Originally Posted by RedsRock302

Actually, the 2015+ is all considered the 13th generation F150. 2015 was a complete design change.....2018 was just a refresh. So his assertation of the last generation truck he owned, was correct.

Originally Posted by reg boulette

Get the 2017. The new chemical cylinder coating on the 2018 v8's as opposed to metal sleeves on the 2017's is unproven over the long run and problems abound with the 10 speed transmission - many held back from dealers after production.

Originally Posted by savagecanuck

I tried them both today. The 18 feels like a dog compared to the old school 6 spd. Select shifting down a hill is poor as well you need to drop about 4 gears before it does anything. I sure can't feel the extra 10 ponies. It was also a dog putting my foot on the floor at 100kmh. My old 15 will eat it for breakfast. I was going to order a 18 XLT se sport 5.0 373.I'm now considering a leftover 17 lariat 501a 5.0 373 with town mirrors and twin panel moon roof for about the same price. I think ford screwed the pooch on this.
Another thing is you can hardly hear the sweet sounding V8 on the 18,it's way quieter.

Originally Posted by r1mcdonald

well also from what I hear the 10 speed trans has that stop/start feature on all engines now with the 10 speed

Originally Posted by 2015rubyFX4

That by itself would be enough for me to never buy an 18

Originally Posted by chiefdave

Agree, remember the Chevy Vega? Aluminum bores with a coating that just didn't work out. I'm sure that technology has advanced since then but hard steel rings against a soft aluminum bore with only a few microns of coating to separate the 2 doesn't seem worth the risk. Time will tell.