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10-23-2014, 01:56 AM
#91
Senior Member
Ford owned Range Rover and Jaguar and only recently sold them. You'll notice a good deal of Rover influence in the F150 interior as well as the aesthetics of the Explorer - the sport especially.
I had a RR Sport Supercharged (white on white), it was an awesome vehicle but I was paying 1000-1500 at every service interval and it was still under warranty! There was always something that needed replacing that was outside the scope of the 'bumper to bumper' warranty and I couldn't justify the expense on top of a 95k vehicle.
Off Road mode in the Raptor is modified tech taken from RR, as is hill descent control.
Rovers are just not worth the expense and Ford made great strides in improving their reliability over previous generations.
I had a RR Sport Supercharged (white on white), it was an awesome vehicle but I was paying 1000-1500 at every service interval and it was still under warranty! There was always something that needed replacing that was outside the scope of the 'bumper to bumper' warranty and I couldn't justify the expense on top of a 95k vehicle.
Off Road mode in the Raptor is modified tech taken from RR, as is hill descent control.
Rovers are just not worth the expense and Ford made great strides in improving their reliability over previous generations.
10-23-2014, 02:02 AM
#92
If you think a ford truck is nicer than a rover, you are blind or have your ford goggles glued on. The comparison was to show that there are better buys for 60k than a ford truck. Porsche Cayenne? JD power rates that 5 stars.
(Insert assertion on how you need a truck bed)
(Insert assertion on how you need a truck bed)
Last edited by AricsFX; 10-23-2014 at 02:04 AM.
10-23-2014, 01:16 PM
#93
My post would have been much better if I'd written "I suspect that your real-world payload will be much closer to 1500 lb than to 3000." My 1500-lb SWAG was based mostly on the fact that the highest payload I've seen on a b-pillar in the photos of these road-show trucks (short-box SuperCrews) is 1520 lb if I recall correctly.
Since I'm planning on a '16 short-box SuperCrew in a posh trim level to replace my '07, bigger payload is better but a 3000+ lb payload on that config is only slightly more likely than my winning the lottery between now and then.
Since I'm planning on a '16 short-box SuperCrew in a posh trim level to replace my '07, bigger payload is better but a 3000+ lb payload on that config is only slightly more likely than my winning the lottery between now and then.
10-23-2014, 02:26 PM
#94
Senior Member
For anyone that has been to a drive event..........
Did you get any free stuff while you were there?
Im gonna drive 5 hours to an event in Kansas City, and want to come home with something other than a test drive!
Did they have any freebies?
Did you get any free stuff while you were there?
Im gonna drive 5 hours to an event in Kansas City, and want to come home with something other than a test drive!
Did they have any freebies?
10-23-2014, 07:28 PM
#99
All I've gotten is the following email
We’re sorry the F-150 Drive Tour isn't coming to your area currently. If your city is added to the tour list - we'll send you an email and let you know!
A Ford Dealer near you may have trucks available in the coming months.
A Ford Dealer near you may have trucks available in the coming months.
If you'd like to find your local Dealership, click below and they can let you know when they have an all-new 2015 F-150 for you to test drive.
10-23-2014, 07:29 PM
#100
Senior Member
All I've gotten is the following email
We’re sorry the F-150 Drive Tour isn't coming to your area currently. If your city is added to the tour list - we'll send you an email and let you know!
A Ford Dealer near you may have trucks available in the coming months.
A Ford Dealer near you may have trucks available in the coming months.
If you'd like to find your local Dealership, click below and they can let you know when they have an all-new 2015 F-150 for you to test drive.
