bassJAM

During the normal driving the Ecoboost is fairly smooth, but after putting 30k miles on mine I still occasionally notice it's not as smooth as a N/A engine. It's mostly during spirited driving especially when I'm giving it just a little throttle during tight curves to maintain speed. There's a VERY fine line between not enough throttle, maintenance throttle to maintain speed, and then WHOOOPS TOO MUCH GAS I BROKE THE REAR TIRES LOOSE!!

David Young

In before the 'Lock'

The 'Thread Starter' has been looking for a truck since March 19, 2015

GatorzFX4

I didn't notice back in 15' when I drove the 5.0 Lariat truck that it seemed like a "beached whale" of an engine, actually seemed pretty good. One thing that has always kinda pushed me away from Fords from about the 04' model on is they never seemed that comfortable to me. You mentioned comfort being an issue, if that truly is you might want to keep on looking around.

CoachJ

I'm not butthurt at all, I'm just confused as to what the OP wants in a truck. What he seems to want is a Ridgeline - nothing wrong with that, but he doesn't seem like he's going to be pleased if he thinks the F150 has a rough ride. The Ram definitely has the most car-like ride of any full-size truck, but then there's the "Hemi tick" he's so concerned about - just comes across as the type to find something wrong in any vehicle he tries out, and turn that little something into a big enough issue to be a deal-breaker. And his comments about the Fords having a cheap interior is laughable. All full size trucks anymore (especially if he drove a Lariat) are luxury vehicles compared to a car with similar features. The ride is silent and interior is more comfortable than anything you'll find. Those are all opinions of course, but are widely shared opinions by auto writers all over.

CoachJ

I'd have to agree on the comfort, but only on the '04-08 trucks, as their seats never felt like you were sitting "in" them, but "on" them and were hard in my opinion. When they switched the seats in '09 though, I feel like they became very comfortable. I had a '14 Silverado LTZ for a short time and loved everything about the truck except the seats - not exactly uncomfortable, but were definitely lacking in comfort compared to my current Ford.
I've driven a few Rams and did find them very comfortable all around. I just fell in love with the Ecoboost torque when I drove it and had to have it.

idrive

iTrader: (3)

Sooner or later you just have to be honest with yourself and everyone else. The reason you don't buy a new truck is you can't afford to. "I love the Ram but I'm afraid of the Hemi Tic". LMFAO. Go buy one and quit worrying about it. It'll be repossessed long before the warranty is up.

Quit dreaming and trolling and just move on.

People wonder how comedians keep coming up with new material until they read some of the threads here....

SCORGE

I like to think of my truck as a wingless eagle

SCrewYou

lmao. i needed a good laugh this morning. thanks to the troll and all of you who keep falling right into his trap.

bassJAM

I spent 2 years lurking on forums, even making a few posts before deciding on what I want to drive. I also found something wrong with every truck I drove so I do sympathize withe the OP, but at the end of the day still had to make a decision on which truck I thought best suited my needs.

tradosaurus

I personally enjoyed your post.

So why do you want a truck? At 57 I can't imagine you doing much farming or construction work.

At 52 I bought an older truck purely for utility reasons and registered it as a farm truck. For comfort I have an older model Lexus LS 430, that still has plenty of trunk space to make runs to Sams.