Like the 08 Better
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Like the 08 Better
Am I the only one that the more I study it the more I like the 04-08 over the new 09? I don't tow or anything like that. I just want a good comfortable dependable truck that rides good and will last a long time. If you need the capabilities and features of a Superduty then buy one.
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
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Am I the only one that the more I study it the more I like the 04-08 over the new 09? I don't tow or anything like that. I just want a good comfortable dependable truck that rides good and will last a long time. If you need the capabilities and features of a Superduty then buy one.
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
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Am I the only one that the more I study it the more I like the 04-08 over the new 09? I don't tow or anything like that. I just want a good comfortable dependable truck that rides good and will last a long time. If you need the capabilities and features of a Superduty then buy one.
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
The driver side grab handle is enough to make me stick with an 08. What was Ford thinking?
Lol you wouldnt buy a truck because of a grab handle!! Thats like me not dateing a fit girl because she wears blue trainers.
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Coming from my last two F250's 4X4's this truck is a piece of cake to get in. I never used the handle in my 250's, just the steering wheel.
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Same here. I have always used the wheel.
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It doesn't seem like a big deal to most of us....but i watched them struggle to get into an 09 comfortably and it just wasn't happening....\
Hopefully ford will get the idea and put the handles back in....or at least make it an accessory...
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My parents were going to buy a new 09... but with both of them having back problems, they are now keeping the 05 because of the lack of a grab handle....they need something to pull upward on with their backs...
It doesn't seem like a big deal to most of us....but i watched them struggle to get into an 09 comfortably and it just wasn't happening....\
Hopefully ford will get the idea and put the handles back in....or at least make it an accessory...
It doesn't seem like a big deal to most of us....but i watched them struggle to get into an 09 comfortably and it just wasn't happening....\
Hopefully ford will get the idea and put the handles back in....or at least make it an accessory...
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I do as well...but for some it doesn't work as well...its the angle of how they pull that makes it much easier for my mother than using the steering wheel....i think its just a short sighted removal by ford....i'm hoping the fix it...
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only the crew is bigger, I will agree that i like the handles, but not enough to keep me from buying the new truck.