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<blockquote data-quote="14BlackRoush" data-source="post: 1506940" data-attributes="member: 42637"><p>Hi there,</p><p>new to the forum</p><p>I live in Australia but have been checking out posts on here for the last few weeks to help with deciding if I should buy a 2014 Raptor.</p><p></p><p>Ended up buying the truck a few days a go and driving it back to my place in another state. Have done 1000Kms (620miles) in it each day for the last 2 days and am very happy with it. Have some long stretches of poor quality narrow roads with Road Train Trucks (roughly 150 feet long) to pass, which require at times only being on half the road doing 140kms/hr (86m/ph) and the truck felt super safe and stable, and with the big 6.2L and Roush super charger I was able to get around the trucks in places my old Toyota would never dream of. </p><p></p><p>I have driven F250s, Dodge Rams and a Tundra in Australia (not to mention my daily driver which is a toyota Landcrusier pickup) and none of them have had the power, handling and overall comfort all in one like this Raptor.</p><p></p><p>I did get a tyre pressure sensor warning light come on but after I check tyre pressures they were all good, happened another 2 times during trip. Also had a bit of a fright from a flashing engine light which came on when I put my foot down passing a truck, I herd it splutter a bit as I got around the truck and took the power of a little bit, when I went to give it power it spluttered again while still flashing engine light. </p><p></p><p>I was sure I had done some major damage and not looking forward to breaking down at least 50miles from any small town. With in a 10-15 seconds though the light stopped flashing and the truck went back to running well. Checked owners manual and it said it was Engine misfire, will make sure not to stomp the foot down from now on, but am questioning if this is a normal thing or not?</p><p></p><p>Any ways I’m keen to learn as much as I can about the truck as I will be doing the service and maintenance on it back on the farm. I am still in a smaller city at the moment and going to shop around tomorrow to get bits an pieces to keep in the Raptor that might get me out of trouble, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?</p><p>So far on the list :</p><p>Box of assorted fuses (have read fuse #76 can go)</p><p>Engine oil </p><p>Cleaning kit for the cold air Pod Filter</p><p></p><p>I have also read with the Roush super charged engines the belts can go, is it a good idea to carry a spare? Or is it unlikely under normal highway driving?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any info, glad to be a new member of the F150 Raptor community, have wanted one of these truck since they first came out years ago but they are very rare in Australia and pricey so feeling lucky things all like lined up.</p><p>(we do have the Ranger Raptors which I have test driven, they are a nice car but 2.0L engine hmm..... if I had bought one I’d still be driving now stuck behind a Road train)</p><p></p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="14BlackRoush, post: 1506940, member: 42637"] Hi there, new to the forum I live in Australia but have been checking out posts on here for the last few weeks to help with deciding if I should buy a 2014 Raptor. Ended up buying the truck a few days a go and driving it back to my place in another state. Have done 1000Kms (620miles) in it each day for the last 2 days and am very happy with it. Have some long stretches of poor quality narrow roads with Road Train Trucks (roughly 150 feet long) to pass, which require at times only being on half the road doing 140kms/hr (86m/ph) and the truck felt super safe and stable, and with the big 6.2L and Roush super charger I was able to get around the trucks in places my old Toyota would never dream of. I have driven F250s, Dodge Rams and a Tundra in Australia (not to mention my daily driver which is a toyota Landcrusier pickup) and none of them have had the power, handling and overall comfort all in one like this Raptor. I did get a tyre pressure sensor warning light come on but after I check tyre pressures they were all good, happened another 2 times during trip. Also had a bit of a fright from a flashing engine light which came on when I put my foot down passing a truck, I herd it splutter a bit as I got around the truck and took the power of a little bit, when I went to give it power it spluttered again while still flashing engine light. I was sure I had done some major damage and not looking forward to breaking down at least 50miles from any small town. With in a 10-15 seconds though the light stopped flashing and the truck went back to running well. Checked owners manual and it said it was Engine misfire, will make sure not to stomp the foot down from now on, but am questioning if this is a normal thing or not? Any ways I’m keen to learn as much as I can about the truck as I will be doing the service and maintenance on it back on the farm. I am still in a smaller city at the moment and going to shop around tomorrow to get bits an pieces to keep in the Raptor that might get me out of trouble, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated? So far on the list : Box of assorted fuses (have read fuse #76 can go) Engine oil Cleaning kit for the cold air Pod Filter I have also read with the Roush super charged engines the belts can go, is it a good idea to carry a spare? Or is it unlikely under normal highway driving? Thanks for any info, glad to be a new member of the F150 Raptor community, have wanted one of these truck since they first came out years ago but they are very rare in Australia and pricey so feeling lucky things all like lined up. (we do have the Ranger Raptors which I have test driven, they are a nice car but 2.0L engine hmm..... if I had bought one I’d still be driving now stuck behind a Road train) cheers [/QUOTE]
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