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Neo · 08-22-2003, 06:07 PM

Finally! The best built pickup truck ever made, and I got mine ordered today. Just like the picture. Only hang-up was the color of the interior, black cloth. Oh well, it got me a good discount.

BoCo · 08-22-2003, 08:43 PM

Sweet truck! What are some specs on the engine?

Shpoop · 08-22-2003, 09:08 PM

not a truck man, but thats probly the pickup id get

FastShark85 · 08-22-2003, 09:47 PM

Nice ride!

Be careful in it on the highways. I've got a relative that rolled one of those things over on dry pavement.

Neo · 08-23-2003, 05:06 AM

If you're interested, here are a couple of links to Ford info about the truck. The 2004 model is a major redesign, with some awesome improvements.

I drove one, and the engine was outstanding. The road noise was nonexistent. I had a chance to drive it through a grassy ditch, and rolling through, the truck was firm, better than I have ever known( I offroad a lot ), felt better than my old Jeep ever did.

The FX4 comes with standard 5.4L Triton engine,
-3 valves per cylinder
-sequential electronic fuel injection
-electronic distributorless ignition system controlled by EEC-V computer
-300HP @ 5000 RPM
-365 ft lbs torque @ 3750 RPM
-variable cam timing

http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_11.jpg

http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_26.jpg

http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_10.jpg

Tickford · 08-23-2003, 06:22 AM

Sweet ride, very nice. Thats a great engine, its the same as the engines that we use in our ford sedan in oz. When do you pick her up???

Neo · 08-23-2003, 06:30 AM

Sept 30, but I think I may find one elsewhere before then, I don't think I want to wait that long.

Tickford · 08-23-2003, 06:45 AM

I really hate that, the waiting is so bad. When I decide, I want it NOW. I had to wait like 3 weeks for my last car, and it almost killed me.

Neo · 08-23-2003, 06:58 AM

Yeah, I know, the last time I ordered a new one was in 95, a 96 Tahoe, ordered Oct 3, came in 2 days after Christmas.

KeyserSoze · 08-23-2003, 10:58 PM

I hope they improved the safety ratings for an off centered crash. I saw the results the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did a few months back and the old F-150 failed BAD.

But other then that...nice looking truck

ssander9 · 08-24-2003, 02:11 PM

Sweet ride, congrats

JBX · 08-24-2003, 07:40 PM

2004's out already? Hey, enjoy the rid. Looks sweet.

Scorps · 08-25-2003, 09:31 AM

Why not the tonka edition?

You would look cool in that ugly peace of shit.

Gnzo · 08-25-2003, 10:26 AM

The add says:

Biggest, Boldest, Strongest, Toughest F-150 Yet

They should have added "Safest" Can't imagine it could do anyworse than the 97-03 model.

http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_rat.../html/0110.htm

Gnzo · 08-25-2003, 10:29 AM

Oops, forgot to add:

Nice look'n truck though...

oWnAg3 · 08-26-2003, 08:15 AM

holy shit, i would NOT want to be in the F-150 when that thing crashed! that is horrible! the airbags don't do jack shit!

kajagoogoo · 08-27-2003, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KeyserSoze
I hope they improved the safety ratings for an off centered crash. I saw the results the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did a few months back and the old F-150 failed BAD.

But other then that...nice looking truck

I was thinking the exact same thing!

fezman · 08-27-2003, 08:56 AM

I'll take a 2004 Lightning, other than that I could care less about Ford trucks

I really want GM to bring back the Syclone/Typhoon to show Dodge/Ford what a REAL fast truck is

I'm thinking the Vortec 5.3L V8 (which is based off the LS1) + twin turbos should do the trick. Hell even bringing back the Turbocharged 4.3 would be awesome. That was a motor with some serious potential.

thadon · 08-27-2003, 11:07 AM

Ford brings to life a real Tonka truck. The F-150 looks just like a Tonka toy ... bad azz

bundy · 08-31-2003, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shpoop

not a truck man, but thats probly the pickup id get

isn´t the term ´pickup´, short for ´pickup truck´ ??

Neo, thats a VERY SWEET vehicle... i´m very jealous.

impreza56 · 08-31-2003, 02:37 AM

Go the tonka! - great choice

neddy65 · 09-01-2003, 02:10 PM

Sorry, but to me it looks like last year's gmc. Still it's a great looking truck, Congrats!!!!

otter · 09-02-2003, 07:37 PM

Be watchful of any upcoming recalls, first year of a major redesign is bound to have at least a couple issues.

laxative · 09-03-2003, 01:02 AM

heh, i drive that model of Chevy that NBC got in trouble for blowin' up. And it leaks gas.

MSD · 09-04-2003, 08:25 AM

I heard that most of the crash safety issues were worked out, but I can't remember where I heard it, so don't quote me on that until I find it

Elitegibson · 09-04-2003, 10:15 AM

If trucks are your thing, that seems to be the one to get. This new redesign seems to make it quite a bit better too. Congrats on ordering a new truck!

Lyaec123 · 09-06-2003, 09:42 PM

Get a chevy

Jk man, nice ride, though I'll always love my 5.7L more

I have heard that the 5.4's are a little weaker than the Vortec trucks, but have never actually driven one. Anyone have any experience with both? My 350 has the usual boltons, full length headers, K&N intake, programmer, etc, but nothing internal... wonder how it would stand with one of the new Fords... hmmmm....

08-22-2003, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Neo Insane Location: Louisiana	Ordered it today! Finally! The best built pickup truck ever made, and I got mine ordered today. Just like the picture. Only hang-up was the color of the interior, black cloth. Oh well, it got me a good discount. __________________ Life isn't how many breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away!

