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Cheaper, yes, but does the F150 need more low-end torque than the 5.0 to make it worth it? Plus, I would assume the 6.8L is quite a bit heavier being iron instead of aluminum. But, adding to the F150 wouldn't mean they would have to drop it from the Super Duty. It would just add economies of scale.

Your search skills are lacking today! 😄

But what would it offer there over the 5.0? I think the main reason was to have a lower cost alternative to the 7.3L for fleets and low-dollar customers in the Super Duty. They probably found out it wasn't really adding to the bottom line.

Ford should just drop the 6.8L and eliminate the extra engine from the lineup. The difference between it and the 7.3L is negligible, and it's one less thing to build, upgrade, etc. I'm assuming that's their plan after dropping it from the Super Duty.

And if you can cover 95% of use cases, you do that first and worry about the 5% later.

I think you can also shut it off with Forscan. I still need to do that on the Bronco...

My nearest dealer (where we've bought nearly all our new vehicles over the years) is 30 minutes (though there is a Chevy/Caddy/Jeep/Ram/Dodge dealer 3 minutes away). Their service department sucks, is WAY overpriced, and the sales department isn't any better. They used to be good, but the good sales folks left due to terrible management. The next closest dealer is an hour away.

Thanks! Where are you located? I'm thinking it was WI, but can't remember. My dealer is likely losing their job of selling me Ford vehicles as I'm just not happy with them. My nephew was a salesman there, but he moved to a GMC dealership, so now I have no reason to order there. I'm looking for a new dealership, but WI may be a bit far.

Thanks for the info! Do you get order guides for the cab & chassis trucks as well? We may be getting a truck camper that requires a flat bed and F550 next spring, which means I'll be ordering a new F550 this fall. Since that's all new to me, I wasn't sure if they had similar order guides or not. None of the changes here affect the F550 I would order (except maybe the digital rearview mirror, which would be cool with a truck camper that blocks everything).

Seriously? They dropped the 6.8L gas (which has only been out a few years) and 6.7L standard output? Or are you talking about the Carhartt edition only? Do you have the order guide you could post?

This is downright gorgeous (for a Lexus)! It's not bad looking, and is the best looking current Lexus model.

Don't worry, you are.

LOL, dude, you just did announce the program! 😄

That's the most important part! 😄

Curious, why are you buying so many Mavericks? You traded a '24 in for a '24? Just wanted the Tremor?