want then wait for a trade in , Ram's have a new body style out so they should be getting lot's of trade ins , don't mean chit to me I don't need to impress anyone , HATE depreciation , it's like being ROBBED and enjoying it!Quote:
Originally Posted by noli
If any one needs a Transmission for a Ram diesel ONLY get one from a dealer (with a discount of course ) then have it R&Red at a real trany shop that way your three year warranty is real AND you won't get any grief if you have to get a replacement , for some reason no transmission shops in my town know how to rebuild one , I know because I've wasted $$ trying to save money and talked it up with many. I paid $3300.00 for a factory rebuilt and $600.00 for R&R at a good transmission shop . Oh yeah I have two programmers for sale I call the transmission killers ,I pulling heavy trailers , with lots of tune they will kill your transmission , these new diesels have plenty of torque ,you hardly know anything is behind you :cheers:
Nice Truck,
I have a 2016 4x4 sport with the 2.7 and 6 speed transmission. So far no problems and I really enjoy it. Congrats on the new truck
Fords just keep on going. My 90 just rolled the odo for the 3rd time. Orig motor and running gear. Water pump rad, and reg service stuff. A cool new 18 truck for the hi 20's is a great deal....Mine cost 13.5k new and was a loaded lariat 4x4. F250
In 2004 I modded my 03 Harley Davidson 100th anniversary edition super charged f-150 and put a rod through the block and that cost me almost $4,500 to put a new motor in it. Needless to say Warranty did not cover it. No more mods to new trucks for me, not even a tune :D After the warrant is up? Most likely :pQuote:
Originally Posted by baja200merk
Unless you have money to BURN take it easy on tunes , especially if pulling a heavy trailer :nonod:
I know someone with a heavily modded Duramax. Pan up , everything done. That engine absolutely rocks and takes a shiit kicking pulling ridiculous weight. When it's not working it flies and runs highway mileage which is superb. He has many tunes available at a touch and it all works without any hiccups. So if you want it to live you build it to do it all and know your limits. And yes it took $$$$$