19 Raptor is UNREAL awesome

TwoSqueeze said:

So jealous of that rx7. Had a silver 93 when I was in Okinawa from 2001 to 2005. Hated having to sell that beast. To this day still the most fun car I have ever owned.

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They are incredible to drive both rotary powered or with an American heart. This one with over 520hp is just plain bonkers.


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Congrats on you new truck...had mine just under a year and 13,000 miles...and still get excited every time I drive it...

Loufish said:

Congrats on you new truck...had mine just under a year and 13,000 miles...and still get excited every time I drive it...

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Thanks! I’ll do close to 25-30k a year and looking forward to it! Other than cost hard to find any faults! My 16 lariat felt like a tractor compared to this and I still thought it was a nice truck! This is on a different level. Who knew driving a truck would be so fun!

We had 18” of snow and roads closed and I was playing in deep snow mode and the truck felt like it would accelerate just as fast as dry pavement! Crazy!



Added V1 and dash cam day 2 of ownership:



Love the wide body! View from upper level hotel window:




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beautiful truck and RX7.. always loved that car. I just picked up a 17 blue raptor coming from a 15 f150 and i couldnt be in more awe every morning that i look outside and see a raptor sitting in my driveway.

Kinger9 said:

They are incredible to drive both rotary powered or with an American heart. This one with over 520hp is just plain bonkers.

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Do you have a 1/4 mile time for it?

I also just took delivery of Performance Blue '19 Raptor with 802A package and love it ... except Sync 3 issues have it back at the dealer within 1 week.
Currently my Sync3 problems are
1)Navigation does not work, the "No GPS" Icon stays on
2)radio presets do not take, no matter what preset # is held it erases the previous
3)Sirius XM indicates antennae error
4)intermittent high-pitched noise (no it's not the music ) when sourcing phone music via bluetooth

In spite of above I love the vehicle, it looks great and has responsiveness that will put a smile on your face. I am looking forward to challenging it on our CO mountain roads and spring snow storms.

I have had mine a little over a week and I agree with the OP completely.

Kinger9 said:

Performance blue- not a blue guy but love this color with no graphics.


The dream car. Exotic speed and looks and American maintenance costs lol

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If you held out for the 5.2SC in the 20, you would have had something that would keep up with that LS!

Dang fellas... I may be one of the few who took the Raptor plunge and regret it a bit.

It is my 1st truck (19’ White/Blue 802A), and I thought it was the complete vehicle... and I could still convince myself and anyone else that it is on paper, however...

My issue appears to be that it is average in many areas and really only excels in one area (off-road). After owning it for 2 months, I would say that it’s a “jack of all trades” and doesn’t excel in the areas that I now realize are a must for me (performance, and luxury).

Im just not going to off-road a $75k vehicle, the same way I won’t road course my next luxury/performance vehicle. But I feel like I will utilize that performance and luxury more than I do the off-road capability.

So... for sale if you’re interested.

Yup it’s still a truck at the end of the day. I feel like most that disappointed in these are coming from the luxury segment. They don’t compare to a BMW X5 with a m package or such like cars.