eddie bauer vs. lariat
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Yea I didn't phrase it correctly.What I meant to say was that the XLT Lariat was the top of the line package when it had all the options on it.Sorry.
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The XLT Lariat was top of the line for those trucks like it is today but then they made them with a variaty of options and alot were ordered by the customer like that depending on what they wanted in it and what they wanted to pay for. Mine is a XLT Lariat and is optioned out as far as i know but my uncles doesn't have the power options and is a 5spd instead of a auto. all depends on what the dealer thought was big in their area and then you have the specificly ordered ones.
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Kyle
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Kyle
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As for Lariats,they were introduced in 1985,and I believe were only available as XLT Lariats.My dad personally has an 87 F150 XLT Lariat.They were the top of the line trucks and most were heavily optioned.My dad's has all the options except for power.There's pics in my albums if ya'll wanna see it.The truck was ordered with maual lock and windows.Lariats were dropped in 92 for the new body style,and the top of the line styled F150 from 1992-1994 was just an XLT.
Lariat is just a trim designation when it debuted. You could order NO options whatsoever on the Lariat and get it without complaints. I had a 1978 F250 4x4 with the Lariat trim. It had NO A/C, no radio, idiot lights in dash, etc... Lariat meant a luxurious interior, nothing else. I don't know if this is true for the 1980/91. But most people who wanted Lariats wanted nearly everything, too...
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as far as the 87-91 trucks go, upgrading to a lariat meant getting cloth sun visors, fancy door panels, carpet, and a cloth bench seat w/ flip down arm rest standard. Everything else was an option. (most dealers added options when they ordered the trucks for the lot, so people generally assumed things like a/c, cruse, or a cassette radio came standard, when they did not.)
Im surprised no one has mentioned that you could also get an eddie bauer in a bronco II. Not quite a real truck, but lemme tell ya them things were a blast to drive. Heres a couple pics of one i used to own:
Im surprised no one has mentioned that you could also get an eddie bauer in a bronco II. Not quite a real truck, but lemme tell ya them things were a blast to drive. Heres a couple pics of one i used to own:
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Actually we are all correct to a point. If I miss state this, someone please assist me.
The XLT Lariat package in the '80-'96 trucks was a trim package. It came with the nice wheels, chrome bumpers, chrome grill, chrome mirrors, chrome window trims, chrome accents in the body moldings, bling on the tail gate and very often times, two tone paint and tinted windows.
As for the interior, you got a nice seat(s), carpeting and perhaps a few other goodies. The remainder of the items had to be ordered as individual upgrades or part of an option package.
You could easitly find XL and Custom trucks on the lots with all these goodies as well but they cost extra.
My favorite feature about the '80-'86 trucks was that you could get an XL with nice wheels, two tone paint, chrome and a couple of interior goodies and not break the bank. That started to change in '87. It drastically changed in '97 and became altogether different in '09.
Tim
The XLT Lariat package in the '80-'96 trucks was a trim package. It came with the nice wheels, chrome bumpers, chrome grill, chrome mirrors, chrome window trims, chrome accents in the body moldings, bling on the tail gate and very often times, two tone paint and tinted windows.
As for the interior, you got a nice seat(s), carpeting and perhaps a few other goodies. The remainder of the items had to be ordered as individual upgrades or part of an option package.
You could easitly find XL and Custom trucks on the lots with all these goodies as well but they cost extra.
My favorite feature about the '80-'86 trucks was that you could get an XL with nice wheels, two tone paint, chrome and a couple of interior goodies and not break the bank. That started to change in '87. It drastically changed in '97 and became altogether different in '09.
Tim
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1996 EB F-150. *Included in package
*Cloth convertible console (40/20/40)seat
*Cloth convertible console (40/20/40) seat with 6-way power for driver- Super cab only.
*CFC-free air conditioning
*Power door locks and windows
*Interior Enhancement/Light Group (underhood and dual beam dome/map lights, headlights-on audible alert. map pocket in door trim panel, passenger-side visor vanity mirror and mini-console(Regular Cab) plus headliner and insulation package (Regular Cab Special XL)
*Speed control and tilt steering wheel
*Electronic AM/FM sterio radio with cassett player and digital clock
*Bright electric mirrors
*Forged aluminum deep dish wheels
*Color-keyed cab steps
*Lower accent two-tone paint
*4x4/off-road decal not included
*Cloth convertible console (40/20/40)seat
*Cloth convertible console (40/20/40) seat with 6-way power for driver- Super cab only.
*CFC-free air conditioning
*Power door locks and windows
*Interior Enhancement/Light Group (underhood and dual beam dome/map lights, headlights-on audible alert. map pocket in door trim panel, passenger-side visor vanity mirror and mini-console(Regular Cab) plus headliner and insulation package (Regular Cab Special XL)
*Speed control and tilt steering wheel
*Electronic AM/FM sterio radio with cassett player and digital clock
*Bright electric mirrors
*Forged aluminum deep dish wheels
*Color-keyed cab steps
*Lower accent two-tone paint
*4x4/off-road decal not included
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From: Xenia Ohio
I second the motion for XLT Lariats.
I still have the window sticker from when my truck was new, you know the one...where half of it telling you how great the mpg is..haha
It says '1994 F-150 4x2 Regular cab XLT Lariat 117wb Flareside
I have the preferred equipment pkg 515a, it has a lot of options....
Yes, the Lariat thing in confusing, IMO....
I still have the window sticker from when my truck was new, you know the one...where half of it telling you how great the mpg is..haha
It says '1994 F-150 4x2 Regular cab XLT Lariat 117wb Flareside
I have the preferred equipment pkg 515a, it has a lot of options....
Yes, the Lariat thing in confusing, IMO....
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That is a beautiful truck! A friend of mine has one that very same color and I tried everything to get him to sell it to me before I bought my Flareside. He told me that he was going to drive it till he died. He is about 70 right now, and told me that I could buy it when he was through (dead) with it. I just laughed, but the truck only has 60k miles on it now, and is in perfect shape.
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you dont need a newer vehicle for a daily driver. the old dent sides are great daily drivers, especially when you get one thats been taken care of, like the one above. personally, (and i may be a bit paranoid) id rather drive an older truck that doesnt have a computer, because, IF there is ever a nuclear war, a nuke will give off an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) that will wipe out any and all computers. so when all your new cars (and even my 91) are fried and useless, ill still be cruisin around in my 76 f100 (probably not cruisin actually, more like running for my life, but what ever.)
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not if the nuke didnt hit anywhere near me. and a fried coil is alot easier to replace than an ECU. nothin else electric on my truck works anyway. hehe.
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where do you get a working coil if shtf?
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Technically, and i may be wrong here, but doesnt an EMP only affect electronic devices that at the time of the pulse have electricity flowing through them? That would blow up every powerline and most everything plugged in, even microwaves, computers, coffee pots, VCRs, cuz of the clock, but a coil sitting on a shelf? I dont think an EMP would affect it.
