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irishtom29
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Mar 14, 2015

2015 F-150 Payload

I looked at the new F-150s yesterday and was quite surprised at the payloads. A new XLT crewcab optioned pretty much like my 2013 (4x4, 36 gallon tank, skid plates, some power options but not decadent) had almost 1900 pounds payload, my 2013 has 1319. I wonder if the receiver has a higher rating than the 1050-1130 pounds of the previous trucks (I didn't crawl under and look). If not with these high payloads a fella might tongue out before he payloads out, the way people now often payload out before they pull out.

In any event though I was prepared to buy a new truck it didn't call out to me; it was nice but not a different thing, know what I mean? As I sat in the new truck I thought "Damn, for this money (50K) we should buy a new Boxster, sell the camper and stay in hotels". Or maybe a new Mustang ragtop with the Ecoboost four.

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  • The new F150's are aluminum bodied which saves over 600lbs in weight allowing for higher payloads.
  • Tiger02 wrote:
    For the price they are asking for the 150s you might as well buy a 250 or 350.


    I see nothing to gain by that. IMO an F-150 serves much better as a day to day "car" than a Super Duty does.

    And one can always buy a much cheaper F-150 work truck with rubber floors, crank windows etc. My F-150s before my 2013 were always austere trucks like that and I liked them, but my wife isn't so keen on trucks like that so for camping a nicer truck is in order.
  • For the price they are asking for the 150s you might as well buy a 250 or 350.