Hey visitor when you say go foreign do you mean to a Tundra. It gets 2 thumbs down from me on looks and size. The engine isn't very impressive either. Nissan that little frontier with a 4 feet bed makes me laugh and they have a 3.3 supercharged engine that doesn't even make more hp then 4.0L naturally inspired Ford Sohc. Ford is way ahead of the competition in quality in my opininon. Chevy is 2nd right now but when Dodge comes out with redsign they will be number 2 to Ford. Ford will be redisgning to in 2003. Some very powerful engines like 4.5L navistar (baby diesal)230hp and 400lbsft tq very nice for 6 cylinder. I could go on and on but don't want to get way off the subject.

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2001 F-150 5.4L trition,
Regular cab with 8' bed
XLT with Black Clearcoat
4x4 3.55 limited slip
factory cab steps
class III tow package
Factory ordered: 12/5
recieved: 2/22

Current Mods: Ford Plastic bedliner, Bug Deflector II

 

DaveH ---

Dodge just came out with their "new & redisigned" model at the auto show in Detroit. Dave, they did nothing to it. They moved around the front valence a little, redesigned the instrument cluster and the cabin a little bit, and that's about it. (Not to say that Chevy radically redesigned their Silverado and GMC Sierra's for the 2000 model year, but they DID change more than Dodge is planning. Their new engines aren't looking too promising either. Something like introducing a new 235 HP 4.7 liter (pardon my numbers, I'm sure they're not even close, but I heard the numbers and I wasn't impressed at all. Now keep in mind, I use a Dodge Ram for plowing, and it's fine for just that. A solid front axle, and a very UN-LUXURIOUS interior. Great to beat the snot out of, but wouldn't consider it as a daily driver. Admit it, Fords are great, they have their problems. Chevy's are great, they have their problems. Dodge's are great, they have their problems. As long as you buy a truck from one of the "Big Three," you're alright in my book.

Mike


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Stay Out Of My Taildust

2000 Black Harley Davidson F-150
5.4 Liter v-8
K&N Air filter
20" Polished Aluminum Wheels
275/45/20 Goodyear GSII's
Billet Front Grille
Front Valence W/ driving lights and Billet Insert
3.55 Rear End
Leather Interior
Heated Seats
Hidden Hitch
Orange Pinstriping
Front and Rear Light Blackouts
Lowered 1" Front & Rear
Block heater

 

BlownHarleyFord, I concur with your review of the 2002 Dodge and in your comments in general. Dogde is going to an IFS though and for 2003 they are suppose to have a Hemi 353ci motor with something in excess of 325hp & 325lbs torque to replace the tried old 360ci.


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2001 F-150 SuperCrew Lariat
ordered 2/22
To be built week of 4/2
ETA week of 4/23
2000 Suburban LT
2000 Honda RC51
1999 Mustang GT Convertible

 

This is pretty sad. Just me, just leave and dont come back because you're just making a fool of yourself. Really. You do have a point, the Chevy's arent bad trucks. I got a ride home in one last night. 2000 Silverado with the 5.3l V8, Z71. I personally like the back seats better, and the dash layout. The front seats, Ill take the F150 for. I liked the black dash layout, which I dont think ford offers. The gauges were well lit, etc. On moderate acceleration, it felt pretty swift. It felt like I was in a car however, because it had the "no torque feeling", unlike my truck. He got a chance to floor it, and you dont get jerked in the seat like I do in my f150. When I floor it, the tranny downshifts, and the engine roars and slams me into my seat. The chevy didnt downshift, rather it did the "roooooooooo". Oh, and the Z71 doesnt look any higher than my 4x2 f150.

No flames, Im telling the truth here.

 

Ah, you may want my sig.

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Former fast46triton
2001 Ford F150 XLT Supercab, Silver two-tone with deep wedgewood blue on bottom, 5.4l Triton V8, 3:55 LS Gears

Upcoming mods!
1) Superchip
2) FIPK

 

Yeah I seen the new dodge and the front end is a little changed. I thought I also heard from truck trend magazine they they were offering a new 5.7L and a new 6.0L Not sure on this though.

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2001 F-150 5.4L trition,
Regular cab with 8' bed
XLT with Black Clearcoat
4x4 3.55 limited slip
factory cab steps
class III tow package
Factory ordered: 12/5
recieved: 2/22

Current Mods: Ford Plastic bedliner, Bug Deflector II

 

You know, I get really peeved when people come on here and say Ford trucks are bad because of all the problems that are posted here. People who say this are a BUNCH OF (expletive deleted) IDIOTS!!!

