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Yeah, vehicles are taxed based on CO2 emissions and weight here in Norway, which hits big 4x4's especially hard. If it wasn't for the possibility to have them registered as commercial vehicles I don't think anyone would buy them at all. Even a Toyota Hilux is over 100k here. Tough place to like...

An absolutely obscene amount I have my truck registered as a "commercial vehicle", which means I have to take the second row of seats out and class it as essentially a van. For the 2022 Raptor that puts the cost at 175k USD. If I wanted it with all 5 seats we are talking around 250k USD. But...

To anyone who has swapped their Gen 2 for a Gen 3 - does the Gen 3 handle load in the pickup bed better than the Gen 2? I currently have a Gen 2, with a roof top tent mounted over the bed. I'm looking into mounting more gear, maybe changing to a truck camper (Alu-Cab style) for increased winter...

Hi all! I have got some Truxedo Elevate rails mounted on my truck bed along with a Truxedo soft cover. Looking for a solution for a rack to mount on top of this but that is proving rather challenging. Any input would be appreciated. My final option is to make something myself from 80/20...

Ideally I'd want one on the front and back, but failing that I can at least get a rear mounted winch to pull me back to solid ground and then I can choose a different route. Sadly the laws for vehicle modification in Europe are pretty strict, so something like a Warn front winch bumper wouldn't...

Good point, I suppose they have considered a fair amount of dynamic load from a heavy trailer going in unpredictable directions, should be good for a winch pull at 6000 lbs then. Cheers all :D

Are there any bed rack solutions that work with a normal Truxedo soft cover? Most of the combined rack/bed cover solutions I have seen have the harder roll-covers that roll down into the bed - having had a Mountain Top Roll Cover on my previous VW Amarok I found it didn't work very well in...

Ouf. That is the road I would have gone down as I rarely have the patience to wait and see if things fix themselves. Thankfully it is all working nicely again now - some times it will cut out if I have been in and out of the truck a lot, which is understandable as I'm barely driving anywhere now...

I am considering getting a winch in a cradle that mounts to the rear hitch receiver. 6000 lbs winch. Any thoughts on whether or not this could cause any problems for the hitch receiver on the Raptor?

Brushed the snow off it, fired it up, and drifted it most of the way to the nearest food shop. I absolutely love this truck!

You would think so, but I shoot IPSC rifle and handgun competitions so I have a host of handguns and an AR-15 to feed :eek: A bit more paperwork to sort here, but we can get them if we put in the effort :cool:

Yeah it is pretty bizarre. I believe the thinking behind it is that a two seat (or three seat, you are allowed one seat row) truck or van will not make a good family car. So they want to prevent people buying big heavy and thirsty pickups just for the tax benefits (which are considerable as you...

Just to update, my keyless entry systems are all working again too, just a few long-ish drives needed to get it running again :) Hopefully others will find this thread helpful

Aha, that's where I went wrong, I just looked at the voltage the car displayed once I turned the engine off. Was higher than expected. I'll use a voltmeter and check this morning as the truck has been cold all night :) I have a battery tender that I usually use for my ATV and motorbike...

Haha, damn, you are right, it'll take me some time to get used to driving something this amazing and decidedly un-European ;) A friend asked me if there was a Webasto (diesel auxiliary heater) in the truck. I remote started it. We both laughed at the absurdity of using the petrol engine to...

Aha, that makes sense! Thanks :) What doesn't make sense is the rather odd sequence in which this stops working. First the unlock feature stops working on the drivers door, and then it starts locking the truck no matter how I touch the door, and then the whole system stops working. And now it...

Maybe I've got this wrong but isn't battery charge and voltage directly correlated? Having said that, I can now lock the truck from both sides, and open it from the passenger side. Which seems very strange but is sort of an improvement I guess ;)

So, not sure what the issue is here. Battery is charging at 14 volts, was at 13.4 when I switched the engine off, which I suspect should be more than enough? Start/Stop doesn't work, but then again at -11c (12 Fahrenheit) I wouldn't expect it to. Remote start works too. On a separate issue, I...

You might be on to something there actually. The truck has a lot of exterior lights that remain on for quite some time after opening the doors. We had most of our camp setup in the rear as I haven't got a bed cover for it yet, which meant going in and out of the truck a LOT before we had...

I think I would look into a heated blanket or similar to run off a Goal Zero / Jackery battery if we end up doing more winter camping. Planning on building an overlanding "insert" for the truck bed next year, basically a frame of 80/20 aluminium profiles that goes in the bed and contains a...

Alcohol, mainly ;) For the sleep system we used a foam insulation pad (the solid stuff used for hiking), an Exped Megamat Duo, a wool blanket, a sleeping bag each, rated to -9c comfort temp, and a double duvet on top. We kept surprisingly warm and toasty even without any heating, but we built up...

Hi all! Just got back from my first camping trip with the Raptor (2020 Crew Cab), and for some reason the keyless entry and lock functions (touching the door handle on the outside or inside) have stopped working. We spent a fair bit of time going in and out of the car at the start setting up...

Yeah I must admit now that I figured out I hadn't turned the AdvanceTrac off the truck behaves a lot better. I'm amazed how good it was at preventing a slide when I had just turned Traction Control off - it must be applying brakes to the outside rear wheel to keep the truck from letting go at...

For me it depends on my mood. We usually have 3-4 months of snow covered roads in a good winter. If I'm out for a drive for fun I have everything off, if it's 6am and I'm heading to work before my first cup of coffee I leave everything on ;) The systems can give me a warning if it is more...

Thanks! I wonder how many Raptors there actually are in Europe, can't be that many. They are surprisingly popular here despite the price though - as a commercial vehicle you can claim the VAT back on expenses if you run your own business as I do, which thankfully helps a bit. Still, our car...