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    Rear brake wear

    My oem rear pads on my 17 raptor were sub 1mm driver rear and 2.5mm passenger rear over the first 35k miles I drove the truck (normal road driving, some towing, nothing extreme except a single day at the sand dunes). I'm now at 46k miles, so 11k miles later, and the driver rear is back at 1mm on...
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    GEN 2 What else is in your garage?

    Awesome, I am picking up the same next weekend, snow time baby!
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    GEN 2 What else is in your garage?

    It looks good but my 17 Fords are the only cars with warranties, and I really like having 8yrs of full warranty, especially for the heavy track use R. The R is faster than 99% of cars on the track with me, stock with just camber plates for better tire wear. Only a excellent driver in a Gt3, Zo6...
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    GEN 2 What else is in your garage?

    17 Gt350R 17 Raptor 01 Ferrari 360 14 Aston Martin Vantage 10 Jaguar XFR 04 Infiniti G35 coupe All my favorites but all for different purposes!
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    Floor jack for Raptor suggestion

    For about $100 shipped, I'm getting this 3 ton ultra low profile (2 and 7/8 in to almost 20'' jack height) from harbor freight https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-steel-heavy-duty-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-61253.html . Good reviews, rapid jack, and will be nice to be able to use it...
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    Floor jack for Raptor suggestion

    Good idea about the wood blocks to help jack height.
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    Floor jack for Raptor suggestion

    I'd like to change oil and rotate my own tires, but my existing low profile floor jack for my sports cars doesn't extend tall enough to get the Raptor off the ground. Any suggestion for a floor jack, preferably low profile so I can use it on sports cars also? How high does the jack have to...
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    NC property tax. Grrrrrr

    In OH I paid about $45 a tag every year regardless of vehicle. Now in MI it's about $475 for the Raptor, $900 for my 16 year old Ferrari 360, $750 for 14 aston Martin, $150 for g35 coupe, and $425 for the Xfr. Annoying and adds up. Part of the reason I sold my 911 turbo which hasn't been getting...
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    2017 Question on Sport Mode and 4A Mode

    Was just going to say this. I hate 4A because the torque steer is absolutely aweful any time you touch throttle at all. I dislike the steering feel all together in the raptor (although I drove a new v8 Silverado recently and it's even worse for different reasons), but 4A and 4h make it awful to...
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    2017 Question on Sport Mode and 4A Mode

    What a pain in the arse with so many gears! I have a f1 Ferrari and love it, but more than 6/7 gears gets tedious. Op you describe exactly how my truck drives in sport and the wet. I have found sport better without the gear holding if you are more progressive and easier on initial throttle...
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    Gas Mileage.....Impressed!

    14.5 average here. On cruise at 75 I can get 19.x but anything more is driving like a granny and why do you need 510ft lbs and a $70k truck then?
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    Sport Mode

    Normal. Gear holding is annoying but normal. Fast snap shifts are cool imho
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    2018 Raptor orders at MSRP available in SE MI

    Sounds fair, and definitely thanks for sharing. I'd be pissed to if they gave me an ultimatum like that without any tact. I didn't interact with the dealer that much, but I know the guy is a car guy and has a GT350, an old Raptor, and a new Raptor now and was cool to talk to about cars for the...
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    2018 Raptor orders at MSRP available in SE MI

    MZRaptor, sorry to hear your truck had a ding in the tailgate. You can't blame the dealer for that, but obviously you can expect them to fix it during their normal business hours. I would also not want to pay in full until it was fixed. As for it being worth a "significant discount" for a...
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    2018 Raptor orders at MSRP available in SE MI

    The white Raptor is still available, strangely after 6 people asked me for the contact info knowing the exact truck and exact price... He also just emailed me there is a black Raptor that is now available as someone backed out: MSRP price is $69,740. Has 802A, moonroof, carbon package...
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    2018 Raptor orders at MSRP available in SE MI

    My dealer just called me last night that someone backed out of their ordered 2018 Raptor at MSRP and he's looking for someone to buy it off the lot at MSRP of $69,365. It's oxford white, 802A, moonroof, Carbon fiber, beedlock wheels, tailgate applique, tech package, 2nd row heated seats are the...
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    2018 Ruby Red Orders

    Damn, really glad I got a 17 ruby. It's a great color on this truck with the grey accents
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    GEN 2 1st oil change / analysis

    Good info. Nice to see something besides "I change my oil every 240 miles bc it's cheap insurance" nonsense. And this was the original oil which isn't even full synthetic, which at about $30 for 6 quarts at Walmart, is a no brainer if you diy.
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    Remote Start and Auto Climate Settings

    I have remote start on my 802a but it doesn't work after pressing the button 2x. Is there something to trouble shoot here before I ask the dealer?
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    Ideas for brake upgrade?

    The brakes on this monster truck are halariously small. Any modern sports car that weighs 1/2 as much has brakes 50% larger. I think at times it's down right dangerous, but on the other hand I'm not sure how much more braking the stock k02 tires can handles as they already lock up fast on the...
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    GEN 2 First oil change

    No offense but I think tech has changed. Just a waste of oil and time and money to do that frequent on a modern engine with synthetic oil.
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    Improve brake pedal "feel"?

    That would require bigger rims to fit then. Agree the brake pedal feel could use some work
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    2018 Order Guide is out.

    As soon as my 996tt sells and I free a garage spot, I'll be checking out the B&O in a aston v8v as well :). I am not a car audiophile and don't hate the Sony for a stock system, but I do appreciate good speakers and have a B&W CM series 11 channel atmos setup in the basement with two totally...
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    2018 Raptor orders at MSRP available in SE MI

    My dealer just email'd me that he now has 1 2017 allocation for a Raptor at MSRP. PM me if interested for contact info.
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    Raptor vs Other Toys

    Completely agree. I love my Raptor but coming from sports cars (911 turbo and Ferrari 360 and even g35 coupe) and mostly used to daily driving a jag Xfr once my son was born, I need to remember a truck on road is a different animal. Acceleration is fantastic for a truck, doesn't feel lacking at...
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