08-22-2003, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	Sweet truck! What are some specs on the engine? __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

08-23-2003, 05:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
Neo Insane Location: Louisiana	If you're interested, here are a couple of links to Ford info about the truck. The 2004 model is a major redesign, with some awesome improvements. I drove one, and the engine was outstanding. The road noise was nonexistent. I had a chance to drive it through a grassy ditch, and rolling through, the truck was firm, better than I have ever known( I offroad a lot ), felt better than my old Jeep ever did. The FX4 comes with standard 5.4L Triton engine, -3 valves per cylinder -sequential electronic fuel injection -electronic distributorless ignition system controlled by EEC-V computer -300HP @ 5000 RPM -365 ft lbs torque @ 3750 RPM -variable cam timing http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_11.jpg http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_26.jpg http://www.fordvehicles.com/images/2...pup_ext_10.jpg __________________ Life isn't how many breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away!

08-23-2003, 06:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tickford Insane Location: Australia	Sweet ride, very nice. Thats a great engine, its the same as the engines that we use in our ford sedan in oz. When do you pick her up??? __________________ Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. Samuel Goldwyn

08-23-2003, 06:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Neo Insane Location: Louisiana	Sept 30, but I think I may find one elsewhere before then, I don't think I want to wait that long. __________________ Life isn't how many breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away!

08-22-2003, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shpoop Curious Location: NJ (but just for college)	not a truck man, but thats probly the pickup id get

08-22-2003, 09:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
FastShark85 Psycho Location: In the garage, under the car.	Nice ride! Be careful in it on the highways. I've got a relative that rolled one of those things over on dry pavement.

08-23-2003, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tickford Insane Location: Australia	I really hate that, the waiting is so bad. When I decide, I want it NOW. I had to wait like 3 weeks for my last car, and it almost killed me. __________________ Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. Samuel Goldwyn

08-23-2003, 06:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Neo Insane Location: Louisiana	Yeah, I know, the last time I ordered a new one was in 95, a 96 Tahoe, ordered Oct 3, came in 2 days after Christmas. __________________ Life isn't how many breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away!

08-23-2003, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
KeyserSoze Psycho Location: Lost Angeles	I hope they improved the safety ratings for an off centered crash. I saw the results the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did a few months back and the old F-150 failed BAD. But other then that...nice looking truck __________________ THERE IS NO KEYSER SOZE!!

08-24-2003, 02:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
ssander9 Amplitude Modulator Location: US	Sweet ride, congrats __________________ I never said you had to.

08-24-2003, 07:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
JBX Unfair and Imbalanced Location: Upstate, NY	2004's out already? Hey, enjoy the rid. Looks sweet. __________________ "Youth and Strength is no match for Age and Treachery"

08-25-2003, 09:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Why not the tonka edition? You would look cool in that ugly peace of shit. __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

08-25-2003, 10:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
Gnzo Insane	The add says: Biggest, Boldest, Strongest, Toughest F-150 Yet They should have added "Safest" Can't imagine it could do anyworse than the 97-03 model. http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_rat.../html/0110.htm

08-25-2003, 10:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
Gnzo Insane	Oops, forgot to add: Nice look'n truck though...

08-31-2003, 02:37 AM	#21 (permalink)
impreza56 Upright	Go the tonka! - great choice

09-01-2003, 02:10 PM	#22 (permalink)
neddy65 Loves green eggs and ham Location: I'm just sittin' here watching the world go round and round	Sorry, but to me it looks like last year's gmc. Still it's a great looking truck, Congrats!!!! __________________ If you're travelling at the speed of light, and you turn the headlights on, do they do anything? My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die! Drink Dickens' Hard Cider because nothing makes a girl smile like a Hard DIckens' Cider!

08-26-2003, 08:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
oWnAg3 Upright Location: Florida	holy shit, i would NOT want to be in the F-150 when that thing crashed! that is horrible! the airbags don't do jack shit!

08-27-2003, 08:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
fezman Upright	I'll take a 2004 Lightning, other than that I could care less about Ford trucks I really want GM to bring back the Syclone/Typhoon to show Dodge/Ford what a REAL fast truck is I'm thinking the Vortec 5.3L V8 (which is based off the LS1) + twin turbos should do the trick. Hell even bringing back the Turbocharged 4.3 would be awesome. That was a motor with some serious potential.

08-27-2003, 11:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
thadon Cruisin thru life Location: Alpharetta, GA	Ford brings to life a real Tonka truck. The F-150 looks just like a Tonka toy ... bad azz

09-02-2003, 07:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
otter Upright	Be watchful of any upcoming recalls, first year of a major redesign is bound to have at least a couple issues.

09-03-2003, 01:02 AM	#24 (permalink)
laxative Loser Location: the bathroom	heh, i drive that model of Chevy that NBC got in trouble for blowin' up. And it leaks gas.

09-04-2003, 08:25 AM	#25 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I heard that most of the crash safety issues were worked out, but I can't remember where I heard it, so don't quote me on that until I find it

09-04-2003, 10:15 AM	#26 (permalink)
Elitegibson More Freedom, Less Bullshit Location: Tulsa, OK	If trucks are your thing, that seems to be the one to get. This new redesign seems to make it quite a bit better too. Congrats on ordering a new truck! __________________ -Erik Stupid people shouldn't breed.

09-06-2003, 09:42 PM	#27 (permalink)
Lyaec123 Crazy	Get a chevy Jk man, nice ride, though I'll always love my 5.7L more I have heard that the 5.4's are a little weaker than the Vortec trucks, but have never actually driven one. Anyone have any experience with both? My 350 has the usual boltons, full length headers, K&N intake, programmer, etc, but nothing internal... wonder how it would stand with one of the new Fords... hmmmm....