bb37

I'd love to, but there are two problems with that: 1. When my dealer showed me the truck Thursday evening, I snapped a photo with my cell phone. When I got home and tried upload the photo to my computer, I inadvertently deleted it. Duh. The dealer took the truck to get Line-X'ed on Friday and it hasn't come back yet. So, I won't actually get the truck until Monday or Tuesday. 2. It looks like we can't attach photos to posts in these forums, so I'd have to host the photo somewhere else. I'm old school and don't have an account with Photobucket, Picasa, etc. If you have a 2011 F-150 brochure, mine looks a lot like the one on page 26 including the oxford white with ingot silver two-tone. Mine's a SuperCrew, though. Thanks for all your help. I am curious about the re-release for shipment that you reported on May 31. Wonder if that was a shipping snafu or if Q-A pulled the truck off the lot for some reason.

As mentioned previously, the incentives depend on where you are located and how vehicles of different types are selling in your area. For the 2011 F-150 SCrew that I am taking delivery of on Monday, the incentives in central Indiana were $3500 with bank financing (3.49% for 60 months) or $4500 with Ford Credit financing (4.99% for 60 months). This was an X Plan sale, so doc fees were reduced, too.

Truck arrived at dealer today. Should take delivery this weekend. Thanks for all your help!

Update, please. 2011 F-150 - VIN 1FTFW1EF8BFB69355 Thank you for providing this service.

Update, please. 2011 F-150 - VIN 1FTFW1EF8BFB69355 Thank you for providing this service.

Update, please. 2011 F-150 - VIN 1FTFW1EF8BFB69355 Thank you for providing this service.

You say you ordered the premium sound system. Is that with navigation? The nav units are held up because of parts shortages from Japan.

Update, please. 2011 F-150 - VIN 1FTFW1EF8BFB69355 Thank you for providing this service.

Update, please: 2011 F150 4X4 SS CRW 145" w.b. Ordered: 04/04/2011 Dealer: F47032 Order No: M995 Thank you for providing this service.

Please track: 2011 F150 4X4 SS CRW 145" w.b. Ordered: 04/04/2011 Dealer: F47032 Order No: M995 Thank you for providing this service.

I agree about the "machining debris". I think these engines are pretty well flushed before assembly. If there was any trash in the engine, it would show up quickly the first time the engine was started. Having said that, I do think some initial wear on rings and bearings occurs in the first few hours of engine operation. These parts have to get "friendly" with each other and may shed some fine particles. I don't see a down side to making the first oil change a bit shorter than the recommended interval.

I test drove both an EB and a 5.0. Both test drives were in similar vehicles (XLT, SCrew, 4x4, 3.55 LS rear axle). The EB had impressive acceleration once the transmission downshifted and the turbos spooled up. Engine was quiet. The 5.0 also had impressive acceleration without the "thrust" feeling that turbo motors sometimes have. This is difficult to explain, but every turbocharged vehicle I've driven (1980 Mustang Turbo, mid-90s Eagle Talon TSi, 2005 VW GTI 1.8T) seems to accelerate faster than your mind expects it to. What sold me on the 5.0, though, was the sound. I walked back into the dealership with a big smile on my face and the salesman knew I was hooked. On a practical level, I think either engine is a good choice. The fuel economy ratings between the two engines are very close. If you plan to tow, the EB gives you horsepower and torque similar to the 6.2 without the fuel economy penalty. If you don't plan to tow, I think the 5.0 will be more fun to drive and $750 less expensive.

Has anybody done an informal survey to see if there's a correlation between those who have gotten their trucks in a short time and rail vs. truck shipment? In other words, are the trucks that have been delivered been shipped by truck or by rail? One of our forum members who lives near me got his FX4 in about four weeks. Central Indiana is less than a day's drive from Dearborn and we don't seem to see many Kansas City-built trucks in this area, so my assumption is that most of the local inventory was trucked in.

Based on my read of the order guide, the only way to get Skid Plates (413) on a Lariat, or XLT, is to get the Off Road Package (55A).

Ed, did you really expect the GM dealer to paint anything but a rosy picture? There you are, a disgruntled Ford buyer, standing at a GM dealership asking about their order process. Of course, he's gonna tell you things are "fixed" and it'll be no more than 5 weeks. He wants your business. A lot of multi-level autoracks, that's the term for car hauling railcars, went into storage when the economy tanked. The railroads lost a lot of business during the downturn and that business is slowly coming back. In the meantime, the railroads parked railcars, mothballed locomotives, and either laid off employees or didn't replace employees who left due to normal attrition. Getting back up to full steam (sorry about the railroad pun) will take some time to dig those railcars out of storage, get them inspected, and back in regular use. The process is even longer for a locomotive because there are start-up procedures and Federally-mandated inspection requirements that have to be met. Crews to run the trains don't happen overnight, either. It probably takes 6 months to a year for a new, off-the-street locomotive engineer to get to full service.