| 2021 F150 3.5 EcoBoost |
Subject: 2021 F150 3.5 EcoBoost by rklessdriver on 2021/9/18 2:41:42 Well.... I traded the F350 last week. I just couldn't stand driving it. So massive..... so rough riding unloaded. Plus I decided against buying a new trailer bigger than 24ft, which really makes needing to have a 1 ton Duper Duty nill. I love the power and towing capabilities of the Super Duty but after a year of ownership I hated the rest of the truck. The dealer made it super easy. I paid 54k for the F350 this time last year.... they gave me 54k trade in.... which gave me over 11k to put down on a new F150. Financed the F150 for 4yrs, which is what I had left on the 350 anyways, dropped my payment by $200 a month.... insurance went down like $150 a year too. I was amazed at the towing capabilities of the new 3.5 EcoBoost. 400hp and 500tq. I knew that was was going to be the powerplant. Of course we get a bit of snow here near DC and I like camping so 4x4 was also a requirement. Factory tow pkg was also a requirement. After the base F350 interior, I wanted nicer... not King Ranch but nicer than a base work truck. Found a nicely optioned F150 with the STX package that fit all those. The only thing that let me down is the 3.31 gears and open rear diff.... still as equipped my truck has the 7450 GVW package and can tow up to 11,300lbs. If it would have had 3.55 or 3.73 gears... 13,800 and 14,000 tow capacity.... however the 3.31 will get better mileage unloaded and 11,300 is enough to pull what I have and plan for the future. Also this thing moves out. Turbos spool near instant and it pulls hard all the way to 6500rpm redline. Quiet as a mouse as well. Very nice truck. Hopefully it'll be reliable and the 2ndcGen 3.5s supposedly have a ton of head room for more power..... but I bought the optional 100k warantee just in case. Will |
