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Stock 2013 basic stripper 150 black plastic original. Came with a/c, an AM/FM radio, and that's about it!
Hand crank windows, just as I like!
I see other no frills 150 fleet type trucks around with the same grill.
This one was once an Enterprise Lease, that a construction foreman traveled around to various job sites in.
In good shape.
My first "truck" was a Chevy Colorado that was a fleet truck. Everything was manual except the transmission. Loved having that almost literally blank canvas to turn the truck into what I wanted. My STX has been just a notch above that in terms of being pretty basic.
My first "truck" was a Chevy Colorado that was a fleet truck. Everything was manual except the transmission. Loved having that almost literally blank canvas to turn the truck into what I wanted. My STX has been just a notch above that in terms of being pretty basic.
Spent my working life in fleet pickups. Seems real familiar!
It's not that I wouldn't mind more bells and whistles, or a fancier truck like my friend's new $53k F-150, but I sorta always gravitate towards basic meat and potatoes without a lot of complicated frills.
Having moved up from a very basic 4-banger '85 Ranger, this basic F-150 seems real deluxe in some ways. Lots more comfortable and for a half ton seems able a haul quite a bit of stuff.
When I need luxury I drive my '68 Plymouth Belvedere Basic.
My first "truck" was a Chevy Colorado that was a fleet truck. Everything was manual except the transmission. Loved having that almost literally blank canvas to turn the truck into what I wanted. My STX has been just a notch above that in terms of being pretty basic.
I used to feel this way. I loved my STX when I first got it (and still do) because I felt it had everything I felt I "needed" and none of the "fluff" and that is exactly what I wanted. Pay for what I need and nothing more.
But now that I've had it a few years there are a few things I am really wanting in my next truck.
First off my wife and I run very different temperatures. I am always hot and she is always cold. So much so that I have to keep a blanket in the truck for her. So at this point I am fairly confident my next truck is going to have dual zone climate control as well as heated seats at a minimum, preferably heated and cooled. If I decide to keep this truck much longer I will probably have a heater added to the passenger seat.
I also really want a back up camera. I don't "NEED" a camera. I can drive and park just fine without one. But DAMN do they make life easier when hooking up a trailer (among other tasks). Yes there are aftermarket options available, but I'd really prefer the factory integration.
I also REALLY want some sort of power inverter. Again, more for the wife than me, but we take a few long road trips per year and it's just one of those things I never thought I wanted until I was in something that had it. Again, lots of aftermarket options, But I'd really prefer the factory integration.
Better headlights. When I am around where I live, there is lots of other sources of light, so not a huge ordeal. But when I get out on some of those back country roads, plain and simple, the stock F150 headlights SUCK!!! Once again lots of aftermarket options, but a little too pricey for me to drop all at one time for good retros, and I won't go the drop in HID/LED route.
There are a couple other things I would like to upgrade to in my next truck, but these are the big ones that are pretty much a "gotta have" on the next truck.
What can I say, FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS.
I used to feel this way. I loved my STX when I first got it (and still do) because I felt it had everything I felt I "needed" and none of the "fluff" and that is exactly what I wanted. Pay for what I need and nothing more.
But now that I've had it a few years there are a few things I am really wanting in my next truck.
First off my wife and I run very different temperatures. I am always hot and she is always cold...
...also really want a back up camera. I don't "NEED" a camera. I can drive and park just fine without one. But DAMN do they make life easier when hooking up a trailer (among other tasks). Yes there are aftermarket options available, but I'd really prefer the factory integration...
Lately I've been taking a friend of mine's wife to the chiropractor a couple days a week because he's still working and can't get free.
I drive her in her car, which has separate climate controls AND a backup camera.
Very addicting features!
Funny how as I age my values shift. My late wife and I both laughed when we got to the point where we thought air-conditioning wasn't so bad after all.
I've even gotten to the point where I actually prefer an automatic transmission. Boy, I must be getting over the hill!
I used to feel this way. I loved my STX when I first got it (and still do) because I felt it had everything I felt I "needed" and none of the "fluff" and that is exactly what I wanted. Pay for what I need and nothing more.
But now that I've had it a few years there are a few things I am really wanting in my next truck.
First off my wife and I run very different temperatures. I am always hot and she is always cold. So much so that I have to keep a blanket in the truck for her. So at this point I am fairly confident my next truck is going to have dual zone climate control as well as heated seats at a minimum, preferably heated and cooled. If I decide to keep this truck much longer I will probably have a heater added to the passenger seat.
I also really want a back up camera. I don't "NEED" a camera. I can drive and park just fine without one. But DAMN do they make life easier when hooking up a trailer (among other tasks). Yes there are aftermarket options available, but I'd really prefer the factory integration.
I also REALLY want some sort of power inverter. Again, more for the wife than me, but we take a few long road trips per year and it's just one of those things I never thought I wanted until I was in something that had it. Again, lots of aftermarket options, But I'd really prefer the factory integration.
Better headlights. When I am around where I live, there is lots of other sources of light, so not a huge ordeal. But when I get out on some of those back country roads, plain and simple, the stock F150 headlights SUCK!!! Once again lots of aftermarket options, but a little too pricey for me to drop all at one time for good retros, and I won't go the drop in HID/LED route.
There are a couple other things I would like to upgrade to in my next truck, but these are the big ones that are pretty much a "gotta have" on the next truck.
What can I say, FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS.
I hear ya on a lot of that. My wife and I are very similar, but it hasn't become a big deal yet(or she hasn't made it one lol). My aftermarket HU has more features than most stock head units and my cheap eBay backup camera has worked flawlessly.
I did invest in those aftermarket factory style halogens(there's a thread on them), I plan on dropping better projectors and HIDs into them when time permits, will save tons of money and time in the long run.
I think the dual climate and heated/cooled seats are awesome, and would be a great feature to have. Not a 'need' for me as of now though. I'm loving the way my truck looks, drives, and the features I've added either with the head unit or console swap, or via Forscan. My truck with all these features would've cost at least a few thousand more, while I haven't invested even close to that in the mods I've done
06-27-2017, 06:57 PM
