Wife has already pegged this as the next hauler in our fleet next to the Diesel GC now that it’s over 100k. We drove and generally thought the 5.3 Suburban to be a bit gutless, we even toyed with the addition of a blower to help things out but that adds to cost and reduces warranty. The 200k mile Rav4 V6 will make way…

That day yes I did. it was full of Escalade customers with wildly miniscule complaints that no one would ever notice but they did somehow. Clearcoat on rubber trim LR door slightly blemished, ad naseum. 15 Minutes to lunch a service advisor asks me if I can do a oil change & rotation (I say yes since the customer has…

Agree.

Rented a ‘17 xts with cue for a week last year and, smooth shiny black plastic aside, it was great. Mirrored android perfectly. Played music and showed waze on a large color screen without issue. Not sure where all the hate is from. Did it used to be terrible?

I mean, they are...

Like I think I said earlier, or maybe it was in another comment, I spent pretty much all of last year working on the Fort Wayne plant. That job had the normal “issues” that pop up. And before that Springhill. Flint has those normal issues too, one being that this plant has been expanded over and over again. So it…

Ford is even worse right now with all of their budget cuts. Its cringe worthy. Im wondering how many recalls they will have on the next generation because they are looking past history and just going with the cheapest supplier now that they have a penny pincher in charge.

I’m amazed at how much your friends are willing to take your shit for some really horrible and POS jeeps. Those are true friends. You are lucky.

I overheard my neighbor who has one say the best thing about his is the backseat and all the room it has.

Still fun to make fun of.

They literally just call it a “high-performance off-roader that excels in the most unforgiving terrain.”

I think the idea behind the OP is that Ford didn’t build a true offroader because they knew the people buying this did not want a vehicle that offroads well. In other words, people are using Raptors as Ford expected.

I saw a Hennessey-modded Raptor with a punch dent in the tailgate. That’s pretty close to Moab, right?

Jesus. I half expect one of these to chime in with a “It’s about ethics in video game journalism, David.”

David,

“As an engineer, you should be aware, several compromises were made so that it can excel at what it was designed for: high speed desert running.”

Yeah. I could never live with it, and it’s pretty surprising how many I see in heavy commuter traffic every workday morning and afternoon around coastal Southern California. I guess that look counts for a whole lot for some.

That hot air balloon thing is serious advice, by the way. If you get a chance to use a…

I agree. Like I said in the article, this thing does great at high speeds on uneven terrain, and it looks insanely badass. In those two areas, it excels.

But for someone who’s got to live with the thing, there are drawbacks. The Raptor isn’t going to traverse the Rubicon trail without damage, and it’s not the right…

That fuel economy number just plain sucks, but it’s only a little surprising. I would have figured 10-11 MPG.

The rest of your complaints are just the Raptor being a Raptor though. It’s not a mudder, a rock crawler or a tow vehicle by nature, and I don’t get the impression that it’s trying to present itself as any…

Hahaha! I was mainly laughing at this part “To get a 5.0 to outrun a ecoboost with a $400 tune you literally have to spend the best part of $10,000", but your response earned another laugh.