2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
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2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
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Re: 2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
but can i hook tie straps onto the fender wells like i do with my bump?
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CAN you? Sure... Don't know that it will turn out well... 

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Re: 2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
I think the redesign looks killer. If was in the market for a truck, I would be all over a Raptor in this new body style.
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Is it just me or is it disconcerting that all the trucks on Fords site are four door and have tiny beds?
Personally I think the front ends look horrible, too much glaring plastic chrome, just like the bigger versions.
Personally I think the front ends look horrible, too much glaring plastic chrome, just like the bigger versions.
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Yeah, I'm feeling the same. The Raptor front isn't too bad though, but the others...almost makes our bumps look rather sleek in comparison.
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Re: 2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
Am I the only one that realizes that the "military grade" aluminum is the same stuff that my bicycle is made of?
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Re: 2015 F-150. Nearly 100% of military grade aluminum
We make a 2 dr long bed too. Just not a lot of them.Ranchero50 wrote:Is it just me or is it disconcerting that all the trucks on Fords site are four door and have tiny beds?
Personally I think the front ends look horrible, too much glaring plastic chrome, just like the bigger versions.
I work for Ford at the Dearborn Truck Plant Bodyshop. We don't make a long bed in Dearborn. They make them in Kansas City. We do make 2dr 6 1/2' here. Best built truck in the world.
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My Son in law is a 6'5" and 200 lbs + and he flogs the hell out of an aluminum bike and it thrives on the abuse,I spent the first 10 years of my machinist life in aerospacemrollings53 wrote:Am I the only one that realizes that the "military grade" aluminum is the same stuff that my bicycle is made of?
and have a lot of faith in the correct aluminum alloy in a structural application

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The extended cab apparently has a rear door that folds almost all the way back against the cab...
I think it is a cool truck... check out some of the videos on fords you tube site...

I think it is a cool truck... check out some of the videos on fords you tube site...

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Oh and BTW, you can change the color of the trucks in the photos in ford.com...


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I agree. I think it's a shame what trucks have become. It's hard to find a new truck that isn't marketed towards folks who may only ever haul a set of golf clubs. To me a true "truck" doesn't need heated seats, navigation, auto tint mirrors, automatic 4wd, and all this other gingerbread found on trucks today. I guess that's why I have a 67, haha. Not to mention the 40k price tag on a lot of trucks today.Ranchero50 wrote:Is it just me or is it disconcerting that all the trucks on Fords site are four door and have tiny beds?
Personally I think the front ends look horrible, too much glaring plastic chrome, just like the bigger versions.
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I kind of think it will haul more than a set of golf clubs...
Warning the dudes are pretty annoying... start about 13:16...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... q05bNUaBnU


Warning the dudes are pretty annoying... start about 13:16...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... q05bNUaBnU

Robert
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Oh I know it's a Srtong truck for sure. I just mean the TYPICAL buyer of modern trucks aren't working them like a truck. I know I couldn't do what I need to do with a 4.5 foot bed or whatever most trucks I see have. For me if I can't haul a full sheet of plywood or drywall, it's a deal breaker.
-Dave
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