Looked at new F450 at our State Fair

[kydale]

I have a 2011 F350 I bought new. Went to the state fair last Thursday and Ford had a new F450 on display. Same color as mine. Sticker price was 72 and change. It has a built in tire pressure monitor that mine doesn't have. Told my wife I needed to trade. She just laughed. She just doesn't understand how much value there is in a brand new built in Tire pressure monitor.

[Fast_Mopar]

FishOnOne wrote:

BurbMan wrote:
Built right here in Louisville!

Atta boy... An American built truck built by an American company! :B

My Ford was built in Canada. But, don't tell anyone. It messes up your story.

[TXiceman]

Who wants to go 80 mph with an RV in tow? Makes no sense.

Ken

[Mr__Black]

Hell, my old mans 08 F450 I don't think you could get to 80mph.

Stupid 4.88 gears. 😞 4:30s would have been fine.

[jus2shy]

2BLAZERS wrote:

Taco wrote:
Don't quote me on this but I am prett sure the switch from the 19.5 to smaller in the past was because of customer complaints about the truck being governed at 75 mph because of the speed rating of the tire.

Some reason i thought it was 87MPG.

Anyways my cruise control on my Ram 3500 will not go above 85MPG 😞 (Utah and ID have 80 zones) This is for not towing or hauling. If I tow I stay under 70 no matter what.

Yeah, I remember the old MPH Speed governor on the pre 2010 F-450's. People didn't understand that the commercial treads on those 19.5 rims are not meant to go much above 80. That's why they were speed limited. Good to see the F-450 back to being an actual 450 with the wider front axle and tighter turning radius that used to distinguish it before it was watered down due to customer complaints of not being able to go faster than its speed limiter.

[2BLAZERS]

Taco wrote:
Don't quote me on this but I am prett sure the switch from the 19.5 to smaller in the past was because of customer complaints about the truck being governed at 75 mph because of the speed rating of the tire.

Some reason i thought it was 87MPG.

Anyways my cruise control on my Ram 3500 will not go above 85MPG 😞 (Utah and ID have 80 zones) This is for not towing or hauling. If I tow I stay under 70 no matter what.

[Taco]

Don't quote me on this but I am prett sure the switch from the 19.5 to smaller in the past was because of customer complaints about the truck being governed at 75 mph because of the speed rating of the tire.

[FishOnOne]

BurbMan wrote:
Built right here in Louisville!

Atta boy... An American built truck built by an American company! :B

[nomoney]

it sounds real nice but I'll just keep my 7.3 thank you

[rhagfo]

Fast Mopar wrote:

kydale wrote:
Went to the state fair last Thursday and Ford had a new F450 on display.

F450? Oh, I remember that truck. That's the one Ford built to compete with the Ram 3500.

LOL!! :B

[Dog_Folks]

kydale wrote:
.......It has a built in tire pressure monitor that mine doesn't have. Told my wife I needed to trade. She just laughed. She just doesn't understand how much value there is in a brand new built in Tire pressure monitor.

She doesn't understand that you have to buy the rest of the truck to get the built in tire pressure monitor?

The horror of it all. You poor misunderstood guy!

We can try to help you convince her if she continues to refuse to see the light. It is only 72K :B

[Bedlam]

If you don't mind a utility or flat bed, the chassis cab version F450 is priced better even with the cost of the upfit.

[mich800]

phenrichs wrote:
Yeah they are nice looking with nice options but to have to go to 450 for the DRW and that sticker price is a shocker. They did go back to 19.5 on them.

You can still get a DRW F350. And you do not need to get every option on the F450. A regular xlt stickers in the low to mid $50's.

[phenrichs]

Yeah they are nice looking with nice options but to have to go to 450 for the DRW and that sticker price is a shocker. They did go back to 19.5 on them.

[BurbMan]

Built right here in Louisville!