I use it everyday. I use it to lock all my doors, and sometimes I just want to drop the tailgate so I hit that 3rd button. I do wish that it was more of a hard button/click look and feel though

 

You sound ridiculous each time that you tell me "maybe a truck isn't a good fit". Listen...we all have opinions. I expressed mine. I've probably owned more trucks in two years than you've owned in your life. I can assure you that this isn't about a truck not being a good fit, or me having unrealistic expectations about what a truck is. I can assure you that I'm VERY aware of what a truck is. I've owned more versions of every truck manufactured than any human being should, and have been driving a truck for decades. If you actually read this thread, I didn't even bring up the antenna. Someone asked me my thoughts on it. I simply answered that person and told them that to my knowledge, Ford is the only company who even still puts a whip antenna on any half ton truck.

 

I think the reason the keypad is still there is that a LOT of people really like them. My wife and I both appreciate the convenience of having the keypads; hers on her Escape and mine on my truck. I suppose Ford could put an optics bio-scanner on the truck so we just program it to our eyeballs, but I think the keypad is a little simpler and we all know how it turns out if a nefarious thief wants to steal your truck and it has the eyeball scanner.

 

Based upon this thread, I think you're correct. Even though I personally don't use it and have no use for it, I've always understood the functionality of it. I just wish that it had a more updated look than it had three decades ago. I think we'd all be a bit disappointed if we were still watching tube TV's from the 1980's and 90's.

 

LOL at least I wasn't the only one that did the math on that.

 

I think you are confused as to what a strawman.

I could have sworn you said:

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And you sound ridiculous when you complain how much Ford screwed up the F150 because you can't stand the wind noise from the physical antenna lol

I'm sorry my opinion upsets you so much. You don't have to take it so seriously?

I expressed my opinion on the wind noise of the antenna has a factor. Take it or leave it.

 

I have '22 Powerboost and the tailgate opens with the keypad, Found out by accident when we were out to dinner and I had the keys locked in the truck. Entered my code into the keypad, and pushed 5/6 again absent mindedly and the tailgate opened.

 

Yes indeed, the keypad can be used to drop the tailgate.

 

Liisten...if you're going to quote me, quote me correctly! I never brought up the antenna in this thread. I was asked my opinion about it, and I responded. I also never stated that I couldn't stand the wind noise. My comment was that I saw many others on this forum complain about the wind noise from the antenna. I personally wouldn't know anything about the wind noise. I was really surprised when I purchased my current F-150 that it still had a whip antenna, so I simply replaced it immediately, so I've never heard any noise from it. I also never once stated that Ford screwed up the F-150, anywhere, ever! If I truly felt that way, I wouldn't have purchased the truck! Every single vehicle on the road, from every manufacturer could do well with some things being changed.