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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 02:08 AM
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Platinum vs King Ranch

Hello Gang,

I like many of you have been scouring for weeks and months waiting for final details. So, it appears that the Platinum Collection has somewhat limited color selections compared to the King Ranch specifically blue jeans and Caribou. What would I miss out on with a King Ranch vs a Platinum. I was planning on a fully loaded F450 with pretty much all the bells and whistles.

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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 03:26 AM
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Platinum and King Ranch are really just themes of the Lariat. King Ranch is a cowboy theme which nets you better leather seats, some slightly different wood trim, and the exterior appearance differences. Platinum is the more refined "urban" theme with again, better leather and different exterior grille, etc. More features are standard on a Platinum or KR but the Lariat can basically be optioned to have all of the available features. Between a KR and Platinum, you'll be missing out on virtually nothing.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 04:35 AM
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Light up scuff plates and different interior color schemes. Personally, I like the KR better.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 11:01 AM
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I don't like the shiny tailgate on the platinum. I'd get king ranch, or just option out a lariat if it was me.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 05:21 PM
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I don't like the shiny tailgate on the platinum. I'd get king ranch, or just option out a lariat if it was me.


King Ranch has the SAME shiny tailgate as the Platnium...it just says "King Ranch" instead.......
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenv
King Ranch has the SAME shiny tailgate as the Platnium...it just says "King Ranch" instead.......
Pretty sure that's only if you get the chrome package on the KR.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cpdorroh
Pretty sure that's only if you get the chrome package on the KR.


Yes...that is correct.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Somewhere I thought I saw the Platinum had Multi-Contour Driver/Passenger seats with Active motion (massaging seats) and I didn't remember seeing it on the KR
 
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 07:20 AM
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Are we saying that when Multi-Contour seats are present they include the Active Motion feature by default? I agree that Platinum has MC seats as standard and read they were an option on the King Ranch.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 10:03 AM
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63A, Multi-contour seats are standard on platinum and King Ranch Ultimate Package
 
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenv
King Ranch has the SAME shiny tailgate as the Platnium...it just says "King Ranch" instead.......
Originally Posted by cpdorroh
Pretty sure that's only if you get the chrome package on the KR.
In that case, I'd go for the lariat and just add options. I HATE that tailgate.

However, who am I kidding, I'd be buying an XLT.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 10:46 AM
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63A, Multi-contour seats are standard on platinum and King Ranch Ultimate Package

Thanks Frantz - does multi-contour include "active motion"?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 01:56 PM
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I honestly don't know what "active motion" is. The seats massage you. Either the 6.2 gas or 6.7 diesel is pretty active too if that's what you mean.
 
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See youtube video posted above. Thanks!
 
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Old Jun 14, 2016 | 10:39 AM
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Just what everyone needs a nice massage to fall asleep while driving.
 
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