SoCalDesertRider wrote:
Me Again wrote:
My guess is that Ford's medium duty sales will fall off as engine support cost and down time are two things commercial users watch carefully. In-house mechanics will complain about complexity of the engine.
It wouldn't surprise me if they drop the F650/750 line, like they dropped the L-Series, Ranger/B-series and E-Series truck lines. Their share of the medium/medium-heavy truck market was very tiny with the L-Series, as it is with the F650/750. International and Freightliner pretty much own the medium truck market. Funny thing is, Freightliner got into that market by buying the L-Series line from Ford and renaming it Sterling.
Ford's share of the mini truck market was huge with the Ranger, as was their share of the van market with the E-Series. Dropping those 2 lines was plain stupidity, much to the chagrin of GM and Toyota.
I seriously doubt Ford designed a all new diesel engine and transmission along with designing a all new truck platform and moving the F650/F750 from Mexico to the USA to let that market go. I'm seeing quite a few of these trucks on the road so I suspect they're selling well enough. Once the new drivetrain/truck chassis' proves to be cost effective, I'm sure these trucks will gain market share. The Power Stroke that rated for 500k miles and a gas V10 that's backed by a bullet proof transmission give the buyer some nice cost effective options.
