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06-08-2010, 08:49 PM
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I just feel the need to say...Kudos to Ford engineering on these new trucks. I crawled under my 2010 Lariat SCrew for the first time today to perform my first oil change and tire rotation. I was absolutely impressed with the "beefiness" of all components. Was I surprised....no, but impressed.
And I am amazed that they have that little drip tray funnel thingy under the oil filter to keep the oil off the frame and front end components, etc. Every other vehicle I have owned always spewed oil all over when the filter was removed.
Very impressive vehicles we have gent's.
06-08-2010, 09:37 PM
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I just feel the need to say...Kudos to Ford engineering on these new trucks. I crawled under my 2010 Lariat SCrew for the first time today to perform my first oil change and tire rotation. I was absolutely impressed with the "beefiness" of all components. Was I surprised....no, but impressed.
And I am amazed that they have that little drip tray funnel thingy under the oil filter to keep the oil off the frame and front end components, etc. Every other vehicle I have owned always spewed oil all over when the filter was removed.
Very impressive vehicles we have gent's.
06-08-2010, 11:45 PM
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I could not agree with you more. I've owned a lot of vehicles, but never a truck. First off, I don't know how I lived without a truck and secondly I am glad I did my research and bought a Ford. This truck is awesome. From build quality to comfort/simple refinement, Ford hit every note right on.
Although I think it is unfortunate Ford sold off Volvo, I know the engineers at Ford took advantage of Volvo's great safety features. One noticeble safety feature from Volvo are the headrests some F150 owners don't care for. I believe Ford has the highest safety ratings in the truck arena.
I love my F150
Although I think it is unfortunate Ford sold off Volvo, I know the engineers at Ford took advantage of Volvo's great safety features. One noticeble safety feature from Volvo are the headrests some F150 owners don't care for. I believe Ford has the highest safety ratings in the truck arena.
I love my F150
06-09-2010, 08:16 AM
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06-09-2010, 09:22 AM
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I owned a Tundra before this truck. I drove them all, read and re read everything and decided to go with the F150.... best decision I ever made! the Tundra 5.7 was bad azz.... when it was working.
06-09-2010, 08:38 PM
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x2. I wish it locked out 6th but alas it does not. Towing my 6k lb trailer on a long trip in 2 months, I'll find out then if it's a HUGE issue or not, for now it's just weird. Definitely love my truck and damn near everything about it though!
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06-09-2010, 09:35 PM
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06-09-2010, 10:50 PM
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Because it's not necessary. 6th gear is just another gear and there is absolutely nothing wrong with using it while towing. If it turns out to be too high of a gear because of a hill or head wind... it will shift accordingly. It's designed to shift to the required gear, and that's that. It's an automatic transmission.
06-10-2010, 07:43 AM
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Because it's not necessary. 6th gear is just another gear and there is absolutely nothing wrong with using it while towing. If it turns out to be too high of a gear because of a hill or head wind... it will shift accordingly. It's designed to shift to the required gear, and that's that. It's an automatic transmission.