Hey . . . um . . . Don't buy a F150!
How's that?
No?
OK, how's this?
I actually had to lemon law my 2011 F150 [Ecobusted constantly] but they still sell a shitload of them. Among just some PITA stuff, the early ones had two primary problems they have hopefully fixed by now. The intercoolers worked TOO well causing excessive condensation so you are cruising for a while mainly 65-70mph and pull out to pass someone, put your foot in it, and nothing . . . sucks in all of that water and it's like you've completely run out of gas. Not sure what they ever did to fix it? And, they passed emissions by running enormously rich on cold start to get those primary cats up to cooking temp more quickly which not only made your tailpipes look WAY worse than any of our TDI diesels ever did but to the point the primary cats would literally get clogged up enough with soot to kill your mpgs. My 18-22 quickly went to 13-18 yet Ford said that was within their acceptable range so unless they got so plugged they would latch a code, you were SOL even though I got a service tech to admit if I changed those cats out on my dime periodically my mileage would remain 18-22. Um, if I wanted 13-18 I would have gotten the 6L V8! It was when I was pulling out to pass an 18 wheeler on US-50 [two lane] with a Nascar drafter Dodge Charger right on my rear bumper with my wife in the truck and nearly got her killed that it went back to the dealer when we got back to town. I just did a ditch dive, the trucker hit the shoulder on the other side, and Mr Nascar was able to pull back in, as the traffic from the other direction arrived. I walked in when we got back and threw the keys down so hard on the sales manager's desk, and walked out, he didn't even call me for 2 days. And I guess it wasn't a true lemon law procedure. He just bought the truck back because Ford legal actually dared me to lemon law it. I've never even heard of that . . . before or since anyway.
Have I told this story before on another thread in reverse order?
Just had one of those Vuja De feelings.
I'd probably research it again and take another look at the F150 if I needed a full size truck to see what was done to fix it or what else was available but would prefer just a 3.0L clean diesel . . . if the USA knew how to make and gear one? The Duramax they put in the Colorado and Canyon it turns out they didn't even make, just OEM'd it, and they put a 6 speed transmission behind it rated for 39 lb ft less torque than the "stock" diesel was putting out. Better not be doing a performance tune on that . . . be lucky if the transmission makes it past 50K on the stock tune. Was pumped about seeing the new Ranger as it was supposed to have a clean diesel but . . . 2.3L gasser only with a freakin 10 speed transmission. Imagine driving through the flint hills with that? 6-7-8-7-8-9-6-7-5-6-7-8-9-10-8-9-8 . . .
