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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.

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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.

Depends on what you call the start of the assembly process. Bodies are painted before final assembly even begins. Engines, transmissions, rear axles, front suspensions, instrument panels, wiring harnesses, wheels/tires, and seats all come to the final assembly line as completed sub-assemblies that are attached to the vehicle as it moves down the line. Everything is coordinated and scheduled so the correct parts arrive at the various assembly stations in the correct sequence to match the specific vehicle being assembled. Wouldn't surprise me if start to finish of final assembly on a truck is 90-120 minutes.

I believe the XTR is a Canadian-only offering.

From the photos, I see that you did not get the chrome package so you have 17" wheels. What tires did your truck ship with? Looks like they might be Michelin LTX A/T2. Are they P or LT tires?

I don't think the EB was the standard engine in the Flex, so I don't think you can count all 2010 Flex sales as being EB sales. Vehicle designs come and go. Platforms and engines are long-term propositions. Take the new Explorer, for example. To the general car-buying public, it's a totally new vehicle. But it's built on the D4 platform which has been in production as the 2009-2011 Flex and 2010-2011 MKT. And the D4 is based on the D3 which goes all the way back to the 2005 Five Hundred. The V-6 in the new Explorer is the same Duratec 35 that's been around since the 2007 Edge. To me, even though the 2011 Explorer is "new", it's built on a proven platform with a proven engine. The 2011 F-150 has half the battle won, in my mind, because the platform is pretty well proven. The engines, though, concern me. I really like the concept of the EB, but I'm just not 100% convinced that it's a safe bet.

The EcoBoost 3.5 liter V-6 has been used in the 2010 Taurus SHO, 2010 Flex, 2010 Lincoln MKS, and 2010 Lincoln MKT. None of those are high-production models and none of them are pick-up trucks. I tend to agree with the other posters that the EcoBoost is an un-proven engine in the F-150. Furthermore, the 2011 model year leaves cautious truck buyers in a real quandary when it comes to the F-150. None of the available engines has been used in an F-150 before. Every one of them has an unknown long-term reliability record. Ford has really gone out on a limb and only time will tell if that limb was stout enough.

My 2009 Taurus Limited has the reverse sensors, but no back-up camera. The reverse sensors work pretty well and even give you some warning if there is something just off the corner of the bumper. In other words, if an object is not directly behind you, but still close to the rear bumper, you'll get a warning. By the way, the reverse sensors only work when the transmission is in Reverse. When the time comes for me to go shopping for a 2011 F-150, it will probably be an XLT SCrew 5.5' bed and I think I'd like to have the Plus package so as to get the reverse sensors. I'd like to have the camera, too, but I do not like the way Ford mounts the back-up camera on the F-150s. The camera is in the Ford logo on the tailgate. The logo sits on a housing that projects out from the tailgate an inch or so to accomodate the camera. I think it looks a little goofy and there has to be a cable running from the bed to the tailgate that flexes everytime you operate the tailgate. Also, if you ever remove the tailgate, you'll have to disconnect the camera. So, I'll probably opt out of the factory back-up camera and go for an aftermarket one like the Boyo's that mount to the license plate frame. It would be nice if I could wire that camera to the stock wiring harness and a factory Ford mirror with the built-in display.

This is my opinion only and I don't expect it to conform to anybody else's opinion. When the time comes for me to buy a new F-150, probably this spring or summer, I plan to buy a SCrew. I'm coming out of an Expedition. While I don't often carry enough passengers to justify the extra cost of a SCrew over a SCab, I find that I like having four doors and adult-size rear seat leg room even if I don't have passengers. To me, it makes the vehicle feel less like a truck. I have owned two extended cab pick-ups in the past and found the rear seating area to be almost useless except for collecting junk. Yes, I could buy another Expedition, but they are even more expensive than an F-150 SCrew, so I plan to get the vehicle that will give me SUV utility for less money.

Do Ford Credit contracts have an early pay-off penalty?

From the Job 1 Order Guide: Trailer Tow Package (535) Availability: • Standard on FX2/FX4 and Lariat • Optional on XL, STX and XLT Includes: • Class IV trailer hitch receiver • 7-pin wiring harness • Upgraded radiator • Auxiliary transmission oil cooler • SelectShift Transmission Max Trailer Tow Package - Power Mirror (60P) Not Available with: • 126" wheelbase • Max Trailer Tow Package (60M) • XLT SuperCab 145" wheelbase with P235/75R17 BSW A/T (T7B), L245/75R17E BSW A/T (T7E) or P255/65R17 OWL A/S (T73) • XLT SuperCrew with P255/65R17 OWL A/S (T73) or L245/75R17E BSW A/T (T7E) Requires: • 3.5L EcoBoost™ Engine (99T) • 3.73 LS rear-axle ratio (XL, XLT and FX2) • 3.73 electronic-locking differential axle (XLT w/Off-Road Pkg. – 55A and FX4) • XL requires Fog Lamps (595), XL Décor Group (86D) and Power Equipment Group (85A) • XL and XLT Regular Cab requires Heavy-Duty Payload Pkg. (627) Includes: • Upgraded rear bumper • Class IV trailer hitch receiver • 7-pin wiring harness • Upgraded radiator • Auxiliary transmission oil cooler • Trailer Brake Control • SelectShift Transmission • Side Mirrors, black manual telescoping trailer tow w/power glass (includes heat, turn signal & puddle lamps) • Memory feature included on side mirrors when order with FX Luxury Package (55F)

Oh, I dunno. It'll give them more reasons to push the 2010s they still have on their lots like my dealer is doing with me.