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I also have a 2009 Platinum SuperCrew 6.5 bed (LOADED with ALL available options) and not having the 36 Gal gas tank is a deal breaker for me on the 2011 3.5L EB. Also missing is the large towing mirrors!! Come on Ford, listen to your customers.

Could all this concern about weight be the reason the 36 Gal tank is NOT available with the 3.5L EB?? My 09 Platinum has the 36Gal tank and I love it! They should make it available and let the consumer decide. I'm bummed, as I was really thinking about getting a 2011 with the 3.5L, but just cant give up the 36Gal tank! I know there is room under the the body for it to fit.

I have a 09 Platinum SuperCrew 6.5 ft bed with the 36 Gal Tank. I was going to trade it in on a 2011 (for the 3.5L EB) but will not make the move if I can not get the 36 Gal tank! This is a must have for me.

It really is not just the cost of Diesel, but the 08 Powerstroke only gets 12.5 mpg around town. My Excursion Diesel would average 14.0 and my 7.2 Diesel before that would average 16.5 or better! I think my decision to move to a F-150 Gas truck was more dissapointment in the MPG of the 08 F350 and the Smoke it puts out every now and then that ford says is normal. I also was moved by the new 09 Platinum and the new options available for it. It was a combination of all this that made my decision.

Well I placed my order today for a fully loaded F-150 Platinum SuperCrew 4X4 6.5' bed, in White Sand Metalic. :happy feet: What I will be trading in: I'm going to miss my "Fully Loaded with Navigation Radio" 2008 F-350 SuperCrew Powerstroke with added pinstriping, added legal window tint, window shades, mud guards, chrome bug shield, Ford Bedliner, Bedlocker Electric Sliding Tonneau Cover, and more. I know I am going to take a bath on this deal, but I am tired of paying a premium for diesel fuel, and not really pulling more than a snowmobile trailer two times a year! Plus the Powerstroke blows dark gray smoke from time to time in the winter during regen mode. Only for a few minutes, but it is embarrassing for a new truck! Ford says it is normal....Maybe for someone, but not for me! Anyway back to the Platinum; I ordered the "Black" Interior in it. A footnote when selecting Black says seat color is Sienna Brown. I have not seen a picture of this Platinum interior but hope it will look nice with the White Sand paint. Just for those also looking to get a Platinum, the fully loaded (Every option available) price is $50,420 / DLR INV $44,607.40 I dont think I'll get more than 35K for the Superduty on the trade....bummer as it was a $56K truck I paid $49K just one year ago. I'm hoping this will be the last truck I purchase for at least a few years. My last two trucks were a 2005 Eddie Bower Diesel Excursion and a 2002 Lariat SuperCrew Diesel 8"Bed before that. (All of the above ordered from Ford by me and purchased from the same dealer/salesman) :shades: