Pulled the trigger -- AND IT"S HERE!!!

Thought I'd post a little follow up on the first road trip in the new truck.

Had to go from S.E. KS to Rochester, MN. Have a bit more than 1200 miles on the truck now and suffice it to say, I'm one happy camper.

A few items:

Performance: Acceleration is STRONG. Absolutely no problems merging onto the interstates. Braking is just as good. Turning radius is much tighter than my '06 F-350 was. Don't know if it's a F-450 thing or if Ford has improved the steering geometry on all of the SuperDuty trucks, but it sure came in handy when parking. Ride was unbelievably smooth for a truck this size.

Mileage: We got 16.4 mpg going up (bit of a head/cross wind) and 17.3 mpg coming home (slight tailwind for about 3/4 of trip home). I'm guessing that in calm driving it would settle in around 16.8 mpg. Not bad for a 400 hp, 800 ft.lb. torque vehicle weighing in around 8600 lbs. with people and gear.

Comfort: Seats are unbelievably comfortable. Wife and son both commented on how comfortable they were. I have diabetic neuropathy and usually have difficulty riding for more than an hour or so. We made the trip straight home with only one gas stop and one meal stop and I had no difficulties whatsoever. Tons of leg, hip, and head room. I'm 6'6", 320 lbs. and had plenty of space for my frame.

Amenities: On board navigation worked flawlessly (I think). It did route us a strange way through Kansas City but we did see several detour route signs so maybe it knew something we didn't. Individual driver/passenger heat/air controls are great as is the pass-through console heat/air for the rear seat passengers. The Sony stereo system is just amazing if you enjoy music. Too many other electronics gadgets to describe, but it does just about anything you could want it to.

Obviously, at this date I can't attest much to reliability but for now, I'm in love with this truck. Son called his wife when we got to Rochester and told her he'd sell all of his other vehicles if she'd let him buy a truck like this. Don't think he's got her talked into it (yet).

That's about it for now. If anyone's looking at a truck like this and you have any specific questions, ask and I'll try to answer them.

Randy

That's a very nice King Ranch.... Often imitated... But never duplicated! :B

RWDIII wrote:
I have never ordered a vehicle,can you still get rebates and good prices?

I notice good rebates in Mar and April,did you get them?

I actually gained $500.00 in rebates. When I ordered it in February, I was going to get one $2000.00 and one $1000.00 rebates. By the time it arrived, the $1000.00 rebate had gone up to $1500.00 so I got a total of $3500.00 in rebates.

Randy

Awesome truck!

Very, very nice! Lets see her hooked up and ready to tow. I really like the dash changes ford made for 2013...

Beautiful Randy! Yes, the old bronze/brown is gone, the new brown is darker. Enjoy, and we'll be waiting for the towing report.

redavis wrote:
Picked up new truck today and I'm blown away!!! Most amazing vehicle I've ever owned. O.K., so I've only got 50 miles on it, but this thing is amazing. Wife says she's not going to bail me out when I start getting speeding tickets.

Color is darker than it appeared online, but it draws attention. From customers at the dealership coming up to look while the dealer and I were inside doing a once-over to the guy at DMV who commented about seeing it in the parking lot to my hitch installer who called out his employees to look at it in the sunlight.

The seats are unbelievably comfortable and the electronics package is just unbelievable.

The power is awesome. Suffice it to say that 800 ft. lbs. of torque and 4.30 gears equals spinning duels.

Goes in Thursday to get the B&W turnover ball hitch installed to mate with the Companion hitch I already have and then this thing should drag my trailer anywhere I want without even working up a sweat.

Won't tie up bandwidth here with photos, but anyone who wants to look can see photos here:
My New F-450

Randy

I have never ordered a vehicle,can you still get rebates and good prices?

I notice good rebates in Mar and April,did you get them?

That is one fine looking truck. Exterior color is awesome! Might also add that's a helluva camera you used for the photos. I could see fingerprints on the Sync screen in the center of the dash!:B

Gorgeous truck. Best wishes for many years of enjoyment with her.

Good looking truck. Enjoy the grinning as you drive it.