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Old 03-17-2008, 01:25 PM
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i was just trying to rationalize it for him i was thinking that maybe he thought there was another cam he could not see but yea either way sohc




Back to the very subjective issue of looks..........to me, it looks like Ford designers forget about the grill and at the last second try to make a square peg fit a round hole (both this truck and the current Super Duty).......


Current headlight/signal design has me thinking the truck looks droopy eyed or special needs.

The current 150 is a much nicer looking truck, IMHO.
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Old 03-18-2008, 12:24 PM
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I actually like this truck A LOT more than the current body style. The only thing looks wise I can't get over are the wheel wells. Being completly round and having those big flares is just hideous, puts too much "weight" at the bottom of the truck.

Then there's the tail lights and front side markers, they aren't American styled enough. They look too much like the lights on the current japanese offerings.

Looks wise it needs a little, but overall it is an upgrade.

Other thing I see that I don't like is the console shift automatic. I love them in a car, but in a truck it just totally kills whatever between the seats ability you may have had.

How's your girl supposed to pull up next to you now?

Hopefully that's just an option.

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I actually like this truck A LOT more than the current body style. The only thing looks wise I can't get over are the wheel wells. Being completly round and having those big flares is just hideous, puts too much "weight" at the bottom of the truck.

Then there's the tail lights and front side markers, they aren't American styled enough. They look too much like the lights on the current japanese offerings.

Looks wise it needs a little, but overall it is an upgrade.

Other thing I see that I don't like is the console shift automatic. I love them in a car, but in a truck it just totally kills whatever between the seats ability you may have had.

How's your girl supposed to pull up next to you now?

Hopefully that's just an option.

Justin
Yeah, well that one is an FX4 and the current FX4 has bucket seats with the shifter/console. So I imagine that if you got XL/XLT/XTR that bench would be standard and the option on having it in the FX4 and Lariat would still be available.
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Other thing I see that I don't like is the console shift automatic. I love them in a car, but in a truck it just totally kills whatever between the seats ability you may have had.

How's your girl supposed to pull up next to you now?

Hopefully that's just an option.


This will be like the current model. The shifter is a console shift because it has the front buckets not a front bench. These seats are just an option from everything I have read, just like the current model.


Can't wait to buy one!!!
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Other thing I see that I don't like is the console shift automatic. I love them in a car, but in a truck it just totally kills whatever between the seats ability you may have had.

How's your girl supposed to pull up next to you now?

Hopefully that's just an option.

Justin

So, what you are saying is the console shift limits head room???
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So, what you are saying is the console shift limits head room???
Nah, not while driving.

There are just plenty of times a bench or fold up console is nice, like if you head out to "just take a drive", give her a chance to curl on up with ya.

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