2016 vs. 2017 F150 EcoBoost
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I had 2 top of the line trucks, for their day. I had a '77 Chevy Silverado (this was back when Silverado was a trim package, not a truck model), and an '82 GMC Sierra Grande. My dad had a '73 Chevy Cheyenne Super, which was top of the line in the years before they called it Silverado. Those were the top trim levels from Chevy and GMC back then.
All 3 trucks were lavishly equipped with such amenities as-
Cloth bench seat
Carpet
Headliner
Door panels with pockets
Tinted glass
Sliding rear window
AM/FM radio with 2 speakers
Radio antenna in the windshield
Air conditioning
2-speed wipers
Chrome bumpers and mirrors
Chrome trim on the body
Tilt wheel
Auto tranny
Chrome hub caps
Rear view mirror with the day/night flip lever
Dual gas tanks, with switch on dash
and not much else
For a pickup, this was really livin, back then. None of them had power windows or locks, or cruise control. The 'gauge package' consisted of a tach and a volt meter and oil pressure guage, instead of idiot lights.
We had to deal with such nightmarish inconveniences as-
If you needed to sit closer the wheel and pedals, you reached under the seat, pulled the lever, and pushed the seat forward with your body.
If it was too cold or hot, you either opened or closed the window with the crank, or reached up to the dash and pulled the lever for heat or a/c.
If the radio was too loud or you didn't like the station, you turned the radio dials until you found what you like. If you didn't find anything you like, you turned it off and thought about something else.
If the mirrors were pointing so you couldn't see, you opened the window, grabbed the mirror and pulled it into position. If it was the right mirror, you had your passenger pull it into position.
When you left your vehicle to go to the store, you made sure you had your keys in your hand and pushed down on the lock button before shutting the door, and told your passenger to do the same. When you returned, you put your key in the door lock and turned it, then pushed the door handle button to open the door. If you had a passenger, you reached across and pulled the lock button up. If your passenger was a lady, you unlocked and opened her door first, then went around and got in your own door. If she was a cool lady, she would reach across and pull your door lock button up, so you didn't have to use your key in the lock.
If it was a cold morning, you went out to the truck, pulled the choke cable, turned the key, pushed the gas pedal and started the engine, then went back in the house while the truck warmed up, or we sat in the truck with a coat on.
We had to check our tire pressure once in a while, with a gauge that you keep in the glovebox and hold in your hand and push it onto the tire valve and read the stick (or dial if the gauge was fancy).
Oh the horrors that we had to go through performing these cave man like tasks to drive our trucks! What a shame! Such neanderthals we must have been! :r
Oh, and a top of the line Chevy Silverado 4x4 3/4-ton Camper Special cost $5000 in 1977 and a top of the line GMC dually wasn't much more than that in 1982...
All 3 trucks were lavishly equipped with such amenities as-
Cloth bench seat
Carpet
Headliner
Door panels with pockets
Tinted glass
Sliding rear window
AM/FM radio with 2 speakers
Radio antenna in the windshield
Air conditioning
2-speed wipers
Chrome bumpers and mirrors
Chrome trim on the body
Tilt wheel
Auto tranny
Chrome hub caps
Rear view mirror with the day/night flip lever
Dual gas tanks, with switch on dash
and not much else
For a pickup, this was really livin, back then. None of them had power windows or locks, or cruise control. The 'gauge package' consisted of a tach and a volt meter and oil pressure guage, instead of idiot lights.
We had to deal with such nightmarish inconveniences as-
If you needed to sit closer the wheel and pedals, you reached under the seat, pulled the lever, and pushed the seat forward with your body.
If it was too cold or hot, you either opened or closed the window with the crank, or reached up to the dash and pulled the lever for heat or a/c.
If the radio was too loud or you didn't like the station, you turned the radio dials until you found what you like. If you didn't find anything you like, you turned it off and thought about something else.
If the mirrors were pointing so you couldn't see, you opened the window, grabbed the mirror and pulled it into position. If it was the right mirror, you had your passenger pull it into position.
When you left your vehicle to go to the store, you made sure you had your keys in your hand and pushed down on the lock button before shutting the door, and told your passenger to do the same. When you returned, you put your key in the door lock and turned it, then pushed the door handle button to open the door. If you had a passenger, you reached across and pulled the lock button up. If your passenger was a lady, you unlocked and opened her door first, then went around and got in your own door. If she was a cool lady, she would reach across and pull your door lock button up, so you didn't have to use your key in the lock.
If it was a cold morning, you went out to the truck, pulled the choke cable, turned the key, pushed the gas pedal and started the engine, then went back in the house while the truck warmed up, or we sat in the truck with a coat on.
We had to check our tire pressure once in a while, with a gauge that you keep in the glovebox and hold in your hand and push it onto the tire valve and read the stick (or dial if the gauge was fancy).
Oh the horrors that we had to go through performing these cave man like tasks to drive our trucks! What a shame! Such neanderthals we must have been! :r
Oh, and a top of the line Chevy Silverado 4x4 3/4-ton Camper Special cost $5000 in 1977 and a top of the line GMC dually wasn't much more than that in 1982...
