RichO

I'd imagine this gets asked here all the time. Why choose the F150?

I own a commercial appliance repair business. I am currently shopping for a truck to turn into a service vehicle. I have looked at the Ram 1500, Chevy Silverado, Toyota Tundra, and just this weekend the F150. I have eliminated the Ram and Chevy. Tundra and F150 are priced around the same but Ford is offering an aggressive rebate program that drops the price substantially. In addition to that I know American car companies are more likely to negotiate price than Japanese companies. I am fairly certain that I can save a truckload of cash buying the F150. But beyond that, why should I choose that over the Toyota? Please don't just say 'best selling truck for 36 years straight".

I want to know how these trucks work in the long haul. I plan to put miles on them and I want to know how long I can expect it to run without major repairs being made.

fringe_remnant

This might help you organize your thoughts...

TommyObenauf

This says alot why ignore it?

RLXXI

Here's another good reason, just got back from a road trip, two adults, a/c on, cruise control set on 70 the entire way, not to mention 360 hp under the hood. The numbers don't lie.






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Marc D

I've owned every brand of truck and they all had decent qualities. In 1998 I was the fleet manager of a construction company maintaining over 100 trucks, all Ford F-150's, F-250's and F-350. With regular maintenance and long range care breakdowns were almost non existent with the exception of the early 2000 diesels (2004 being the worst). I still own 3 Fords and they all have 150K or way more. My 1970 F-250 is still a daily driver.

ByronFordFan

I drive an F-150 because it's the first full size truck I ever bought. I don't buy into the whole Chevy/Toyota/Ram are POS nonsense...all of them make fine trucks.

In your case, the Ford is the most affordable...so you really can't go wrong unless you've fallen in love with some other truck. I think the Chevy and Toyota are overpriced...that leaves the Ram, and it's a damn fine looking truck, but they've had problems at the factory with the workers sabotaging the vehicles because of labor issues, so I would discount that vehicle for that reason alone. I want someone who has pride in their work to build my truck, and they certainly seem to have that going at Ford.

Let me put it this way...if money were of no concern, I could go out and buy a fully loaded, top trim truck of my choice...it would be an F-150.

fringe_remnant

You had better go see the Ford store quick. No more factory orders for 2013 and the dealing is sweet now. Won't last for ever.

I just priced out a '13 Tundra Crewmax. With the money I put into the Ford SCREW 4x4 loaded XLT, the Tundra would cost me in excess of $416/mo on a lease. The Ford? $182 monthly, with a nifty buyback 48% of MSRP after 2 years.

Best of luck on your choice.

FR

SteveLord

While Ford's videos back then entertained me, its still hard to be on it 100% since they aren't unbiased and independent of course.

My second choice and original first was the Tundra. Primarily because I had been blessed with a reliable Highlander from them. I do still believe firmly in Toyota's reliability. As for trucks, I don't think they make bad ones. It's just the domestic brands have better ones.

Ford's redesign in 2009 really caught my eye. But it wasn't until I sat in one and had the chance to rent one on a business trip until I was really hooked. I tried to cling to a Tacoma at least as I thought "I don't really need a guzzling V8, surely a V6 from a Tacoma will be world's better!" I was wrong. The mpg on a Tacoma is roughly the same. Hell, even a 2WD 2009 Ranger my dad had was about the same as some of these guys are getting. So why not get a lot more truck?!??!

-Smooth as **** drive
-Looks big and masculine, but at the same time sexy. The grills are the best looking out of any truck if you ask me.
-Trim options out the ***. Although Ford really needs to close the gap on the mid-lower trims. Way too many luxury trims. They will be doing that a little bit with the 2014 by extending STX options.
-HUGE crew cab. This is still a good selling point for the Tundra with is about the same. My 4'11 wife in the driver seat of my F150 leaves enough room in the seat behind her to play Twister (okay, slight exaggeration there.)
-Even the SuperCab is a good size, but the price is too close to the SuperCrew. So thats why Ford sells more of them.
-Engines. The solid 5.0L or the fresh Ecoboost. Both good. One better than the other depending who you ask. The Ecoboost could do better on gas, but Ford is most likely going to improve that some more by 2015.
-High truck. Deep bed. Old farts might complain a little about that though. :P
-Popularity. This equals parts be it new or used and equals huge community support.

Until recently, I was sold on Toyota. But Ford has really lit up the industry with all of their new or redesigned vehicles. Exception being the Expedition probably. As of now, Ford is the only domestic brand that would earn my money. Toyota is still up there though, but not on trucks. Although I wouldn't mind an older Tacoma to beat up.

fringe_remnant

The Lease Manager at my Ford dealership in Toronto (part of the Remo Ferri Group, no small shaker) was an area manager for a large Toyota concern for twenty years... Don Valley Toyota Lexus. Ford wooed him over. He told me the one item that allowed him to focus his decision was the leaps in quality and offering Ford had made over the last ten or so years, as it was so important to him that he represent a product he believed in. From Toyota to Ford.

fringe_remnant

I don't know if this is a lot of BS, but its a lot of fun...
So is this..