If you leave a 20$ bill on the sidewalk under a rock, large enough so the wind or some other force of nature does not move it, but the bill still being clearly visible, would you expect it to still be there after a short period of time when you return to retrieve it?

Modern DI gas turbo engines do not need high RPM to make power. Look at the dyno curves of Ford’s “ecoboost” engines. The 3.5 GTDI V6 in the F150 makes peak torque at 2300 rpm.

I’m a sales manager at a dealership. Its funny that every potential trade-in that has an abs, airbag, CEL, or other miscellaneous light is always “a cheap fix” that for some reason the owner just “never bothered” to get done. Riiiiiigggght.

Timing belt you say? They use them in your “Das autos”, not in ford’s SOHC v6 which uses a timing chain.

Why are you linking the interior from the previous generation North American Focus?

The package on the F150 is actually called the “Heavy Payload Package”. In the previous generation F150 it got you an 8200 lb GVWR by virtue of a heavier rear axle, seven lug wheels, heavier springs etc. I’m fleet sales manager at a Ford dealer in Canada, I’m very familiar with the heavy payload package F150.…

The factory tow rating is 5000 lbs, “when properly equipped”.

Its all in the specs. I can look up GVWR, payload, and tow ratings for a Comanche, but I’d need to know the GVWR of that 5th and its pin weight to tell you of it is within range or not. Anyone know the model of that “mini-5th”??

There is a reason I specified 5th wheel trailer. I agree, 1/2 tons have a wide range of towing capabilities depending on engine, gearing etc. However, the payload rating doesn’t vary that much, which is more of an issue than the tow rating when talking about towing 5th wheel trailer. “Fivers” put much more of the…

Agreed. I’d also like to add that most 1/2 ton trucks don’t have enough Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) to legally haul a 5th wheel trailer, despite what the salespeople at the RV store or the truck dealer told you. Air bags do nothing to help. They may make your overloaded truck sit level, but if you are exceeding…

Full disclosure, I am a Ford and Ecoboost fan.

Did you just call modern na V8 engines’ torque curves flat and the EB v6’s “peaky”? Do you even know how to read a dyno graph? Have you ever driven an EB F150?

With that many late models I have to assume you’re at a Ford service dept? What kind of numbers do the dealers pump out for volume in your area vs the ones you have in for issues. In other words, what percentage are failing?

The many hundreds of thousands of these on the road (and that’s only the 3.5 V6 truck EB variant) disagree with your anecdotal evidence based on a statistically insignificant sample size and likely bias based on your screen name. Factor in all the four cylinder variants of the Ecoboost found in cars and suvs and…

This is more a replacement for the “FX Appearance Package” than the Tremor package.

Try reading all the anti-driving aid tech comments in your best grandpa Simpson voice and add “Back in my day”, it makes them so much more interesting.

The name “Powerstroke” has been used on several Ford diesel engines, ranging from the legendary reliable 7.3 or ticking time bomb like the 6.0.

This is what car salespeople go through every day.

Yup, customers lie constantly. Here is a tip, if you’re going to lie to my salesman about how much xyz dealership was giving you for your trade, don’t leave their quote on your passenger seat with the real number FACE UP staring me in the face when I appraise your car.

A poorly built diesel with its enherent high compression can be much more overtaxed that a gas v6 turbo. Heavy duty diesels found in HD trucks are not the same as the VM 3.0 found in the Ram 1500, can't really draw logevite conclusions about one based on the other's history.