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<blockquote data-quote="allenfrx" data-source="post: 1224357" data-attributes="member: 26006"><p>So i bought this 2014 which appears to have been what you guys call a mall crawler. </p><p></p><p>It is apparantly an SVT with all the luxury options so its a loaded model. </p><p></p><p>History on me...</p><p>1)I have always wanted a raptor but couldn't afford one.</p><p>2) Was always a mustang guy. Have owned 8 mustangs including a classic (65) and a GT500 (11 SVT with 3.73s, Pulley, Tune, Intake and exhaust dynoed at 620hp 620tq).</p><p>3) Have also owned stuff like C7 vets, 370s, and a Lexus RCF.</p><p>4) My truck experience is limited to an old 4wd 87 Jeep Cherokee pioneer and a Nissan Titan and a couple other explorers and Cherokee models.</p><p></p><p>A few things of note.</p><p></p><p>1) The new car manager has personally owned two Raptors....didn't know the front cam can be operated in 2H by pressing ORM and turning it on. Working at a ford dealership and owning two....he apparantly knows Nothing about how to use one??</p><p></p><p>2) This was a one owner model. I was going through the manual and found a discrepancy so i took it back today. It turns out the truck was sold with a defective left wheel column stick (turn signal, window washer) and with 9 miles on the odometer.... the Ford dealership replaced it with the wrong stick.....they used the one without the control for the front cam washer. So this guy who supposedly has only ever owned raptors, didnt discover it for 39k miles and 3 years. Ford missed it in all of their inspections and servicing for 3 years and two sales.</p><p></p><p>I ....a not raptor, not truck guy found both the service departments mistake and the knowledge deficit of the new car manager in less than 24 hours. </p><p></p><p>Whats up with all the incompetence?</p><p></p><p>Ive been through the whole truck and the only other issue that i can find is that getting it out of 4l is hit or miss and can take a few trys (which according to TFLs long term review on the 14 is.....normal).</p><p></p><p>I don't plan to mod it, i will but some cheap recovery gear and do some light off road and camping but nothing major. It also has a nice light kit that takes up 3 of the auxiliary toggles</p><p></p><p>I would def add a winch, but living in the south and not doing major off roading might be a waste. </p><p></p><p>I live near the famous ofg road site called the "gulches" and plan to go...but that 80 acre off road site is set up for dune buggies, modified wrangles, motorcycles, 4 wheelers etc. And most is out of the Raptors capability. </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gulchesorvpark.com" target="_blank">http://www.gulchesorvpark.com</a></p><p></p><p>No high speed off roading avail here...sadly.</p><p></p><p>.[ATTACH=full]278169[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk</p><p>[ATTACH=full]278170[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="allenfrx, post: 1224357, member: 26006"] So i bought this 2014 which appears to have been what you guys call a mall crawler. It is apparantly an SVT with all the luxury options so its a loaded model. History on me... 1)I have always wanted a raptor but couldn't afford one. 2) Was always a mustang guy. Have owned 8 mustangs including a classic (65) and a GT500 (11 SVT with 3.73s, Pulley, Tune, Intake and exhaust dynoed at 620hp 620tq). 3) Have also owned stuff like C7 vets, 370s, and a Lexus RCF. 4) My truck experience is limited to an old 4wd 87 Jeep Cherokee pioneer and a Nissan Titan and a couple other explorers and Cherokee models. A few things of note. 1) The new car manager has personally owned two Raptors....didn't know the front cam can be operated in 2H by pressing ORM and turning it on. Working at a ford dealership and owning two....he apparantly knows Nothing about how to use one?? 2) This was a one owner model. I was going through the manual and found a discrepancy so i took it back today. It turns out the truck was sold with a defective left wheel column stick (turn signal, window washer) and with 9 miles on the odometer.... the Ford dealership replaced it with the wrong stick.....they used the one without the control for the front cam washer. So this guy who supposedly has only ever owned raptors, didnt discover it for 39k miles and 3 years. Ford missed it in all of their inspections and servicing for 3 years and two sales. I ....a not raptor, not truck guy found both the service departments mistake and the knowledge deficit of the new car manager in less than 24 hours. Whats up with all the incompetence? Ive been through the whole truck and the only other issue that i can find is that getting it out of 4l is hit or miss and can take a few trys (which according to TFLs long term review on the 14 is.....normal). I don't plan to mod it, i will but some cheap recovery gear and do some light off road and camping but nothing major. It also has a nice light kit that takes up 3 of the auxiliary toggles I would def add a winch, but living in the south and not doing major off roading might be a waste. I live near the famous ofg road site called the "gulches" and plan to go...but that 80 acre off road site is set up for dune buggies, modified wrangles, motorcycles, 4 wheelers etc. And most is out of the Raptors capability. [url]http://www.gulchesorvpark.com[/url] No high speed off roading avail here...sadly. .[ATTACH=full]278169[/ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk [ATTACH=full]278170[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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