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Full-size pickup sales - F-150 best selling truck, but for how much longer??

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#6 of 551 Yeah right... by silverado21 Dec 17, 2006 (11:29 am)
You wanna talk about fake, huh? The wood in the Lariat F-150's. The wood in the Dogde and Chevrolet/GMC altleast looks like real wood. Towing? The only way to get the Max is a regular cab 4x2. SuperCrew 2x4 (what the most people will buy) Tows at most 9,500. The Crew Cab 2x4 Silverado tows the max 10,500.   5 different interiors? They all look the same. And all the seats except the King Ranch's are solid hard. And the fit and finish on all Ford products are horrible. At the delership I got in the F-150 and some of the plastic wasn't applied right on the doors(had large gaps on one side and overlapped on the other.) I can't even fit in the back seat of one and I'm 5'9"!   They don't even offer a normal regular cab. In stead they offer a Access cab that looks like a bus.   I can tell you what the F-150 really is, . Replies to this message: andrew9 (Dec 17, 2006 8:05 pm) jwoody (Apr 03, 2007 6:51 pm) kboynton1 (Jan 02, 2008 6:03 pm) obyone (Jan 02, 2008 8:05 pm)
#7 of 551 Re: Yeah right... [silverado21] by andrew9 Dec 17, 2006 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: silverado21 (Dec 17, 2006 11:29 am) Hey Silverado,   Its sounds like you're having a difficult time accepting the fact that the F-150 is clearly a far superior truck than the GM. I would be upset too if I spent my money on anything other than a Ford...   Long live Ford F-150 Replies to this message: jwoody (Apr 03, 2007 6:51 pm) kboynton1 (Jan 02, 2008 6:03 pm) obyone (Jan 02, 2008 8:05 pm)
#8 of 551 Well... by robert73 Dec 20, 2006 (2:17 pm)
Silverado is partially right, atleast in towing. Towing, payload, and power are the most of any half- ton pickup out there, atleast until the new Tundra comes out. I don't now to much about the interiors though.   If the Nissan and Toyota can take enough can take enough sales from Ford, Chevrolet could slip past and take the #1 spot. But they could also take sales away from the Chevrolet in the process.   Who knows what could happen in the future, but all I know is to wait and find out what happens in the future. Oh, and andrew9, what Ford product do you actually own? Replies to this message: andrew9 (Dec 20, 2006 4:57 pm)
#9 of 551 Re: Well... [robert73] by andrew9 Dec 20, 2006 (4:57 pm)
Replying to: robert73 (Dec 20, 2006 2:17 pm) 2006 F150 FX4 super crew, leather interior.   -I should mention however, that I do also own a chevy suburban and love it. I have nothing against chevy, its just that I think the f150 is a better truck. The frame rigidity, outside frame shock mounts, brakes, and quite ride were all selling points for me.
#10 of 551 Well... [andrew9] by robert73 Dec 20, 2006 (5:31 pm)
All right. I can understand that.   By the way, mschmal, that second website is Ford made. Unless it gives actual facts (horespower ratings, towing facts) It usually isn't true. Afterall, just showing you something they've already laid out probablty ain't. They could switch the parts to make it look like Ford's is the best, and their number one competitor's is the worst.   And on the Frame comparison, it doesn't even try to show the the competition's frames,just little cutouts of who knows what.   If you want comparisons, go to somewhere nonbiased not a car company owned place.
#11 of 551 Frame Facts by mschmal Dec 26, 2006 (8:33 am)
So you are are saying that Chevy does not use a C channel frame? and that Ford does not use Hydroformed Fully Boxed Frame?   The Tundra is an unproven commodity. Max production for Toyota is about 250k to 300k per year. I don't think Toyota will be able to steal to many customers with that kind of capacity. In the end, if the Toyota is better, it won't be enough better to justify paying the premium that the Toyota dealers will likely demand.   Mark.   Watch the Silver Creek road test video.   Mark.
#12 of 551 Spec's for Fullsize Pickups 2007 by iqbaldhillon2 Dec 26, 2006 (7:29 pm)
Here are some spec's for the Fullsize truck class for 2007.    Ford F150 300hp/365 lbft tor. 9500 lb towing capacity  Chevy Silverado 315hp/ 338 lbft tor. 10,500 lb towing capacity  Dodge Ram 345hp/375 lbft tor. 9000 lb towing capacity  Toyota Tundra 381hp/405 lbft tor. 10,800 lb towing capacity  Nissan Titan 317hp/ 385 lbft tor. 9500 lb towing capacity    Payload capacities  Ford F150(4x2) 2090 lbs  Chevy Silverado (4x2) 2150 lbs  Dodge Ram (4x2) 2200 lbs  Toyota Tundra (4x2) TBA  Nissan Titan (4x2) 1890 lbs    As you can see Chevy and Toyota have the two best towing trucks, while the Dodge Ram has the least along with the Ford F150 and the Nissan Titan.For payload capacities the Dodge Ram has the best. While the Nissan Titan somehow struggles to carry large loads. Also Chevy seems to produce the least amount of torque. NOTE: For Toyota Tundra the horsepower and torque numbers are rumors. If you would like to see for yourself go to wikipedia.com and search for the Toyota Tundra, then scroll down to second generation and it will have the numbers for only the 5.7 Liter.    To what I can see in 2007 the Toyota Tundra, Chevy Silverado, and Dodge Ram will sell well. The others will struggle a bit. Replies to this message: kgford (Apr 07, 2007 4:13 pm) markan (Apr 08, 2007 7:57 am) rsholland (Apr 15, 2007 6:40 am) 93gmcdrivermn (Apr 23, 2007 11:58 pm)
#13 of 551 bunch of crap by cambamrjm Jan 07, 2007 (9:53 pm)
I test drove a ford and after the test drive my back was stiff. The seats are horrible and don't even get me started about the slow tell me when you get to 60 engine. Payload means nothing if it can't continue to take the beating and a 1/2 ton ford will always crumble. Now take a f-250 or 350 and they are some serious work trucks, I know from experience on the ranch.
#14 of 551 best selling? by oldharry Feb 23, 2007 (7:56 pm)
F series has been best selling for 20 + years, but when the new Super Duty trucks came out in '99, there were a couple years the F250/F350's combined sold more than F150.   The SD looked so much better than the F150, that a lot of Ford fans moved up a class from what they needed. Was a good deal for Ford too, SD had more profit, and was/is a good truck. The bigger brakes, tires, etc. lasted longer in service rated for a 1/2 ton so maintenace was less for the owner too.   Harry
#15 of 551 F-150 is done unless........ by rockylee Feb 24, 2007 (12:41 am)
Ford, can match GM and Toyota in powertrain and fit and finish. They better get those "Hurricane" engines out ASAP along with interior material technology. I'm praying for them almost as much as I do for GM. The Big 2 might be all that's left for me to cheer for with Chrysler going in the toilet.   Rocky

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