..since buying an F250 TD?























Not a single thing.

 

Lol. That's what I thought you might say.

 

The only time I missed a F150:

I had a family emergency in St. Louis close to the 4th of July this summer, so I got online and reserved a F150 (because they don't have Superdutys). I have all these fancy-schmancy membership cards from my travel days and I was allegedly going to have the keys waiting for me at the counter for a grab-and-run visit. The line at the car rental place was monstrous and I was glad I didn't have to wait behind everybody - or at least that was what was on the membership brochure when I signed years ago.

You know you're in deep doo-doo when you get called aside regarding your vehicle and people start picking up radios and phones to find out if your reserved vehicle is back in inventory yet. After watching the line at the counter diminish, they finally shoot the flare in the air and offer up a substitute: A Chevy Tahoe. Everything else in their inventory was a bigger wussmobile than the Tahoe, so.... I'm going to freaking die. They asked if I wanted GPS and I'm thinking that's as low as it gets - driving a soccer mom rig while being told where to go by a gadget named "Tom Tom". I know where I'm going (it's called Google Earth recon), so I'll just be over here installing a limit peg on that humiliometer if you need me. I was expecting an Eco-Boost rig when I was "controlling my destiny" online, but they got me while I was away from my power center (laptop). I have my keys and I turn toward the exit of the building - noticing a room devoid of customers (they're all at their hotels by now). At least I didn't have to wait in line to start waiting at the counter.

I get in and familiarize myself with all the *****, buttons, and levers (a little ritual I developed). Shiny, but woop-dee-doo - it doesn't do anything of value that my twelve-year-old "Stinky" can't do. I finally have a good channel on the radio, the seat is in a comfortable position, the temperature is under control, the mirrors give a clear view, and I know how to use the windshield washer. I get on the freeway and the rig has "quaint" acceleration - it ain't Eco-Boost or a tuned 7.3L. Running at the same throttle without cruise control (traffic), a hill starts to slow me down. I give it a little throttle - it dogs. I give it a little more throttle - it downshifts, revs, but still dogs. I give it yet more throttle - it downshifts again, revs up more, and starts to do that whole "regain speed" thing that was the purpose of the exercise. I'm used to Stinky just going and going on any grade without so much as changing pitch in his voice. My Toyota Corolla has more throttle response on hills in top gear than this V8-labeled honeybucket on wheels.

I sure missed the F150 that day.

 

I had a day in my buddies new F150 Platnium 4x4 EcoBoost....I didn't miss my F250 at all that day But in reality I know it could never deal w/ all the heavy pulls i do on a weekly basis and live happily like my noisy baby.

 

The only thing I miss about my f150 is how cheap the parts were compared to my superduty. I've had my 7.3 for little over a year now an I wouldnt change it for anything.

 

i miss the cup holders in my 150. they had cup holders in the back, in the doors...

 

VS......

No question in my mind...........




anything he can do... I can do better...........

 

Well...

I have had my Beast...(82 f150 ) 6 ft off the ground...


No wench or crane or forklift involved.

She landed like a dream with all 4 paws perfectly after a damn near vertical jump in the 4 wheeler trails.




I could NOT do that in my Motorbug. Nor would i ever think of putting her through such abuse... ( unless of course im being chazed by the zombie raptor pocky clipse)


So... thats about all i miss


Xtof

 

Oh you could do that in your Motorbug you would just have to give these guys a call and drop some $$$ hahaha but it is possible

One Up Offroad Home check out their videos

 

I still have my F150, and it's a Gen 2 Lightning, so I don't miss it at all!

Stewart

 

I miss the turning radius

 

I still have one, they make great "cars".

I don't usually drive my 7.3 if I'm not going to get it up the oil up to temp, about 30 miles. I've been driving the SD all this week to some miles on the trans rebuild and I miss the 150. No waiting for the turbo to cool down, it fits in one parking spot, I don't have to back in to spots and it will pull a u-turn on a two lane with out running off the asphalt.