F150 - Page 2

Brons2 · 11-21-2005, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by HudsonValleyTitan

Even so...anyone regularly towing 9500 LBS with a Titan, F-150 or any other 1/2 ton, is kidding themselves. Once in a while you may get away with it, but if you tow on a regular basis, do yourself a HUGE favor, move up to at least a 3/4 ton truck.

It can be done....just don't expect to bring anything else along other than maybe a cup of coffee.

(otherwise you'll be over GVWR...)

Brons2 · 11-21-2005, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. B

Well Armada, I must agree. My Dad is one of those Fordnatics that you occasionally hear about. He's owned em' most of his life and all of my life and for the most part has had very good luck with them. His 2004 4-door F-150 truck that he has now drives and rides a lot better than my trusty Titan and he gives me plenty of grief over my "Jap Crap", but when I took him for a ride and stompped down on the LOUD pedal, he looked over at me and said...."damn boy, this truck'll run"....

I agree. I almost bought a 04 F150 XLT SuperCrew with the 5.4 and 3.55 lsd. It's a sweet riding truck, but it was way down on power compared to the Titan. There's no way it's only a 5 HP difference...the Titan feels like it has 100 more HP.

I redlined the Titan test unit frequently on the test drive! It had 7 miles when we pulled out of the lot.

Of course, had I known I'd be buying THAT one I would have taken it a lot more easy. Oh well, it appears none the worse for the wear, as I have done oil analysis on every change but one. The factory oil was dropped at 999 miles and showed very little wear.

Mr. B · 11-21-2005, 02:12 AM

Hey Brons2, I test drove your truck when it was still at the dealership. They let me take it home for the weekend and me and 4 of my buddies raw-dogged the ever living snot out of it.....we took turns jumping a rough railroad track to see who could get the most "hang time". It was better than a rental.

Brons2 · 11-21-2005, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. B

Hey Brons2, I test drove your truck when it was still at the dealership. They let me take it home for the weekend and me and 4 of my buddies raw-dogged the ever living snot out of it.....we took turns jumping a rough railroad track to see who could get the most "hang time". It was better than a rental.

lol....

well you must live less than a mile from the dealership then and have a railroad track in your back yard

cause it had 7 miles on it when I started it up.

electricjohn · 11-21-2005, 03:43 PM

The best 7 miles of his life!