After too many years, I am finally back in an F-150 and loving it! I just picked it up Saturday.

2011 XLT Regular Cab in Candy Apple Red with the 5.0L V-8. The V-8 is smooth and has lots of power. Much better than my 1997's 4.6L engine. Ford's come a long way!

It has the towing and convenience packages and I am enjoying using SYNC. Works great with my iPhone!

Overall, great truck and I am looking forward to many years of fun to come!

 

Congrats on the new truck! I'm sure it's a big difference from your 97!

 

Thank You! It is a huge improvement! I loved my '97, but this truck takes it to a whole new level.

 

I just traded from an 09 to an 11 and the changes between those two years is amazing!

 

The 5.0 kicks ****, doesn't it?

 

Nice color,almost the same shade red as the 97 F150 Scab 4x4 I had.Man that's clean,as soon as it stops raining here I gotta get my rig cleaned;=}

 

Hey, you mentioned that it worked great with your iphone. I couldn't get my sync to read texts with my old 3g iphone, so I switched up to a windows 7 samsung focus. Do all the features work with iphone now? The microsoft sync, and apple phone didn't pair perfectly on my '10.

 

Congratulations on the new truck. Looks good.

John

 

5.0 probably hauls butt in that little truck lol

 

All the features I have tried so far work with my iPhone 4, but I haven't used the text function as I am not a big text user.

Appreciate all the comments! The 5.0 in this truck is going to be fun, but I am taking it easy for the first 1000 miles. I did end up with the 3.31 rear as I wanted to get the right color/options (originally wanted the 3.55), but with 20.7mpg showing on the computer, I am not too disappointed. The 6-speed makes up a good bit of the difference vs. the old 4-speed trucks.

Overall, very pleased with the new ride!

 

I 100% agree! Love the Coyote V-8! Smooth and powerful, like a V-8 should be.

 

5.0 hauls butt in the supercab too(5200+pds)

 

Feels like I'm driving a sports car again Before I got my F150, I had a heavy, lumbering SUV for 3 years and a 1998 Dodge pickup for 10 years.

What a performance upgrade. And sounds awesome.

I was reading that 0-60 in a Screw 3.73 is 7.18 seconds and a quarter mile in the low to mid 15s.

Sounds about right.

When the truck is nice and broken in, floor it at about 15-20mph. That sucker will downshift into 1st and the tires may break loose. You'll be hitting the breaks in no time.

 

Sounds like fun to me! I got on it just a little today getting on the interstate and gotta say there is definitely a lot of power to be had. Can't wait to 1000 miles, half way there!