After the production ended for the 1997-2003 F150s, there was a surge of 2004-2008 F150s on the road (at least here in Hawaiʻi).

I was driving my 2002 F150 until the end of 2015, until of course, we bought our 2015 F150.

I noticed around 2008, most bandwagon full-sized truck owners were trading their trucks in for smaller more economical vehicles.


Today I see many 2015+ F150s on the road, I am sure the dealers canʻt keep these trucks on the lot. I also feel that the aluminum body

is a great benefit for living in Hawaiʻi.

Do you see a growing popularity in the new F150s where you live?

 

The first 6 months of 2015 production I didn't see many on the road. Now, here in South Texas, they outnumber all late model trucks. Next most popular are Super Duties. This is truck country though and I see them all. Even Titans are popular here. And I get to see all the weird stuff out of Mexico.

Remember, in '08 the economy tanked and fuel prices skyrocketed. That scared many a casual pickup driver into downsizing. I was in Hawaii for a week in '08 and remember paying nearly $5 a gallon for gas on Maui.

 

I forgot that gas prices got up that high! On Oʻahu were paying around $4.75 a gallon for 87 octane.

Here there are many Tacomas, Companies here do favor Superdutys, Titans and Tundras are scarce now days.

 

Yeah I'm seeing a lot more 2015+ F150s and new super duty trucks. When the Cummins XD came out, I only saw maybe 2 on the road and I've only seen the 2 since then. When I see XDs on the road is only the 5.6L V8. I wouldn't call it a bandwagon perse, I think most are buying them for the better mileage.

 

Another Texan here. Texas is the truck capital of America. I've driven trucks for most of my life (except a sports car and my last vehicle was an SUV). It's just a normal mode of transportation here, people don't think anything of driving one.

I don't think Texas suffers from the bandwagon effect. However, there are plenty of articles to read about people purchasing larger SUVs and more trucks since gas prices are low now. When fuel prices go back up, then smaller vehicles will become more popular again.

The biggest growth segment for automakers is SUVs. Even here, they are incredibly popular.

 

When we first got our 2015, it seemed like the only F-150s we saw on the road were the 2014, and before. The truck that we saw the most of was the Tundra. It seemed like every other Truck was a Tundra. Even though that truck loses on almost all comparisons, it must sell because of the perceived reliability.

 

I'm not seeing much change here in the Seattle area. Lots of new F-150s, but I think the owners are replacing older trucks. The truck density is not changing. And I'm not seeing a surge in large SUVs either. But we've always had a high population of Subaru and hybrid drivers, so this is kind of the anti-Texas truck market.

 

Same here. We always had a pickup when I was a kid. My first was a 66 F100. I've had v8s, 6 cylinders, manual and automatics, 2 and 4 Wheel drives. My first towing experience was driving my fathers 71 Chevy 1/2 ton, 6 cyl, with 3 spd manual transmission pulling a 2 horse trailer. No trailer brakes, no weight distribution hitch. You just learned to slow down, think ahead, and drive safely.

In 41 years of marriage, my wife and I have only owned 3 cars. We've always had pickups or suvs. My first SUV was a 73 Bronco. Our 3 year old daughter cried the day we traded it in. All of my wife's family, and my family drive pickups. Although my older brother drives Chevys. What are you going to do? You gotta love family.

 

F150s and Superduties reign supreme in Northern Colorado. Definitely seeing more Rams these last couple years, but even still in smaller numbers than the 15+ F150 and the 11-16 Superduty and the 17+ Superduty is really picking up.

The unicorn is a Duramax truck... do not see many of those.

 

I see plenty of F150s, Silverados, and Colorados/Canyons. I don't see too many Sierras or Toyota trucks of any kind around here in Wisconsin.

I will say that it's definitely truck territory around here!

 

Interesting that you mention that. Ten years ago the only Rams (Dodges) you saw around me were the Cummins trucks...no half tons...and Chevy had a much larger presence. I'm seeing a lot more half-ton Rams now and GM products are getting pretty thin. If I was to guess market share solely based upon what I see around town, Ford would win with Ram a close second and GM a distant third.

Heck...when I was growing up you'd have thought to own a landscaping business you had to drive Chevy trucks. Not anymore...

 

Nothing has changed in Alaska, still a ton of trucks lol

 

There are a lot Toyotas down here, more numerous than their sales figures would indicate, since they are Assembled in San Antonio. What I see less of the last couple of years are 1/2 ton Chevy/GMCs. There are still a lot of them, just not as numerous. Dodge/Ram is really on an upswing.

F150s are a very strong presence here. Quite a few, like I did, have moved from the Super Duty to the F150. Now, with a shared cab, I believe that trend will continue.

 

Don't know, seems rare to see brand new Chevy trucks around here, especially Duramax diesels.

Way more Rams these days, especially compared to 10 years ago.

F150/F250/F350 is easily murders Ram/Chevy/GMC/Tundra in numbers though.

Josh

 

How many years has the F150 been the top selling vehicle? or is it FSeries?