6-Speed Manual
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by Brian429
Juts to give you guys a little news on the Ford website..... Sometimes it's not the best source of information. When I ordered my F150 the website wouldn't even let me order the truck the way I wanted it to, but I talked to the dealer and he filled me in. He said that the website isn't actually run by Ford, but an outside company, and they don't update things as often as they should. So before everyone starts bashing Ford because the website doesn't allow you to do something, talk to a dealer.
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From: Puyallup, WA
I was not trying to bash Ford, this just seems to be the way that things are going with all of the makers. More like comparing things the way there were to the way they are now.
I personally was looking specificaly for a 07 F150 XL, with all of the interior amenieties of the king ranch, but without the exterior bling and with the 4.2 litre. Not something that Ford offers, although I wish they would.
David
I personally was looking specificaly for a 07 F150 XL, with all of the interior amenieties of the king ranch, but without the exterior bling and with the 4.2 litre. Not something that Ford offers, although I wish they would.
David
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From: Gettysburg, Pa
Originally Posted by dmanlyr
I was not trying to bash Ford, this just seems to be the way that things are going with all of the makers. More like comparing things the way there were to the way they are now.
I personally was looking specificaly for a 07 F150 XL, with all of the interior amenieties of the king ranch, but without the exterior bling and with the 4.2 litre. Not something that Ford offers, although I wish they would.
David
I personally was looking specificaly for a 07 F150 XL, with all of the interior amenieties of the king ranch, but without the exterior bling and with the 4.2 litre. Not something that Ford offers, although I wish they would.
David
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From: Utah Currently
Originally Posted by SouthTexasDiesel
Just wondering if anyone else has gotten the 6-speed.
Thought I would just see how people like the overall feel of that tranny. If yall could put your rear gearing and miles per gallon if possible. I'm hitting 18 mpg in mine with 3.73's, just wondering if anyone else is getting this or maybe better.
Thought I would just see how people like the overall feel of that tranny. If yall could put your rear gearing and miles per gallon if possible. I'm hitting 18 mpg in mine with 3.73's, just wondering if anyone else is getting this or maybe better.
Laughing Gas
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i got bored wone day and went looking at the new 08's and found my dream truck. 08, reg cab, longbed dually, fx4 package, xlt, hand shaker. it was that silver color. man that was a beautifull truck. so i went and test drove it, and for some reason it felt as if the shift throws had been shortened compared to the 7.3's (2001 model 7.3). did anybody notice this, or am i just delusional.
Austin
Austin
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when i went to shift in the truck the first time through all the gears, i wasnt sure if i was fully engaged. haha. but i like it a lot and who knows in the next couple of years i could be driving what i described.
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Originally Posted by Brian429
Juts to give you guys a little news on the Ford website..... Sometimes it's not the best source of information. When I ordered my F150 the website wouldn't even let me order the truck the way I wanted it to, but I talked to the dealer and he filled me in. He said that the website isn't actually run by Ford, but an outside company, and they don't update things as often as they should. So before everyone starts bashing Ford because the website doesn't allow you to do something, talk to a dealer.
What they've essentially done is lost a potential sale on a $50,000+ truck because of a $1,300 transmission. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
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From: Central Massachusetts
I've owned manuals for 40 years, on most of my vehicles and all my trucks. Spent a lot of time researching the Torqshift 5 speed. Went with it this time in my F450. At first I missed my manual but after towing for over 1600 miles, it really impressed me. Read my other towing post on 6.4. I really broke it down. Found it gave me all the control I needed and more. There is no way I would trade the 6 speed manual in my Firehawk for an auto though.
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by Ford8544
What RPM's do you usually shift at??
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Originally Posted by F350-6
I haven't noticed any grunting noises in my 7.3.
I'm still hoping Ford realizes not offering captians chairs or supplemental heat with the 6 speed is about as dumb as not having the bottom trailer tow mirror being non-adjustable like they had on the 99's. I don't know if I can live without my captains chairs, and for the 20 or 30 days a year that it's cold I'd pay extra money for that supplemental heater.
I'm still hoping Ford realizes not offering captians chairs or supplemental heat with the 6 speed is about as dumb as not having the bottom trailer tow mirror being non-adjustable like they had on the 99's. I don't know if I can live without my captains chairs, and for the 20 or 30 days a year that it's cold I'd pay extra money for that supplemental heater.
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Heated mirrors and heated seats are an option on FX4 and up trim levels. No matter what tanny you have. I've got the heated mirrors on my 08' Lariat 6-speed and had the option when I built the truck to get heated seats. And the power rear window is only avaliable with Lariat and up trims. The options list for the FX4 is very short, not much is avaliable for add-ons.