Trailbreak74

It will certainly have better mileage than the first gen Raptor. That's a no brainer. There just seem to be a lot of people who want to hear a big roaring V8 in anything that says "SVT" on it. I can't fault people for that line of thinking. I doubt Ford is going to change their plans either way.

One of the things I hated about my Raptor was the terrible mileage. The other was the **** poor payload, that limits what you can tow with it. Having an EcoBoost will almost certainly improve both those areas. These are all reasons to wait, by the way. I'm thinking maybe I will vote "wait" in your poll.

solsurfr

Makes sense.... I'm more the weekend warrior when it comes to offroad use. In the summer, i'll be driving on the beach quite a bit but during the work week, it'll be my daily driver (a bit much, I know haha). Thanks for voting!

TuxBlackFX4

The motor isn't what limits the Raptors payload and towing. It has a completely different suspension which is softer. Ecoboost doesn't improve this.

Trailbreak74

Yes, you are correct. I was thinking the ecoboost is lighter than the 5.0, thus freeing up payload. I understand the limiting factor on the Raptor well enough. Just got it confused as to which is lighter between 5.0 and 3.5EB. The aluminum body should help improve the payload though. But that would be true regardless of which engine they put in it.

Lifted15EB

I was seriously contemplating buying a raptor. A friend of mine bought one and they seem like such a pain in the @$$ for a normal person. What I mean by that is he uses his to go out in the mountains in California. Most people don't take a 60k truck and head for the mountains with it. The shocks are high performance shocks so he has to rebuild them or have them rebuilt and recharged every few thousand miles, his gas mileage is at about 10 MPG, and tires are 2 or 3 grand a whack. Don't get me wrong I love and appreciate a raptor, but to me it just seemed like a lot of costs that you don't know about in the beginning. He personally wishes he would have bought an ecoboost and put used raptor parts on the ecoboost from eBay as he went along so he could pick and choose what he wanted. However, I still have a special place in my heart for a raptor, I just can't afford one if it is going to the shop every time I turn around.

WarSurfer

Factory Raptor coilovers/shocks are good for 50k miles - aftermarket are good for 50k as well unless you are REALLY beating on them, which you can't do 'in the mountains'. I get 14mpg and I'm running 37's and 4.88's. He must drive like an idiot to get 10.

Lots of second hand horror stories out there that don't reflect reality.

solsurfr

Interesting. Do you (and other Raptor owners) feel that TCO is a bit higher than a standard or upgraded F150? It would make some sense with the premium parts that standard wear/tear maintenance would be higher in cost. Thoughts?

Z7What

I been around ford truck a long time and for the life of me I cant figure out what you mean when you said CPO.

Wayne

WarSurfer

I kinda depends. It's a higher entry cost for say coilovers/bypass but you can rebuild them.

If you consider mods a sunk cost then throwing money away on a stereo is the same as throwing it away on suspension.

If you really use the suspension, then yes, it will be more expensive because you will break things. What's entertainment worth?

Z7What

Nevermind I think I got it now! Certified Pre Owned?

Wayne