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p.s. how are you able to get 12.5 in town mileage??? You do have V-10 Auto right???
I was pleasantly suprised in the ride when I had weight in the back a while ago. I had about 1500 lbs of fertilizer, etc in the back and it rode really well. It just settled in a little. With my old F150 my headlights would have been shining in the tree tops with the same weight and how far back in the bed I had the weight.
Fantastic truck!
In winter conditions, turning radius almost becomes a non-issue. I make sure I'm in 2wd and give it a little extra gas and watch the duallys spin the back end around. Heck, I can make a 90 degree turn on a dime in a parking lot.
Missed the meteor storm because we had overcast and a few inches of snow last night. But I did see the northern lights earlier this week. That's a fair trade.
tom18... come back to us as you seem to be having an especially difficult time in regard to finding a decent all around deal.
right. the VOPC changed it's initial message... just hold a sec or two & the automated system will come up.
Whalercat
See post 18 of this forum, OR goto www.ford-diesel.com faq 2.2 on the VOPC system.
By the way, State Farm does not offer this coverage.
Trayco ... I responded as such. Sorry you missed it.
shipped by rail with a delivery date for week of ii-29. Truck was orderd on 10-13, built on 11-11
Hey! Bess I just might beat that record of yours
HA! HA!
One thing my DORA never had any priority number at all, All it says is priority no number. But it looks like my creation will make it home by date promised and thats all that matters to me!
(LONG AS THE RAIL YARDS DON'T SCREW UP)
The fleet sales manager, George Baraga, actually sat down with me at their official Ford invoice input computer, typed in the truck order with a priority of 10, and handed me a copy of the DORA afterwards. None of the mystifying crap about holding back order info. Straight shooting all the way.
However, they are quoting me a conservative delay estimate of 16 weeks, citing the V-10 allocations to Excursion builds. Told me to expect a build date lock-in within two weeks. I'm hoping Ford will come back with a delivery date in the 12 week ballpark.
Who was it who ordered a California-emissions V-10/AT/3.73 with the limited-slip diff? The Ford order processing system still won't let you order that combo, even though I asked George to try. There's still time for me to change my order if I can find out how to enter an order with the LS diff.
I'm sure glad I was given the rail car number by my dealer, without it my truck would still be sitting there I'm sure. After checking CSX's info line for several days with no movement I decided to talk to a HUMAN at CSX. Lucky for me I did because this person put me through to some Ford hot line. After a couple more days of passing the buck, they finally hooked me up with someone with enough clout to get the thing moving. That was this morning and by 12:25pm it was moving again. I was also told that there was no bottle neck in Ayre, so they should be able to unload my truck right away (I wonder when the VOPC will find out). With any luck they'll actually put it on a transport right away and I should have it early next week????
When I bought my truck, the V-10 was a $275 option. I think it's more for 2000. Also, the V-8 was only at 245hp and I forget how much torque. Since there appeared to be no significant difference in mpg and I carry a heavy camper, the V-10 was a no brainer for me. Actually, if mpg had been a bigger factor, I would have considered the V-8.......PSD V-8 that is. I heard of several people who have the 5.4L V-8 in the Superduty and they don't have any complaints. When you don't need more engine, there is no point in buying more.
Tom18
Any luck with Anderson Ford. They faxed my Dora back to me as soon as the order was made. They did want a $500 deposit. I didn't think that was too much of a deal since the price of the truck was that much lower than the competition. So far of the 2 trucks ordered from Anderson they have arrived between 3 and 6 weeks. The advice people give you in these threads is from practical experience which is huge when you consider the dollar value of these trucks. Good luck everyone. Gary
It was $4.95, and comes with instructions and adapters for ford, GM, and chrysler vehicles.. It took me about 5 minutes to replace it.. It works great.
Eligible Vehicles: Any new 1999 Model F150/F250 (under 8500 lbs GVWR) or 2000 Model F150 (under 8500 lbs GVWR). Excludes the all new F150 SuperCrew coming in January.
Valid from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31.
