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Lynnmor wrote:
Travlingman wrote:
Posted on TFLTruck:
We heard back from Ford with an update to the issue we encountered. The truck you see here is a pre-production unit. Ford inspected the truck, identified the calibration issue, and said the calibration will be fixed when first production trucks start shipping to dealers within the next several weeks (end of May or in June 2018). When asked, Ford did not provide specifics of the calibration issue. However, the company said that all customer trucks will have this issue corrected.
Good to know that the downhill will be improved, now if they could only get it to go uphill better. :)
I think for its intended use this truck goes uphill just fine. 20 years ago you would have been hard pressed to find any pickup, gas or diesel, that could do any better towing an almost 9000 lb high wall trailer up a 7% grade at over 9000 feet elevation. However, I do agree that if you have these kinds of towing needs, get a 250/2500 diesel.Travlingman wrote:
Posted on TFLTruck:
We heard back from Ford with an update to the issue we encountered. The truck you see here is a pre-production unit. Ford inspected the truck, identified the calibration issue, and said the calibration will be fixed when first production trucks start shipping to dealers within the next several weeks (end of May or in June 2018). When asked, Ford did not provide specifics of the calibration issue. However, the company said that all customer trucks will have this issue corrected.
Good to know that the downhill will be improved, now if they could only get it to go uphill better. :)- Posted on TFLTruck:
We heard back from Ford with an update to the issue we encountered. The truck you see here is a pre-production unit. Ford inspected the truck, identified the calibration issue, and said the calibration will be fixed when first production trucks start shipping to dealers within the next several weeks (end of May or in June 2018). When asked, Ford did not provide specifics of the calibration issue. However, the company said that all customer trucks will have this issue corrected. - maybe somebody didn't read past "if you slap"
ShinerBock wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
That is odd, my post disappeared. I didn't think it broke any rules.
You probably did, lol!
I have posts that get zapped into neverland sometimes too.
Tell me about it. All I said was....
"If you slap a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi owner in a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel then they will complain about power. If you put a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel owner in a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi then they will complain about fuel mileage. It just depends on what matters the most to the owner.
Saying a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel is as powerful or capable as a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi sounds just as silly as a 3.5L EB or 5.7L owner saying they get as goot as fuel mileage as a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel. Pick you poison, but neither engine can do both.
Only the HD diesels can do both versus their HD counterparts."
I really don't see what is so wrong or false about that to delete it.
Simple.....you offended someone who claims to get 40 mpg and 1326 hp from an ego boost, and they punched the notify moderator button multiple times. You hurt their feelings......you're a bad man lol.- Shiner, simply send a message to the Moderator. They are good about explaining this type of thing.
- "an engineer with his forehead buried in his hands"
Mostly because the engineer probably told Marketing that they needed to do some things differently, and Marketing didn't listen. Then, the results of the test show up online, and he can't say "I told you so" without getting fired.
I don't know who has more say in the design of a vehicle - engineers or marketers. I think marketers. Grit dog wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
That is odd, my post disappeared. I didn't think it broke any rules.
You probably did, lol!
I have posts that get zapped into neverland sometimes too.
Tell me about it. All I said was....
"If you slap a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi owner in a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel then they will complain about power. If you put a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel owner in a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi then they will complain about fuel mileage. It just depends on what matters the most to the owner.
Saying a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel is as powerful or capable as a 3.5L EB or 5.7L Hemi sounds just as silly as a 3.5L EB or 5.7L owner saying they get as good as fuel mileage as a 3.0L PSD or Ecodiesel. Pick you poison, but neither engine can do both.
Only the HD diesels can do both versus their gas counterparts."
I really don't see what is so wrong or false about that to delete it.SidecarFlip wrote:
It's a F-150 grocery getter with a diesel. If you expect it to pull and handle like a 1 ton, better think again.
I find those 'tests' border on comical.
Curious what makes it comical?
That the truck laid down?
Somehow it is not a fair test?
They drove the pickup up and down the hill like they have been doing with different trucks for years. Judging by the amount of discussion that is generated, the number of views, I think you would be in the minority with that opinion. Especially in this case, where a new product failed, good information for buyers and for Ford. Somewhere there is an engineer with his forehead buried in his hands.ShinerBock wrote:
That is odd, my post disappeared. I didn't think it broke any rules.
You probably did, lol!
I have posts that get zapped into neverland sometimes too.
