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Thanks for the stickers, love them numbers. Man, I better not say anything when I get in my 150 or she'll be jealous and never make a women jealous cause they can be vindictive lol!
My wife is going to miss the 2.7 though. She loved the way that engine sounded at high rpm. She liked to manually shift it a lot and romped on it as much as she could. This tach pic is her driving the 2.7 while towing up a long steep grade. She downshifted to 2 and redlined it to try to keep speed up. She just held it the for several miles. I figured between her thrashing it routinely and the extra towing abuse, we were going to burn through the motor as well as all the issues with stability.
She's not allowed to drive the 250 very much! Lol
I already know what I am looking for, either a used 16-17 Platinum F350, or a RWD F150 Platinum max Tow. It comes down to price, best price wins. If I can find the Unicorn, for $50K, that will be the one, or the F350 for $45K, that will be the one. To make the F350 viable it needs to be around $45k to offset the difference in fuel costs and maintenance compared to the F150. I have a budget, and want to stick to it even if I can afford to pay more than I currently do.
A Platinum F150 that I spec'd out can handle my current trailer and a few upgraded ones I have looked at, just like the 14 Lariat I had did. An F250 Diesel can do the same, but does put the same limitation on upgrading the trailer, where the F350 gives me a much larger margin for trailers, including going 5th wheel, where the Powerstroke F250 cannot.
I would prefer a 17 F350, but that will be a tough one to find in my price range, but you never know, one might just pop up.
So you are looking for a used F150 Platinum 2WD for $50k? Can’t you buy a new one for that?
My wife is going to miss the 2.7 though. She loved the way that engine sounded at high rpm. She liked to manually shift it a lot and romped on it as much as she could. This tach pic is her driving the 2.7 while towing up a long steep grade. She downshifted to 2 and redlined it to try to keep speed up. She just held it the for several miles. I figured between her thrashing it routinely and the extra towing abuse, we were going to burn through the motor as well as all the issues with stability.
She's not allowed to drive the 250 very much! Lol
2.7 redlining going up a long, big grade
Wife is loving it!
The funny thing is, the 2.7 makes more HP at 4,500 RPM than it does at 6,000 RPM. She could have upshifted to 3rd and it probably would have pulled better. She must love to make it scream!
The funny thing is, the 2.7 makes more HP at 4,500 RPM than it does at 6,000 RPM. She could have upshifted to 3rd and it probably would have pulled better. She must love to make it scream!
So you are looking for a used F150 Platinum 2WD for $50k? Can’t you buy a new one for that?
New F150, Used SD. Only reason for the new F150 is the 5.0 and 10 speed. I would like a 701a if I could find one, but chances of finding the exact one are slim, and ordering would drive me insane waiting for it, so if that F350 Plat is still on the lot when the time comes, I just might roll with that one. It's a Tuxedo Black Platinum, and for some reason I just like how a black plat SD looks.
06-20-2018, 11:37 PM
