Recent content by OriginalToken

You quoted my post, so I assume you are asking me that question, but I don't understand the question. Count for what? T!

I thought it was in late Feb, 2018 they made the switch, so before mid production year. For sure my March 2018 has the metal pan. But yeah, if this is a 2017 production 2018 model it would have plastic. T!

When you saw me I was on my way to basically the same area ya'll had covered, at least part of it, the south Panamint, Goler Canyon, and Keysight area. T!

HF, 3.5 to 30 MHz, all inclusive (ham band only transmit...of course ;) ). I can do 160 meters if I really want it, but the antenna efficiency is in the toilet on that band, works, but not great. CB. Ham VHF / UHF bands 6M, 2M, 70 cm, also 23 cm, but that antenna is not up in that picture...

Were ya'll heading out, up (southbound, up the hill) Trona Road out of Poison Canyon towards Highway 395, about 6 PM on Sunday? Looks like a group I saw and waved at (in my 2018 blue SCREW) about that time, I was at a cross street stop sign. I would have been in this: T!

It sounds like mine may be a minority opinion, but I did exactly what you are asking and while I found there was a very slight ride quality reduction and noise increase, it was very small and no issue at all. The over the road ride quality of the Raptor is one of the daily things I like best...

Not a Raptor specifically, but a buddy of mine has a F-150 SCREW that had a similar wet carpet issue. Turned out that behind the rear seat, on the back wall of the cab, there are two vents to the outside, these relieve air pressure when you close the doors. These vents are really just slatted...

I am off road pretty much weekly, and in areas of no cell coverage for hours at a time almost every weekend. I do tend to repeat areas, once I have hit an area I go back, so once the data is DLed I would have it. But really leaning away form a connected answer and towards a dedicated, works...

At the 17.5 or at the 23-25? The 17.5 seems fine, the 23-25 seems a little good to me. On the other hand, if he is going by the indicated and has not calibrated it, maybe. Prior to calibrating my MPG indications (using the Engineering mode) I showed 22 or a bit over on several occasions. I...

^^^^^this, absolutely. Calibration using the Engineering mode is the way to go. I did it a couple years ago to my 2018 and now it is typically accurate to +/- 0.1 MPG. Prior to that I was often over 1.5 MPG off. Today I can typically go in with a quarter tank showing (3/4 empty), and using...

My 2018 802A has the tech package and no sunroof, just the way I wanted it. The dealer I got it from had 2 in that configuration. He also had a couple with sunroof, but he always tries to keep one in stock without. His claim was that the people who wanted to use them off road are less likely...

In general the further east and south you go, until you get to FL, the less expensive the trucks tend to be. When I bought my early 2018 in California the truck had a, no kidding, $25k dealer markup on the sticker, the window sticker was $95,300 for a $70k MSRP and optioned truck. No, I did...

Any particular model? Any particular features or options to be sure to include? Have you used them and have they held up well to off-road use? T!

The recent Bronco buzz showed that Ford appears to be bringing a off-road oriented GPS to the Bronco, including topographic maps. I would think it likely that the Raptor will end up with a similar system. However, that does not help me now. I have always considered the lack of a topo mapped...

It is all in how you drive it and under what conditions. I have gotten 18+ combined for several extended periods. On road trips with mostly highway miles I have gotten high 19's, even the occasional 20+ for a tank. However, when I drive it like I enjoy I get more like 14 or so, and have...