Thinking of taking the plunge
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OK I'm sure this has been asked hundreds of times but I'm gonna ask it anyways. Well let me start by saying I have an 04 fx4 screw has 180k on the odometer but I just replaced the motor the original had the famous tick which lead into the timing chains breaking so yea $3600 later and new motor runs good. But also the rear end was making noise so I brought that in to have the dealership rebuild it only way I brought it there is because I have an extended warranty that covered that. Well long story short truck is at dealership getting fixed in the mean time they gave me a 2015 lariat screw with the 3.5 ecoboost to drive . Let me tell you I'm one of those guys that said I would never buy a truck without a v8 but I have fallen in with this truck . It is loaded to the gills . I guess my first question would be they want 43k for this truck has 10k miles on it . Just seeing how fair of price that is . Also just looking at new 15 and 16 . Want to stay with the 3.5 just like them better then the 2.7 and 5.0 . Just wanted to know if anyone is having problems with the turbos or anything else with the truck . Just don't want to buy something that will be in the shop more then I will be driving it. I know it's a new truck but guess it's just for me to know .or if there are things I should look for in a used truck going to stick with 15 or 16
No wrong decision - u just have to decide what you want. I've had both and I prefer the lariat luxuries but don't find value in higher trims.... Nice thing is you have lots of choices.
And yes the 3.5 is the best engine if the lineup with effortless torque/ performance. And you hadn't experienced a tune. Add 100 ft lb more torque and that's what a tune feels like....
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Yeah, look at the TSB's. smh
A few of them say 2000-2015 ford, lin, merc lol
Most of them are for stupid little crap.
I think youre safe buying a 2015 bro. Just my opinion. Then again, I dont have visions of grandeur that I can break Ford's years of extensive research and development building the best selling truck for like 36 years.
A few of them say 2000-2015 ford, lin, merc lol
Most of them are for stupid little crap.
I think youre safe buying a 2015 bro. Just my opinion. Then again, I dont have visions of grandeur that I can break Ford's years of extensive research and development building the best selling truck for like 36 years.
You have a whopping 80 posts. I bet you didn't own an f150 in previous generations first model year. There were more quality issues that the second and later years. This is still true but not as widespread. Glad you are having no issues. Also- yes a warranty addresses it IF the dealer can fix it to your satisfaction plus the hassle....
So yeah to some it's a material buying consideration and will cause a bit more depreciation at resale time.
So yeah to some it's a material buying consideration and will cause a bit more depreciation at resale time.
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I have been watching videos for adding a tune Cai and exhaust really opens up the 3.5. I would be going through tires 2x a year lol
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Like others have said, get what you want. Don't just get one because it's nicer than your old truck. I would also recommend that you at least test drive the 2.7. I was pretty sure I was going to end up with the 3.5 when I was doing my research. Then I went and drove them back to back. Literally got out of one and into the other and drove the same route. I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the 2. Saved quite a bit of money and I'm still very happy with my decision.
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Like others have said, get what you want. Don't just get one because it's nicer than your old truck. I would also recommend that you at least test drive the 2.7. I was pretty sure I was going to end up with the 3.5 when I was doing my research. Then I went and drove them back to back. Literally got out of one and into the other and drove the same route. I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the 2. Saved quite a bit of money and I'm still very happy with my decision.
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https://www.f150forum.com/f38/recall...brakes-346725/
point Im making is that there is no correlation between model year and TSB's and recalls when it comes to mass production vehicles. I think it has more to do with production dates and locations. I've seen that there are more problems with the kansas city trucks than the dearborn trucks. Maybe the kansas city workers suck more or don't care as much or are not trained as well. Or maybe it has nothing to do with anything and that TSB's and recalls are a by product of mass production.
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I have an 11 ecoboost with 121000 trouble free miles when traded in and my family has several 11 and 12 ecoboost used for construction company and all have performed well. All trucks have over a 100,000 miles, have been maintained well and I believe will run to over 200k before they are traded in again for new trucks. I would not hesitate getting an ecoboost although I haven't modded any of the engines.
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I love my 2015 F150 V8.
Im sure there will be problems down the road at some point.
but thats the age we live in. No car manufacturer has a 100% bullet proof vehicles anymore. they cut corners to maximize profits; they use planned obsolescence as a strategy to make less durable products. Even Honda had recalls on civics. They will be TSB and Recalls on these new F150s in the future.
With that being said, never let fear influence your decision making process. do the research, make the decision that suits your needs and accept some tactical risk
my .02
Im sure there will be problems down the road at some point.
but thats the age we live in. No car manufacturer has a 100% bullet proof vehicles anymore. they cut corners to maximize profits; they use planned obsolescence as a strategy to make less durable products. Even Honda had recalls on civics. They will be TSB and Recalls on these new F150s in the future.
With that being said, never let fear influence your decision making process. do the research, make the decision that suits your needs and accept some tactical risk
my .02
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I did that same thing except that the dealership kept asking me why I would want to go from a 3.5 to a 2.7 . They didn't have alot of 2.7 they one I did drive was just a brand new 16 xl with extended cab nothing fancy about it or anything. But I can over look that I just wanted to see the difference in the motor. Thing is I really only got to test drive it for a couple minutes because then it started to down pour I would say the 2.7 is a very good motor the only thing that I keep going back to is the towing capacity. Here in the near future we are going to be getting a camper as well and when I buy the truck I want to make sure I have enough truck. And the camper we are looking at would be max or a little over for the 2.7 . Yea I could get a different camper but then do I want to limit myself on what camper I can get just because I went with the 2.7 . Does that make sense .
For our case we went with the 2.7L as we currently tow a trailer around 3100 lbs loaded and we only plan to go up to a trailer with a loaded weight of 5K-5.5K in a few years. Both are well within the towing and weight ratings for the 2.7L. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the 2.7L as a tow vehicle if you don't need the larger capacity. It has worked well for us and is leaps and bounds better than the 2001 4.0L Explorer it replaced. It also gets better mileage than the Explorer as my daily driver.