The problems posted here are anything BUT widespread. They are NOT the norm! There are THOUSANDS of members on this list who don't have these problems. If you actually do a little bit of logical thinking, you'll realize that a relatively SMALL percentage of us are having problems and an even SMALLER precentage of us are having more than one problem!

Posts like Visotor's really pi$$e$ me off!

Like I said, people who use this board to find reasons not to buy Ford are stupid (expletive deleted) idiots. They probably refuse to fly on airplanes because they read in the newspaper that one crashed.

Geezus, people! Use your damned brains! If you know the least bit about statistics, you'd know that the VAST MAJORITY of us have trouble free vehicles.

If I've offended anybody... Tough! Ford Tough!

 

Hey dennis I understand your concern because like this guy said "Hes not a truck guy" so therefore he don't now crap about trucks or our Fords. It is very true realivley a small percentage of owners are having problems and most of us are having trouble free terrific Ford Trucks. Ford is the best and always will be. He is a gm guy trying to put down Ford and you have to expect that. No body asked these gm guys to come over here. They should be banned from this site due to there ability to cause a ruckus.

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2001 F-150 5.4L trition,
Regular cab with 8' bed
XLT with Black Clearcoat
4x4 3.55 limited slip
factory cab steps
class III tow package
Factory ordered: 12/5
recieved: 2/22

Current Mods: Ford Plastic bedliner, Bug Deflector II

 

I have a buddy with a 4.8 in it and I spanked him in a 5.4 by at least three lengths. The day I left the lot I pulled up next to a 2000 5.3 extended cab and I dusted him, pulled around him and merged onto the freeway, if that is not a smoking I dont know what is, I spun the tires too, a he also had some bs exhaust, in my opinion the new chevy motors are inefficient pieces of crap. I was offered a better deal by the local, chevy dealership on a new 5.3 Z and it was junk, it really felt like a CAR, then I drove my truck, it was night and day, it threw me into the seat and kicked me in the ***. Screw chevy's I have had nothing but bad luck with them, my 94 Z was in the show 5 days out of the month with MAJOR work being done. In my book the hp nos on chevys are inflated, and just me come with your 5.3 and money I'll take them both(just kidding). but its cool that they made the C3 cause they are bad.

 

I have straight pipes a KN FIPK, and a JET pos chip, I raped a new chev on the way back to school today. THey are nice but thtey are way over rated in my opinion theyre quality control is in the crapped I think that GM is haveing a bad case of NASSERITIS.

 

About the new dodges:

From our past experiences, larger displacement doesn't equal more torque and horsepower. They just provide larger numbers to fool the unsuspecting tards' that buy impusively.. My .02 cents.

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1997 F-250 LD XLT 4x4
All-Star Bed Liner
5th Wheel Hitch
Soft Tonneau Cover

 

I own a ford truck and my family also has always owned ford, i used to brag them up but that was until the new ones came out, i do like my truck but have had to many problems compared to the others(pre triton engines), out of 3 bought new 99 5.4l my family has all three have had head gasket leaks, two with piston slap (i wont put an fqr in my truck) and 1 has a rebuilt engine with only 30,000km, two have had coil packs burn out, 2 with rough idles and my moms 98 has been realativly good with 80,000k so far except for the doors cracking so i certainly would not say that problems are few, on all are previous trucks 95,93,92,91,(2)89,87 we had hardly any problems (exhust manifolds on 87 and 92)

 

Sounds like your familys beats the crap out of there trucks. 3 head gaskets must be really pushing that engine hard.

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2001 F-150 5.4L trition,
Regular cab with 8' bed
XLT with Black Clearcoat
4x4 3.55 limited slip
factory cab steps
class III tow package
Factory ordered: 12/5
recieved: 2/22

Current Mods: Ford Plastic bedliner, Bug Deflector II

 

hey easy on the canuck he's a good guy, Im sure they know how to put theyre trucks to good use up in the glacial plains of Canada, but down here in the desert (JK offroad) of Texas we kill our trucks.

 

Hey offropad whats up with the slap how does it sound my little bro's 97 either has a bad exhaust leak or he's got it, my 200 is a 5.4 and it doesnt make any wierd noises, EXCEPT FOR ROARING EXHAUST.