Looking into buying a KR just want to see more of them before I decide

 

2011 F-250 King Ranch, Royal Red/Adobe, 158", CC, FX4, 18" wheels, Camper Pkg, Ultimate Pkg w/SunRoof, Nav, Rearview Camera, Sat Radio, Upfitter sw., Still Stock, no mods yet.

 

Red?

Just joking. Its a good color too - one of my options when I started looking also. Red, Blue, Bronze, they're all great colors!



Heres the inside.



I did NOT want the dark interior. My 2010 F250 had the tan interior and I loved it - tan seats and all. I don't care for the darker colors. The brown/red KR leather is cool though. If I remember right they had brown and red options in 2008-2010, or it was dependent on the year maybe. I always preferred the brown over the red. I also preferred the copper color over everything else.

Starting back several years ago I used to haul cars for a living, 2005 F350 DRW with a 2 car goose neck trailer. Thats what got me on diesels. From that point on I wanted a crew cab short bed super duty, KR, copper/pueblo gold. Well, I found a nice deal on a F250 lariat with nav (metallic green/pueblo gold) and absolutely loved it. Then I lost that one in a roll-over accident. I took a long pause between getting a super duty, but I went to the end of my string and then some to find one I wanted. I couldn't get the "copper" color any more, so the golden bronze metallic was the closest I could get. I also ended up with a long bed instead of a short bed, but I counter that with the fact I have a bigger fuel tank (that's come in handy more than a few times). I ended up with my king ranch, just a bit off from what I really wanted. At least the color is as good as I can get and everything else that isn't what I want I can change (except for the bed length, but I'm cool with the bigger tank!).

The picture, by the way, is from bright and early in the morning on my second day driving home. I found this one 1300 miles away, jumped on a plane, flew out to get it, and drove home. Good picture with the lighting though, I haven't taken one since that brings out the color like this does.

 

I liked my 09 KR, this time I opted for a Lariat with the Adobe interior. After 30,000 miles or so I noticed the steering wheel leather, the center console leather and the door rest leather wearing really fast, and when wet, the red dye would come off on your hands.

I like the black interior/KR leather, thats really nice, but I found the Lariat this time around had their "pleather" on the heavy use areas where on the KR the leather would wear down. Only time will tell.

 

What is the difference between a KR and Lariat Ultimate?

 

from what I can tell, the KR has the KR specific wheels, outside trim and KR leather.

The Ultimate package just has everything in a package I think. I'd have to lok at my window sticker.

 

Here's a short YouTube of mine and the Boy's KR:

2011 King Ranch - YouTube

 

Hers mine 17 months old with 23,000- wonderful truck

 

A Lariat Ultimate package is just that - its a package on top of the standard Lariat. The King Ranch is just a package on top of a Lariat as well.

Whats the difference???

As best I can tell the difference between a Lariat (regular, not ultimate) and King Ranch (regular, not including the ultimate package) is that the King Ranch includes the remote start, KR leather, two tone paint, KR wheels (either the 18" ones with black/silver, and KR hubs or the 20" KR's with gold accent and KR hubs), power package (power seats, heat/cooled seats), and the 3 button thing on the visor.

The Lariat Ultimate package includes a moon roof, navigation, backup camera, tailgate step, heat/cooled seats, and the power package. This is also an option on the KR. I believe the KR Ultimate Package includes the chrome package too.

My KR does NOT have the Lariat Ultimate package - one of the biggest reasons I got this one. It does, however, have Navigation. That was a stand-alone option outside of the Ultimate package.

If you don't mind having a moon roof it is MUCH easier to find a truck that has the navigation system with the Lariat Ultimate package than it is without. I looked all over for one as I was not able to order a truck the way I wanted at the end of the 2011 model year builds. I could have waited for a 2012 and ordered once the slots opened, but that would have put me well past my summer travels. So I cut my losses, jumped on an airplane, and picked this one up.

 

What I like better, in the Lariat, than the KR is the black carpet, The KR has tan!!

Shane

 

I don't have the chrome package (mirrors, tow hooks, exhaust tips).

I do have two tone paint, remote start, nav, moonroof, 20's, heated/cooled seats, home link, rear camera, sliding rear window, tailgate step, etc.

I have everything except King Ranch bumpers, adobe bed trim, wheel color and KR leather.

From what I can tell, its just loaded up, nothing left to add except KR stuff, that only comes on KR (KR leather, colored bumpers, wheels)

 

Is there any way to get rid of the center console in a KR and get (or order), a matching 40/20/40 front seat?

I'd love to get a KR, but I need to seat 6 passengers fairly regularly. Anybody have something like that in their KR?

 

Its not an option but you could purchase the 40/20/40 and have it covered in the same leather.

 

Maybe just order the 20 and get it covered in kr leather id imagine it would fit good

 

A few weeks before I got mine I test drove a black KR, same as mine only with the ultimate package and chrome. It had black carpet too. You can spec either black or tan. I wouldn't get black as its hot, my old silverado was black with dark gray interior and it was HOT in the summer.