Ok what dont you like about your 150?
#46
06-04-2005, 11:44 PM
My automatic gear shift lever....
#47
06-05-2005, 07:25 AM
#48
06-05-2005, 12:51 PM
Originally Posted by auroralights
I hate that my '05 Lariat gear shift lever is so tasty to my 7 month old chesapeake bay retriever/pit bull mix girl puppy!
Only had it a week and a half.
Aurora
Only had it a week and a half.
Aurora
Um, that's after the dog teeths a little...
Of course my RottenWhiner is still teething at 7 years...
Chris
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06-06-2005, 08:36 AM
#51
06-06-2005, 03:46 PM
Drubbing sound
I think that 'drubbing' sound is simple aerodynamics. I've been in a lot of modern cars/trucks that are the same way. You can't run with just a single window down without getting a chest pounding pressure oscillation. In a Nissan crew cab, it actually was bad enough to make my ears hurt.
#52
06-06-2005, 07:21 PM
Originally Posted by BobZolczer
1. No memory positions for seats and mirrors. On my wife's car, we each have our different mirror and seat positions preset. The key in the ignition determines whose settings are used (we each have our own key).
2. No thermostatic settings for climate control. It's convenient to set each side to a set temperature. Depending on the outside temperature, I automatically get heat or a/c on my wife's car.
3. The location of the overdrive switch (right at the end of the automatic shift lever) is too easy to switch off/on in error. A push button on the dashboard would work as well and eliminate switching in error when you grab the end of the shift lever.
4. I disagree about the seats being too hard. I'm over 200 lbs and they seem just right. I drove from Connecticut to Florida and back in Feb. Coming back, it was a 4AM-10:30 PM drive. Both my wife and I were very comfortable. In fact my wife told me her vehicle of choice for long trips was my F150 over her Mercedes. The F150 was much more comfortable on a trip.
2. No thermostatic settings for climate control. It's convenient to set each side to a set temperature. Depending on the outside temperature, I automatically get heat or a/c on my wife's car.
3. The location of the overdrive switch (right at the end of the automatic shift lever) is too easy to switch off/on in error. A push button on the dashboard would work as well and eliminate switching in error when you grab the end of the shift lever.
4. I disagree about the seats being too hard. I'm over 200 lbs and they seem just right. I drove from Connecticut to Florida and back in Feb. Coming back, it was a 4AM-10:30 PM drive. Both my wife and I were very comfortable. In fact my wife told me her vehicle of choice for long trips was my F150 over her Mercedes. The F150 was much more comfortable on a trip.
) that work with the key fobs, auto climate control and the OD switch is a button on the center console next to the shift lever.
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06-07-2005, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bimmerbill
The tailgate should lock when I lock the truck! I know I will forget some time and someone will swipe my tailgate!
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06-08-2005, 08:48 AM
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#56
06-08-2005, 10:41 AM
Here's my beef
EVERYTIME I re-enter my truck while it's running, I inadvertantly turn the seat heater on. I live in Phoenix, and by the time I realize it's on, it too late. Once those seats get heated, they don't cool down until finish my trip and get out.
The only other thing are the seats. I recently took a ride in my cousins Chevy 2500 SD, and I have to admit his seats were alot more comfortable. It still doesn't make up for the rest of the truck though
The only other thing are the seats. I recently took a ride in my cousins Chevy 2500 SD, and I have to admit his seats were alot more comfortable. It still doesn't make up for the rest of the truck though
#57
06-08-2005, 10:52 AM
#58
06-08-2005, 12:30 PM
Originally Posted by Garfre
EVERYTIME I re-enter my truck while it's running, I inadvertantly turn the seat heater on. I live in Phoenix, and by the time I realize it's on, it too late. Once those seats get heated, they don't cool down until finish my trip and get out.
The only other thing are the seats. I recently took a ride in my cousins Chevy 2500 SD, and I have to admit his seats were alot more comfortable. It still doesn't make up for the rest of the truck though
The only other thing are the seats. I recently took a ride in my cousins Chevy 2500 SD, and I have to admit his seats were alot more comfortable. It still doesn't make up for the rest of the truck though
Chris
#59
06-08-2005, 12:34 PM
Originally Posted by auroralights
Forgive my ignorance, but what's an LT shift lever? You make it sound as though it something I may want to look into....
Aurora
Aurora
The LT is the new Lincoln Truck. It's really an F-150 tricked up.
It has a lot of parts guys are swapping to the F-150. That includes the shift lever on the floor (consol) shifter.
The door handles are painted to match color and can be easily swapped into these trucks.
The Grill is swappable.
I'm considering buying the two door handles and tailgate handle and putting them on my STX, as they are painted to match my color code, and come with chrome handles.
I have the column shifter and can't use the LT shifter.
Chris
