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Figure 25% for your pin weight with a toy loaded in the back, so even with 15k of trailer weight you would be looking at 3,750 lb of pin weight. With that kind of trailer weight, I assume you aren't getting a gasser (7.3l). Your max payload is going to be significantly lower with the 6.7PS. You may very well be into F350 dually territory with that trailer. I would definitely not do an F-250, you will be out of payload well before you exceed the pulling power. Best advice I have is ignore the salesman and go look at the payload stickers on in stock trucks to see what they really are.

That's because the Saudi government keeps pumping money in it. If it depended on its car sales, it would fail very quickly.

Have you or the dealership hooked up a code reader? Is the car throwing any codes? Any smoke out the tailpipe? If the turbo is bad you'll typically get a code, and maybe white smoke for example. What you describe could just as easily be a loose hose or something, it's hard to say without knowing more. Did they trace the sound to see exactly where it's coming from? That would help determine what the cause was.

The Trax is actually a great looking product for the segment. I'm impressed with it.

I've seen a couple Antimatter Raptors recently in bright sunlight and I didn't even realize they were Antimatter until I got right up on them. They need to add a true blue option back for '25

There is no denying Ford's overall strength in commercial vehicle sales. What is interesting is while Farley talks about Ford's overall position in class 1-7 truck sales, the reality is that the bulk of Ford's commercial sales is coming from the Transit and class 1-5 F series trucks. Ford is a niche player in class 6-7 and I just don't see any reason for Ford to go beyond that as it would take considerable investment for a likely very modest return, if not a loss for that matter. Also consider that Ford is having trouble keeping up with SD 250 through 450 demand. How long before some Ford exec. says in a meeting "you know if we drop the 650 and 750 we can build x more 250's and 350's"? FWIW, a very quick check of the Ford Pro dealers in my area show very few 650's and 750's in stock, most are left over 2024's. My local dealer has none, Galpin has one. This is not really surprising considering 2025 diesel 650 and 750 models are not availble in California. I have also heard talk that orders for new 650's and 750's require 6 month or longer lead times. I did see several hundred F53 chassis in inventory, looks like Ford is doing well in that business. Plenty of 150 through 550 F series and Transits too. If you think about it, the Transit is really the star of the Ford Pro show. It sells in huge numbers, it's highly profitable from what I understand, has limited competition (just the Ram Promaster), and is leveraged by high sales in Europe. It's easy for any Ford dealer to sell and service too. And there is a BEV version. Sure the 250-600 Super Duty is a commercial winner too, but it faces intense competition externally from GM and Ram and internally from non-commercial private sales.

Hello all! I wanted to pop on here and see if anyone has experienced what I’m experiencing now with my 2019 Fusion 1.5 ecoboost. I noticed a faint rattling noise under the hood a couple of weeks ago when I remote started the car. I should mention though, I’ve never heard the sound until after I took it to my local Ford dealership to get an oil change. Anyways, the first time I heard it, I had no choice but to drive it home after work. But by the time I got home I didn’t hear the noise anymore. Then a couple of days later after I had been driving for a while (warm engine) I noticed the sound again. It’s not a very obvious “SOMETHING’S WRONG” sound but I noticed it and got concerned. I took it to the dealership and they’re saying I need a new turbocharger. But I watched tons of videos of what bad turbos sound like on ecoboost engines and mine doesn’t sound as bad as those in the videos I’ve seen. Again, mine is a faint loose/rattling/valvetrain sound, not so much a loud metallic rattle. Unless they’re in fact correct, and I just caught it early? Thanks in advance for your help/expertise!

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I have a Platinum F350 with 543 miles that now is now in the shop due to fuel delivery issues. The check engine light came on and stayed on. This is uncalled for in a brand new $100k vehicle with under 600 miles. Fords quality has gone down hill especially after hearing the delays on the 24 F150's. Has anyone else experienced this type of issues?

Huh? Lucid still has around $5 billion in liquidity Now whether it can make vehicles at a profit is another matter…

True. The new Trax (now c-segment-based) is basically what a Cruze crossover would look like. Ford needs something like the new Trax. A compact big enough for North America and small enough for global markets. The new Trax crossover is more of a hatchback than a full length wagon though.

AK..must be the camera- Mass DMV calls it "gray", I call it "dirty snow". But one thing for sure... it does NOT show dirt.😎

I have a 2014 F150 long bed with towing package, I know it is time for me to get a super duty to get but I wanted to get a 5th-wheel toy hauler. I had done the spread sheet on the towing weights on F250/F350. I got myself deeper in the sinkhole. Overwhelmed! I am eyeing a 38' toy hauler 5th wheel trailer: Estimated Dry Weight: 10,765 lbs Estimated GVWR: 21,000 lbs Estimated Payload: 10,235 lbs 3 axles at 7k per axle Estimated Fresh Water: 100 gal Estimated Gray Water: 50 gal Estimated Black Water: 50 gal Estimated Fuel: 30 gal I don't know this trailer's hitch weight. My UTV is 2,000 lbs. I am leaning forward to F250 Lariat with 5th wheel package and high capacity axle upgrade. According to paper that I have from the dealership for F250, GVWR: 11,200 Payload: 4,048 GCWR: 30,000 5th-Wheel Towing: 22,300

Correct, auto companies doing just enough change and using word games to avoid their vehicles being called cars and falling under tighter CAFE regs. Honestly, it’s the governments fault for making car fuel economy standards too tough and encouraging buyers and manufacturers into bigger and less efficient vehicles.

That's pretty much sums up the Buick Envista and the Chevy Trax (a wagon).

So, the chief financial officer will be hired from a company that is in a constant state of bankruptcy?

With "The Large Single Wing Rear Spoiler" I can't help but think of the Super Bird 😄 Where are they going to put it?

A bit too minty green for me, although it could just be the camera.

I have a 2024 BL FHEV Nautilus on order. It was assigned a VIN months ago but still hasn't been scheduled into production. I placed an order for a similar 2025 BL FHEV Nautilus a couple of weeks ago. According to my dealer representative, the 2025 is supposed to start production in mid-July.

Agree It’s close to the older North American ST170 Focus but the front and rear shoulder room at 53”/51” is still 1” less than the earlier Focus, something that was pointed out earlier. For North American buyers to embrace a small car, it would need more width which in turn makes it then a small C, not a B car. It’s the same old problem. A locally produced C2 Focus would be a good fit for Asia region even as lifted Active version. Now that Europe is moving away from Focus, it could be produced elsewhere like Thailand in RHD and LHD ….pipe dream?

Yes and none are ST models. 😎

There are THREE different ST-Line Escapes available, the base has the 1.5 3cyl, the Select & Elite get the 2.0 4cyl. HRG

The Hybrid injector problem VIN list is available to dealers (your dealer should be able to check to see if it applies to your vehicle). From 7.62Kolectr in lincolnforums (https://lincolnforums.com/forums/threads/2024-hybrid-nautilus-engine-problems.48008/post-812097😞 "There IS a VIN list now available. It is internal and confidential. To see it I have to click and check I promise not to share it. I can only see our vehicles, still in stock or sold and delivered. 34 for us. A quick guess is that’s probably all of them. It is found in the FMC Dealer site in the FSAVL, Field Service Action Vin List. Anyone still unsure can speak to their dealer that sold them their car to confirm whether their car is or isn’t on it. 6500+ vehicles though it’s a good chance it is."

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I think you are confused, the ST Line has the hybrid and 1.5L as the available engine choices. We have a 23, and it has the 1.5L.