May be moving to an F-150 sooner then later

[TrainTrac]

Ok Jimmy, since nobody else has done it yet:



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Congrats on the new truck!:haveabeer:

 

[scott degroot]

A quick ? if you don't mind. Did you price out a F150 with the eco Boost and if so what was the cost difference vs the 5.0? I suspect that Ford is getting a premium for the Eco Boost engine.

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

The Ecoboost is not available where I live yet. They are saying that it'll be available on Valentines Day.



Having Magnaflow dual exhaust (catback) installed late next week but the 5.0 L engine sounds pretty damn good stock.



TrainTrac, taking lots of picts this weekend - patience ma man, patience.

 

[Dreman]

Went to the Houston Autoshow, signed up for the $50 gift certificate to test drive something, went and drove a Focus, and talked with the salesman about the new F150's with the ecoboost. He said they don't have any for sale yet, but the Ford rep came through recently with a couple, and he was impressed. More power than the 5.0, and something like 28mpg highway. How can you get 28mpg highway out of an F150 brick?

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

More power than the 5.0, and something like 28mpg highway. How can you get 28mpg highway out of an F150 brick?

Actually, the Ecoboost gas mileage is rated 16/22 - 18 ave. It has something like 420 torque where the 5.0 L has 380.



It's definitely a beast but I agree with l1tech, it's a very new engine - so...

 

[Brian Hill 2]

Do those quads fit inside that trailer? not side by side?



I had the chance to demo the Ecoboost and boy does that thing have power. Its like a buick grand national power wise it just pulls.

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

Yea - two ATVs fit inside - one in front of the other and I still have about 1 1/2 feet in back.



Here's a few pictures...



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Friday night - loaded with everything and ready to go riding in the morning.



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Two ATVs loaded inside on top of tarps. 1st time loading them.



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Sunday around 11:00am on the way back home from camping and riding. Stopped to get some ice. Gotta get home to watch the Super Bowl!



My neighbors think I won the lottery - New camper and new truck within 2 weeks. LOL.



I'm not, truth is that the total additional monthly cost for everything including the insurance is around $60.00 / month. I was already making payments on the old camper and Sport Trac. We LOVE camping and riding ATVs so this was a natural progression for us!



More picts to come when I download from my camera. The ones above were taken from my cell phone.

 

[Brian Hill 2]

Nice set up. We have the open platform Wolfpack for our atv sitting outside up front on the deck.



They make a nice trailer for the money we had been happy woth ours.