longevity of the 3.5L ecoboost engine
Hello everyone - We were having such a hard time deciding on a new tow vehicle that we ended up renting a 2015 F-150 with the 3.5L ecoboost for a camping trip last week. So we got to try it actua...
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Thanks for all the info everyone.
We rented the truck from a local Ford dealer. I had a really hard time finding a place that would allow us to rent a truck and use it for towing - none of our enterprise (or other rental places) would allow it. I'm so glad we did because now we know.
What I loved was that there was tons of power, and also the stability was SO much better than with the minivan. I do a lot of towing on my own (hubby works a lot and me and the kids go on camping trips without him in the summer) so it has to be something I will be comfortable with. I have not felt comfortable towing the new trailer on my own, and so me and the kids have not been able to go camping as much as we'd like. I did fine with the pop up, but the trailer handles so much differently.
We also tried the 2015 Explorer with the 3.5 Ecoboost towing our camper - the local dealer let us take it home and hook it up to the camper to try it out. We just did a short 5 mile test on the freeway, and immediately saw a difference between the explorer and the f-150. The explorer was very similar to my minivan except with more power - the stability was not there. That is how we settled on the truck.
Anyway, thanks again for the info. My husband and I will likely be making the leap with a new (or lightly used) truck this weekend!
Melanie
We rented the truck from a local Ford dealer. I had a really hard time finding a place that would allow us to rent a truck and use it for towing - none of our enterprise (or other rental places) would allow it. I'm so glad we did because now we know.
What I loved was that there was tons of power, and also the stability was SO much better than with the minivan. I do a lot of towing on my own (hubby works a lot and me and the kids go on camping trips without him in the summer) so it has to be something I will be comfortable with. I have not felt comfortable towing the new trailer on my own, and so me and the kids have not been able to go camping as much as we'd like. I did fine with the pop up, but the trailer handles so much differently.
We also tried the 2015 Explorer with the 3.5 Ecoboost towing our camper - the local dealer let us take it home and hook it up to the camper to try it out. We just did a short 5 mile test on the freeway, and immediately saw a difference between the explorer and the f-150. The explorer was very similar to my minivan except with more power - the stability was not there. That is how we settled on the truck.
Anyway, thanks again for the info. My husband and I will likely be making the leap with a new (or lightly used) truck this weekend!
Melanie
