2023 Super Duty WTF Thread
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Couldn't you, say... open the cover? before climbing up to presumably look in the bed? That would uncover the hand hold and allow you to see in the bed once you have climbed up.
I do not climb on the sides of my truck. Good way to scratch it up. Open the tailgate, climb in. Or use the bumper and climb over? Still seems like a solution to a problem that didn't exist.
Hard to come up with '23 WTF's until there is an order guide or build and price released. The looks are fine, it is a truck. The steps are gimmicky trash IMO.
I do not climb on the sides of my truck. Good way to scratch it up. Open the tailgate, climb in. Or use the bumper and climb over? Still seems like a solution to a problem that didn't exist.
Hard to come up with '23 WTF's until there is an order guide or build and price released. The looks are fine, it is a truck. The steps are gimmicky trash IMO.
As far as a solution for a problem that doesn't exist, I recall previous posts where members complained about not having built-in side steps like the GM trucks have. Their only solution was extended running boards, rear corner steps from Amp (I think), or a step stool. As with everything, some want it while others don't want it.
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Some covers have a frame that attaches to the bed rail. The removeable part of the cover secures to the frame. In these cases, the frame will block the stake pocket.
As far as a solution for a problem that doesn't exist, I recall previous posts where members complained about not having built-in side steps like the GM trucks have. Their only solution was extended running boards, rear corner steps from Amp (I think), or a step stool. As with everything, some want it while others don't want it.
As far as a solution for a problem that doesn't exist, I recall previous posts where members complained about not having built-in side steps like the GM trucks have. Their only solution was extended running boards, rear corner steps from Amp (I think), or a step stool. As with everything, some want it while others don't want it.
Another dumb idea.
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Well If throwing extra crap on a functional truck isn't an issue along with the added cost at purchase and future failures of said extras then I want a really nice ball cap and a really nice shirt thrown in and of course has to be made in America. What the hell upcharge the truck another couple hundred money's no issue. We're just suckers for new shiny gadgets and gimmicks.
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The corner bumper step from Amp was a solution. It uses the same bumper as every other truck and so the people who want it can order it and the people who don't didnt have to. The bed step is a dumb idea with how tall these trucks and the besides are. If I am holding anything 1 foot in a hole in the side of the bed isnt going to give me a very stable step. The new side step requires you to either balance without using your hands OR use 1 hand and whatever you are picking up has to be light enough for 1 hand to hold and lift over the bedside.
Another dumb idea.
Another dumb idea.
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Next Ford is going to put a hoist that swivels out of the way with a swing seat so people can just use their FordPass app to hoist themselves into the bed that 1 time they actually put something back there.
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Might as well just include a rolled up ladder that people can throw over the bedside to climb up like they have for 2nd story houses for egress in an emergency. It would only need about 5 rungs.
Next Ford is going to put a hoist that swivels out of the way with a swing seat so people can just use their FordPass app to hoist themselves into the bed that 1 time they actually put something back there.
Next Ford is going to put a hoist that swivels out of the way with a swing seat so people can just use their FordPass app to hoist themselves into the bed that 1 time they actually put something back there.
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I’m the RV guy and I preferred the XLT. I don’t haul gravel or dirt in it (I have no need to), but I will use it as a truck if I do need to. I wash it often and treat it good though. Even the Lariat seemed too fancy… but to each his own. My truck doesn’t define me.
All vehicles are getting complicated. My wife's top trim Audi is over the top for me. I appreciate most of the features of my '19, fully loaded Platinum. There are a few features of the '23 that I find appealing...I really like the HUD, but I'm not upgrading any time soon.
As far as real men driving XLs, that's a load of crap. I'm sure that most XL owners are very real men but so are the Lariat, Platinum, and Limited owners. I didn't order my truck to haul loads of gravel or hay, although it has done both. It's job is to drag my fifth wheel to far off places, and to keep my wife and I comfortable while doing it. Mission accomplished.
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Might as well just include a rolled up ladder that people can throw over the bedside to climb up like they have for 2nd story houses for egress in an emergency. It would only need about 5 rungs.
Next Ford is going to put a hoist that swivels out of the way with a swing seat so people can just use their FordPass app to hoist themselves into the bed that 1 time they actually put something back there.
Next Ford is going to put a hoist that swivels out of the way with a swing seat so people can just use their FordPass app to hoist themselves into the bed that 1 time they actually put something back there.
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All of those are real things mandated on 2025 vehicles btw.
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