The customer must take new retail delivery from dealer stock. (No order protection.) A, X and Z plan units are eligible.
OK...enough Ford lingo for me....what does this mean...of coarse...no good for y2k F250's...plus I guess it says that those of us who order are left out???....moot anyway since Ford not taking orders for 99 250's anymore anyway.....plus...what dealer still has a 99 model on the lot??? So basically this is only good for 150 purchases......SUCKS!!!!
Oh well.....got my pop up hooks from bull accessories today.....EASY to install and they look great and seem like they will function really well. These are hooks that you put in the square holes on top of the bed rails...on the side rails. There are four slots ....two near the tailgate and two near the rear window.....29.95 and well worth it!!!
after it was serialized and it did not affect my production date (actually it was produced a week earlier than the orginal production date given on the VOPC message)
paull 1- glad you got the folks at CSX moving. Mine was put on the rail car 11/5, "at the ramp"
11/15, maybe at the dealer by turkey day...I can only hope!!
Thanks
Scott
Whether or not making changes will delay your order will depend on what you change. For example, if you just want to add the trailer/tow package or the camper package, it's not likely to cause any delays, but if you change something big like from a V-8 to a V-10 or a SRW to a dually, it probably will. There was a time when leather interiors were in short supply and Lariat rims. If you would have changed from an XLT to a Lariat, it would have delayed the order.
crazyelvis, I also got a $500 rebate sticker last year shortly after buying my truck. As with yours, it didn't cover the Superduty.
Saw a moose trying to cross the road this morning. Amazingly, we have 200-300 moose kills on the hwys up here each year, most of them in the winter when they come down out of the deep snow of the higher elevations to find more food. They can do a lot of damage, even to a Superduty.
I once read an article in news paper about a MOOSE that was struck in the rear by a slow moving train (in Canada).
Apparently this MOOSE was rather PISSED OFF because he turned around and CHARGED the train!!!
He committed suicide but mortally wounded the train by getting his antlers UNDER the R.R. cars pulling his large frame with it. I guess he "Balled up" as the train rolled over him, LIFTING the train up high enough for it to exceed the height of the wheel flange--- Thus DE-RAILING the train!!!!
I know it's not SD topic material --- I'm still waiting!!! and I have no useful information to post -- SORRY
5yr/60k $995.00
6yr/75k $1355.00
There is a $50 deductible per visit not per problem. He says these are $100 over his cost. The warranty is called EXTRACARE and is the top of the line package covering everything.
Tom18, any more information on the dealings with Anderson's???
Porky, with the double posting, I have noticed this when hitting the "reload" button on my browser to update for new messages after I have posted my message.....
I'll watch out for that next time because I did go OFF site to check out another Web location and came back. I hit "refresh" and bingo there it was (my last post) a third time! Makes a guy kinda feel a little dorky!!!
Well, by now you have had more than one tank full of gas ---- How's the mileage doing???? Any better than 9.5 mpg?
Is financing something we can share in this forum?? I know Credit Unions would pose a problem, but large lending banks usually don't care where you live as long as your breathing, can make the payments and have a good credit history. The best that I can do around here ( Western Washington Seattle/Tacoma area) is 7.75% over 84 mo. Why so long? It will get my payments down to something I can live with (around $375) and I can always add more to shorten the length of the loan. ANY INFORMATION would be most appreciative. Thanks in advance. Paul
Just over a month old and love it, is it perfect? nope, but nothing else in life is that I have found. Still have a big grin whenever I get in it.
Enjoy all!
Some things on the truck I have found need attention. The right rear quarter window seal does not work very well, particularly at the car wash. The door seals appear more noisey than I would want, possible the doors need adjusting as the truck gets worn in. I'm going to give the truck a little more time incase any other things show up. That way several can be fixed at the same time. Dealer talked about adding some silicone to the original seal. I am going to ask for a new seal, any thoughts?
Now that my SD has arrived, I agree that the design could be improved upon..
