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Re: [Fot] Towing (New F-150)

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Towing (New F-150)
From: John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:24:29 -0400
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I would wait a year or two on the new Ford F150 (or any new release) until
the powertrain and body structure changes are fully tested and diagnosed.
Unless you want to be the lab rat.  I've owned three F150s and the 2009 I
currently own is the worst.

On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 5:36 PM, davehogye <dlhogye@comcast.net> wrote:

> The new aluminum truck is said to weigh 700lbs. less than the last steel
> version.  That's a lot of weight off during daily driving routines and the
> towing and payload has gone up.  Sounds good to me.  I built a SuperCrew
> FX4 version on line, no leather or sunroof thank you, and got the price up
> to $46K.  Now they are offering up to $8K in discounts and incentives.
> It's sounding better every day.
> I read an article recently that discusses the improvements on 1/2 ton
> trucks that bring them up to 3/4 ton levels from just a few years ago.
>
> Dave H.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Jeff Snook" <jeffsnook01@gmail.com>
> *To: *fot@autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:25:34 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Fot] Towing (New F-150)
>
> We've got a customer with a new aluminum F150.  He loves it.  Says it tows
> a
> 7K lb. trailer and doesn't even know it's there!
>
> Sweet truck, but stickered for $60K!!!!!
>
> Jeff Snook
> http://www.snooksdreamcars.com
> 419-344-0319 (Mobile)
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I w=
ould wait a year or two on the new Ford F150 (or any new release) until the=
 powertrain and body structure changes are fully tested and diagnosed.=C2=
=A0 Unless you want to be the lab rat.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve owned three F150s and=
 the 2009 I currently own is the worst.=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 5:36 PM, da=
vehogye <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dlhogye@comcast.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">dlhogye@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#00=
0000"><div>The new aluminum truck is said to weigh 700lbs. less than the la=
st steel version.=C2=A0 That&#39;s a lot of weight off during daily driving=
 routines and the towing and payload has gone up.=C2=A0 Sounds good to me.=
=C2=A0 I built a SuperCrew FX4 version on line, no leather or sunroof thank=
 you, and got the price up to $46K.=C2=A0 Now they are offering up to $8K i=
n discounts and incentives.=C2=A0 It&#39;s sounding better every day.</div>=
<div>I read an article recently that discusses the improvements on 1/2 ton =
trucks that bring them up to 3/4 ton levels from just a few years ago.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Dave H.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></=
div><div><br></div><hr><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-sty=
le:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-=
size:12pt"><span class=3D""><b>From: </b>&quot;Jeff Snook&quot; &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:jeffsnook01@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">jeffsnook01@gmail.com</=
a>&gt;<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank=
">fot@autox.team.net</a><br></span><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:=
25:34 PM<span class=3D""><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Fot] Towing (New F-150)<b=
r><div><br></div></span><span class=3D"">We&#39;ve got a customer with a ne=
w aluminum F150.=C2=A0 He loves it.=C2=A0 Says it tows a<br>7K lb. trailer =
and doesn&#39;t even know it&#39;s there! =C2=A0<br><div><br></div>Sweet tr=
uck, but stickered for $60K!!!!!<br><div><br></div>Jeff Snook<br></span><sp=
an class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.snooksdreamcars.com"; target=3D"_blank">=
http://www.snooksdreamcars.com</a><br><a href=3D"tel:419-344-0319" value=3D=
"+14193440319" target=3D"_blank">419-344-0319</a> (Mobile)<br><div><br></di=
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