F-250 tailights and floor shifters?
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F-250 tailights and floor shifters?
Can anyone tell me why the Ford Gods haven't implemented the newer F-150 tailights in the F-250 line-up? That would look sooooo cool......while theyre at it include a floor shifter for the AT!
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Your thoughts?
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The taillights are what make the new F150 look like ***. A floor AT shifter? What are you? A fan of import trucks? Go buy a Toyota. So no, please do not screw up the Super Duty as they did the F150 back in 1996...
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On the flip side, a dash shifter on an MT is just plain odd.... Think honda tried that one...
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So did GM, Ford, and Chrysler back in the 60's and 70's. Anybody remember the old 3 on the tree?
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I agree with the majority here. The new F150 rear end, including the taillights look horible. A floor shifter for an Automatic takes up space that can be used for something usefull.
Floor shifters are best left in mini vans and hatchbacks.
Floor shifters are best left in mini vans and hatchbacks.
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My uncle was telling me about a car he had with a 3 speed on the dash
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^^^^Hey that is my old car!! I loved the shifter there. It is rally-style. If you need to do quick shifting, it is faster the less distance you have to reach for the shifter. The Toyota Matrix and Nissan Sentra both have that design now. It works for a sporty car, but not for a truck. A 3-on-the-tree is neat in an old truck when they needed to preserve space for 3 passengers, but in today's world, stick with floor manual shifters, as they are a superior design and trucks can be had with extended or crew cabs for extra passengers.
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