It seems like the open sides (on the outside) are the key problem.. I've implemented a very cheap home remedy fix, that can be installed in about 1/2 hour and completly uninstalled in 10 secs if it turns out you don't like the fix.
Parts needed:
2 10" x 4mm stretch cords (available at your favorite wal-mart for 1.97 or so. In the auto section)
1 small piece of wire
tools needed:
3/16 in drill bit w/cordless drill (don't worry there are NO visible holes)
Pair of needlenose pliers
Procedure:
Open the cupholder and examine the 2 'jaws I'll call them' that pop up.
Each jaw has a slit where a rubberized type of material is inserted.
Basically we're going to put a cord that attaches to both jaws, so when the cup holder is 'out', the cord will support the side of the cup especially when cornering. When folded, the jaws collapse down, pulling the cord down nicely out of the way.
a. Gently pull part of the rubberized material out of the slot. You don't
have to pull the whole thing out, just enough to see the slot.
Do this on the 4 outside corners of the cupholder.
b. Place the drill bit on the outside most part of the slot and make a rounded
hole there.. (I tried to squeeze the cord in the slot without drilling, but it needed to be a tiny bit wider, thus the drilling). Do this on all 4 corners.
c. Take the stretch cord, and cut 1 end off, remove the 2 hooks from the
stretch cord and discard them.
(Note how the hooks were attached to the cord.. We're doing the same thing later on in step f).
d. Feed the cord from the back side of the jaw closest to the dash out the front
of that jaw, then in the front of the opposing jaw and out the back.
So the long end of the cord is closest to you..
e. With the cupholder fully open, I made it so the cord was a straight line
but not stretched, and cut the excess part of the cord off. Leave a little extra
cord so you can tie it off.
If you cut the cord too short, it will probably intefere with the jaws
automatically opening. If you leave it too long, when the jaws close up
on folding, the cord might snag/get pinched in the slide mechanism.
f. Now I hold the jaws down which allows me to pull the cord farther out the back
so its easier to fold/loop the cord back onto itself at the tip and use the wire to
hold the loop..
Repeat this on the other side.
g. Put the rubberized material back in the slot.
I wish I had a digital camera so I could show pictures, it would make it
much easier..
With mine, the little loop/knot tucks nicely in the little groove in the
back.
Removal:
If for some reason you want to remove this, just cut the cord and slide it out.
No one will even know you hacked it..
Remember, you heard this from me first, don't send $$, just a nice thanks will do.
I hope this helps
Kermode...on the window seal issue, I think that you might be able to tighten the windows where the latch mechanism is. Requires kind of a BIG phillips screwdriver if I remember correctly. These windows work kind of like a sunroof, and may require snugging from time to time. You mean you the truck FIT in the car wash, or was it the do-it-yourself-stall? Maybe next time we plan a trip over that way I'll give ya a post so we can meet and compare rigs!!
Bess, thanks for the tip, but I might have a solution to your picture dilema. 1.) You might be able to rent a digital camera from the local rent-it place. 2.) Get some good pictures of the step by step process. Get film developed and take pictures to a KINKO'S copy center. Most of the Kinko's now have a computer center where you could scan your pictures into JPEG format, save them to disc and transport them home, OR 3.) take film to Photomat place and ask for a PICTURE DISC. If you were able to get pictures posted somewhere, or have the ability to send them out, I think that it would be greatly appreciated to those of us mechanically challenged within the group, or just like to look at pictures.
FOR THOSE OF YOU whom wanting to copy the instructions to take with you....position mouse cursor at the start of the message, hold down left button and move mouse down highlighting the instructions. Release left button, and move mouse cursor somewhere within the highlighted area and right click. A small menu should appear, move mouse cursor down the menu until the "copy" function is highlighted and LEFT-click mouse. From there open up Microsoft WORD into a NEW document, place mouse cursor within the new WORD document and RIGHT click mouse. A menu should appear...move mouse cursor down and highlight "PASTE", LEFT-click mouse...the instructions should now appear on the WORD document. Save the file under whatever name you want, then print them off to go shopping!!! Hope the tip helps......