New Truck Purchase
Thinking about buying a new truck, just went to the dealer and priced out a new Ford F-150. The dealer spected out one for me that has the new aluminum body, the heavy duty pack on it which will give ...
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i drove an f 150 fx4 lariat for ten years.i carried an 8 ft. 1100 lb. pop up camper.a few of my observations.as a daily driver its a great truck.good mileage and good suspension on the road and off, pretty good brakes. as a camper carrier not so great.its more of a trailer tower.it will carry 1200 lbs. but it wallows,even with air bags.if you carry a camper you will be spending on front end repairs.i redid mine 3 times.i would be very suspect about 3000 lb payload claims as my ram 2500 can't match that and its much more robust than the old f150 frame and brake and axle wise. my daily driver is a ram 2500 hd.its the best of both worlds.not as stiff of a ride as a 350/3500 and more payload than a 150/1500.i drive a 3500 for work and its a kidney buster.why people use them for daily drivers i'll never understand. even with 500 litres of diesel in the tidy tank its still uncomfortable.
