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I actually kind of like it. No, I wouldn't be caught dead in it myself, but for a young twenty something that mostly needs to hustle around and may want to drive to the mountains or the beach, this maybe something they can afford, that still gets decent mileage etc. It's competition is the Renegade and nit much else. Kind of an evolution of the crappy Honda Element. I think it will mostly be young women that this is catered too, but they part of the market. My daughter is 13.5 years old. In 3 years or so, I plan to get her something, that she can drive her last year or so of high school and throughout college. This looks like something she would want (guessing).

I like the Ridgeline in a lot of ways. I hope the Ranger competes well with it as far as interior quality, power and fuel mileage, and still be a body on frame that can see more rugged use. If Ford is able to do that, then they will have a winner for sure. The Ridgeline is an interesting vehicle though, and it probably fits most peoples needs 100% for a utility truck. That said, until Honda puts a tailgate that can actually "lock" I wont own one. That in itself kills the deal for me, and yes I know that there after market kits available, but come on Honda, how stupid can you be not to have a tailgate that locks. (They even sell a hard trifold bed cover, but no way to lock the tailgate... LOL).

Are we likely to get a reveal of the Ranger/Bronco any time soon? I so badly want to get a new Ranger. I have a 3/4 ton truck now that I use to pull trailers and other work, but I want to replace my car with a smaller truck that fits into the garage. Hopefully it will get decent mileage. So, any news on the Ranger? Will it be aluminum? 10 speed transmission? 2.7 EB? Have a Velociraptor model? Me's wants to know......

Isn't this a new chassis for the TItan? This Titan, at least, looks to be copied off a Ford in many ways. (And i do find the Tundra more repulsive).

It's not a bad truck. Certainly better than the crap Toyota is putting out. That said, would never buy it over a Ford or Ram. Now GM, likley.

Sweet. Has the new 10 spd transmission to boot.

I have driven them (just around the block at the dealers ) and they all seem refined to the older diesels I am used too... LOL. Ford is the quitest though. Interior in the Ford is getting long in the tooth. Maybe not so much for a King Ranch, but the XLT interior looks like it came from the nineties.

See my first post on this subject. 3 horse gooseneck trailer. When loaded heavy, can have around 2k on the nose. Most of the times lighter. There is a gazillion of these size trailers on the road. New generation of 3/4 ton trucks are way overkill, but current half tons don't have the payload capacity needed for a gooseneck.

Well, that was my whole point to the my first post. I was looking at the F 150 as a possibility as my next vehicle. I currently have a 3/4 ton truck and a car. Was thinking of consolidating into one vehicle, and what had me interested in the new F 150 to begin with was the fact that the payload is now 3k, but only in the max payload model. And I believe their is a larger market than you realize for a pseudo 3/4 ton truck. The 3/4 tons out now are just way overkill for what many of us need or want in a truck. The HP/torque wars turned these trucks into beasts. I don't need a beast truck. Just one a little more capable than the current model half tons.

I would have agreed with you 5-10-20 years ago, but the new Rams are sharp. The interiors are better than the current interior in the Superduty Fords (not sure they will last as long, but they do have a nicer look and feel to them). Engine is solid. Pretty refined truck overall.

You can't get the sport package with the heavy payload package. IN fact you can't even get the Chrome package with the heavy duty package. The heavy duty package adds a couple K to the price. I did add a few stuff to my speced XLT, like a spray in bed liner (that I also added on the Ram). I tried to keep them as comparable as possible..

301 was speced.

DId. An mid level (value package XLT F 250) speced as close to the Ram as possible is 53-54k. Can go a bit higher. HOWEVER, you cannot get MyFord Touch on an XLT (seriously Ford?). To get MyFord, you need to move up to a Lariat which is several thousand higher. I priced them out at dealers as well. That Ram I quoted above (listed around 50K) sells for about 41-42K. The Ford at dealers I priced are 5K more, and have less standard features. I love Ford, just not the current pricing. Getting to damn much money for a Truck.

The towing and payload numbers look great. This truck will be well suitable for the many like myself that have smaller gooseneck/5th wheels. My trailer for instance has a max towing weight of 10,500. The limiting factor for 1/2 ton trucks in the past have been the payload as the goosnecks and 5th wheels put a lot more weight on the truck than a standard trailer. This has me very interested.... HOWEVER, what doesn't have me interested is the price. I specked out a decently loaded (not fully equiped by any means) XLT with the max tow/payload option - 4X4, 4 door 6.5 foot box, 3.5 ecoboost. I optioned it with the myford touch screen as well. Priced over 50 K. Actually 51K and change. I then speced out a well equiped Ram 3/4 ton SLT. The SLT and XLT are comparable models. The Ram I speced had an 8 inch screen with a camera that shows the bed (helpful when hooking up the goosneck), 4X4, 4 door 6.5 foot bed. I also had a cummins 6.7 diesel speced on this truck. The Ford had many more options that I didn't pick like Blis etc. The RAM had most options checked. Price for the Ram... a shade under 50K at $49,750. For the most part, the specs were just about the same, except big difference in engines 3.5 turbo gas vs a 6.7 turbo diesel and the Ram was a 3/4 ton. So for me, even though I am exicted over the new Ford F150 and hope it does well, I wouldn't buy one when it is priced more than a Cummins Diesel RAM. I bet the Ram makes just as good gas mileage (albeit more spendy with the diesel) as the Ford max payload model as well. Just my 2 cents.

Mud was a great flick as well. Mathew played that part incredibly well. I like this for Lincoln.