F150 thoughts

[deserteagle71]

The one drawback to such a nice truck is my wife keeps taking it. She has rationalizations but she really likes the truck. Her RDX is nice butI like my truck.

Two things I did add was a spray on bed liner and a backflip bed cover. I have been very happy with both of those.

I know a couple guys around here that have had the same problem! Buy a new truck and the wife likes it so much she just appropriates it. One of the guys ended up buying his wife her own F150.

I ordered my truck with the OEM spray-in bed liner, then I added a Dee-Zee bed mat to further protect the bed. After 3-1/2 years the bed still looks pristine, plus that bed mat is really "sticky" and stuff doesn't end up sliding around on it. I put an Extang Encore tri-fold cover over the bed that keeps out the rain and keeps stuff out of sight and out of mind for when I throw stuff in there when I'm in the big city shopping. And only takes about 2 minutes to remove when I want to haul the quad in the back. Speaking of the quad - that's why I insisted on the 6.5' bed - the quad fits in the back and I can still close the tailgate.

 

[downsizingnow48]

There is a huge discussion of paint chipping on the F150forum. Worth a visit.

 

[95XL883]

I know a couple guys around here that have had the same problem! Buy a new truck and the wife likes it so much she just appropriates it. One of the guys ended up buying his wife her own F150.

I have that in the back of my mind but I should not spend that type of money and she would just take the new one. :- I know when I am beat.

 

[Birdhunter1]

I've got a 2014 F 150 Supercab 4wd with the 3.5 Ecoboost and a 3.31 axle ratio. I two 2-3 horses in a slant load trailer with tack storage up front pegging around 7000 lbs and my tractor and loader is pushing 8500 lbs with the trailer, I've never been hurting for power (lots of hills where I typically drag my horses off to).

I definetely recommend the 36 gallon tank, we now use my truck on long trips because it rides so well, this summer we went from the coast of Florida to 60 miles into IL where we live and used exactly 36 gallons of gas. The gas mileage I wish was a bit better but when turbos start spinning it doesn't make for fuel mileage increases. Towing my horse trailer I will get 10-12 mpg, empty on the highway at 55-60 mph I can get 22 mpg, 70-80 mph you will be looking at 17-19 depending on headwinds and hills. Everyday driving for me is in the 16-18 mpg range, 11 miles to work on country roads that about the time I hit 50 mph I am braking to turn.

The integrated brake controller is awesome. I've used cheap ones, I've used a Tekonsha, hands down the Ford oem one is the best I've ever used.

My dad recently purchased a '16 F150 4wd supercab with the 2.7L Ecoboost and in the two weeks he has owned it he is seeing about 2-3 mpg better than I am. He hasn't towed with it yet but from friends who have he same engine I wouldn't be afraid to haul the same loads I do. Unloaded the 2.7 is faster and more responsive than the 3.5, from what I've heard the 2.7 tows very well, the 3.5 has more torque. Both are fully capable of loads an F 150 should handle. Both of our trucks have the 6 speed transmissions.

I've had only Fords, the 5.4, 4.6, 5.8 and 7.5 V8's will not hold a candle to either Ecoboost engine.

 

[95XL883]

Thanks Pat. I will take a look.

There is a huge discussion of paint chipping on the F150forum. Worth a visit.

 

[KennyG]

I've never been a big fan of Consumers Reports. Although you can find all kinds of opinions on reliability it seems to me that all new vehicles are very reliable and they now have to magnify the differences to show some comparison.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

There is a huge discussion of paint chipping on the F150forum. Worth a visit.

I've had several 150's over the last ten years, no paint problems here. Maybe a gravel road issue?

 

[4570Man]

I've had several 150's over the last ten years, no paint problems here. Maybe a gravel road issue?

I’m sure people putting wheels like this on doesn’t help.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Lengthy discussion in that forum identifies lots of possible causes but no single definitive cause. Thin paint and thin clear coat to save money in recent years seems to be one possibility most folks would not think of.

 

[Tomtint]

I have a 18 F150 4x4 with the 2.7 and a 19 F150 with the 3.5. I'm really surprised how well the 2.7 drives and pulls a trailer. The heaviest I have towed with the 2.7 is about 6k and it was absolutely fine. I had 8k on the 3.5 and it pulled it like nothing. They both average 19-19.5 mpg with mixed driving ( not leadfoot ) They are both Extra cab with the 6.5 bed and I think the 3.5 may ride a little rougher when empty than the 2.7, but that one is a" sport" package with the shifter in the center console, the 2.7 is a STX package with less frills.