Hoovey689

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Perhaps I'm being too harsh. The 3-Valve and 4-Valve were decent. The 2-Valve was downright anemic. Funny enough your 2004 was the first model year of the 3-Valve introduced on the F-Series though it debuted in 2002 on several Australian models (Falcon/Fairmont).

blacksc400

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The other day there were three trucks ahead of me, they were tundra, Ram, and F150, they are all newer body style and I find it hard to tell which one is which until I get close to see the badges. They all become so similar now but if I were to buy a truck, I would be Ford Raptor.
Congrats on your new ride, the truck would be so much better in many ways than the Fusion, except gas mileage

FrankReynoldsCPA

true, but the 2-valve was much more​ reliable.

bitkahuna

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really? based on what? i didn't know (per hoovey) there was a 4 valve one, but ford must have sold hundreds of thousands if not MILLIONS of f-150s with the 3 valve 5.4 and i never saw any news of problems...

kennytbone

The 4v was far less common, only used in the Lincoln Navigator and Blackwood, the Cobra-R, Shelby Cobra GT500, Ford GT, and the Australian Ford Falcon.

Hoovey689

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That's right, I forgot the Blackwood uses 4V. Iirc the second try luxury truck Lincoln Mark LT used 3V 5.4L V8. I digress though, not to derail the thread. Congrats @Brettjacks, V8 was the right choice

FrankReynoldsCPA

The 3V version of the 5.4 had cam phaser and spark plug issues that could cause some very $$$ problems.


Anyways, I got 20.7 on the freeway yesterday. I'm pretty happy.

mmarshall

You can probably thank the aluminum construction for that....and a 4WD de-coupler for RWD, if equipped. I take it that, with the 5.0L, you can burn regular 87 octane and also save with that, too, right?

FrankReynoldsCPA

Yeah, the Coyote was designed to run on regular fuel

bitkahuna

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i now see this article on that... http://www.mustangandfords.com/news/...-products-inc/
anyway, i don't have that truck any more.

that's awesome. my super heavy (v6) jeep grand cherokee gets 21-22mpg which amazes me too. i know the 'hemi' v8 though is super thirsty, one reason i passed.

congrats!

what also amazes me about newer f-150's is how quiet they are and how nice they ride! you have small rims too so that should help a lot. oh and looks like you live in a hotel?

FrankReynoldsCPA

It does ride nice for a full size truck, that's for damn sure.


I had to travel to Logan, UT to get it, so I stayed in a holiday inn last night.

mmarshall

Yeah, when I reviewed a current-generation F-150...a Lariat version (courtesy of the Ford gift-card test-drive offer at the D.C. Auto Show), I found its ride noticeably better than previous F-150s....not quite as smooth as the cushy, quiet Dodge Rams.

FrankReynoldsCPA

Well I just reviewed my paperwork and noticed the sales price is off by $1,000 from the price we agreed on (and the price for which I signed the initial purchase order). Somehow an extra grand got added on and I did not catch it during the signing (I feel so embarrassed).

Do I have any recourse or am I SOL because I signed it?

mmarshall

Did the price they quoted you include the sales-tax, registration, and (if applicable) dealer-processing fee? In most places, it does, but I'm not sure just how they do business under Nevada (or Utah?) laws.

It's also possible that they made an honest mistake when they prepared the final document, and punched the wrong button on the keypad. (I've seen it happen before, and the figures corrected).

SW17LS

Do you have the offer from them in writing? Is there a right of rescission in your state?

I would call them, it could be an error. If they won't fix it I would destroy them on surveys and online reviews...