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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1473126" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>there are a lot of threads on the tech ; do i need it, do i want it, etc. Only you can answer the question. I went from a 2006 era, mostly optioned car to the 2017 Rap with pretty much everything. It’s owner’s manual is literally 3x the size as my previous. </p><p></p><p>This is like buying a gun in that it’s a very personal choice. Lots of people will “help” you decide which one to get, but they’re not you. </p><p></p><p>How are you going to use the truck? pavement princess? starbucks / mall crawler? work truck and some hunting, fishing and light off roading? You are a secret off road hero, mid travel can barely keep up with you? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you find the features annoying, or the fact that it’s your wife’s car and she has significantly different tastes and opinions on vehicles, and you harbor some resentment for her vehicle choices? I know I do. Vehicles for my wife are a necessity, and she is the opposite of an enthusiast. A couple vehicles back, I instituted a ‘minimum horsepower rating’ so if i was stuck using it, there would be some redeeming quality. I think I need to step it up though - back to your dilemma: Each manufacturer handles things differently. something as simple as the seat belt chime - easily driver suppressed in the F150, cannot be disabled in the S00b (at least the ’11 my wife has) without significant effort. Locks, auto lock, auto unlock, etc. It’s difficult to analogize your wife’s vehicle and tech to the Raptor because they’re radically different vehicles. At least look to competing vehicle types- pickups of the same basic layout, even if they’re peasant trucks from other manufacturers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Every vehicle make / model has quirks and weird behavior.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I used to think the same thing until I learned to adjust the following distance. I’m near I95 / Metro DC. I can assure you, that traffic is orders of magnitude more hostile than where you are with the 2 exceptions of urban L.A. ( not Lower Alabama ) and urban NYC. The prevalence of drivers from out of country who shouldn’t be legal, and the prevalence of unlicensed illegals who actually do not understand the road signage, poorly skilled ‘murican drivers, many of whom fled the overcrowding of NY/NJ to overcrowd us. Leave a 3/4 car gap and you can bet every 3rd car will cut over in front of you if they spot that gap, whether you’re going 8 mph or 80mph. However, there’s driving defensively at / above the limit and keeping those clowns at bay, and ACC doesn’t excel at this. Or driving defensively at around the limit maintaining a pretty good gap. if conditions permit that pace, you can use ACC pretty effectively, but you may need to vary the following distance sometimes. Using ACC doesn’t have to be binary; either working or not, you can vary following distance to suit driving conditions and that greatly enhances its use and practicality.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not for nothing, but factory nav is pretty nicely integrated, plus with Fordpass you can search on your phone, send the address to the truck and she’ll fire up nav as soon as the boot up is ready. My gripe with factory nav is that it’s expensive to update. There’s always CarPlay/android integration as well for waze, or similar apps.</p><p></p><p></p><p>on this, as applies to the Raptor, you and I will have to agree to disagree. The Raptor is, shall we say... Big Framed. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It’s a driver aid, and generally helpful. I’ve never had it balk at me or mislead me, so I’m not opposed to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Agree</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is undeniably true, and you’ll find plenty of us have had warranty run ins with the tech. I’ve found a use for all the stuff I got on the truck with the exception of heated rear seats. </p><p></p><p>802A trucks will command a higher price and should command a higher resale. there are some things that you may decide you don’t need or want. stickers, carbon fiber, recaros, etc. One thing I’d suggest is to hold out for a truck with no twin panel moonroof. They’re fragile, require maintenance that isn’t really documented or you’ll break the track, which is a time consuming and expensive repair out of warranty. </p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1473126, member: 21926"] there are a lot of threads on the tech ; do i need it, do i want it, etc. Only you can answer the question. I went from a 2006 era, mostly optioned car to the 2017 Rap with pretty much everything. It’s owner’s manual is literally 3x the size as my previous. This is like buying a gun in that it’s a very personal choice. Lots of people will “help” you decide which one to get, but they’re not you. How are you going to use the truck? pavement princess? starbucks / mall crawler? work truck and some hunting, fishing and light off roading? You are a secret off road hero, mid travel can barely keep up with you? Do you find the features annoying, or the fact that it’s your wife’s car and she has significantly different tastes and opinions on vehicles, and you harbor some resentment for her vehicle choices? I know I do. Vehicles for my wife are a necessity, and she is the opposite of an enthusiast. A couple vehicles back, I instituted a ‘minimum horsepower rating’ so if i was stuck using it, there would be some redeeming quality. I think I need to step it up though - back to your dilemma: Each manufacturer handles things differently. something as simple as the seat belt chime - easily driver suppressed in the F150, cannot be disabled in the S00b (at least the ’11 my wife has) without significant effort. Locks, auto lock, auto unlock, etc. It’s difficult to analogize your wife’s vehicle and tech to the Raptor because they’re radically different vehicles. At least look to competing vehicle types- pickups of the same basic layout, even if they’re peasant trucks from other manufacturers. Every vehicle make / model has quirks and weird behavior. I used to think the same thing until I learned to adjust the following distance. I’m near I95 / Metro DC. I can assure you, that traffic is orders of magnitude more hostile than where you are with the 2 exceptions of urban L.A. ( not Lower Alabama ) and urban NYC. The prevalence of drivers from out of country who shouldn’t be legal, and the prevalence of unlicensed illegals who actually do not understand the road signage, poorly skilled ‘murican drivers, many of whom fled the overcrowding of NY/NJ to overcrowd us. Leave a 3/4 car gap and you can bet every 3rd car will cut over in front of you if they spot that gap, whether you’re going 8 mph or 80mph. However, there’s driving defensively at / above the limit and keeping those clowns at bay, and ACC doesn’t excel at this. Or driving defensively at around the limit maintaining a pretty good gap. if conditions permit that pace, you can use ACC pretty effectively, but you may need to vary the following distance sometimes. Using ACC doesn’t have to be binary; either working or not, you can vary following distance to suit driving conditions and that greatly enhances its use and practicality. Not for nothing, but factory nav is pretty nicely integrated, plus with Fordpass you can search on your phone, send the address to the truck and she’ll fire up nav as soon as the boot up is ready. My gripe with factory nav is that it’s expensive to update. There’s always CarPlay/android integration as well for waze, or similar apps. on this, as applies to the Raptor, you and I will have to agree to disagree. The Raptor is, shall we say... Big Framed. It’s a driver aid, and generally helpful. I’ve never had it balk at me or mislead me, so I’m not opposed to it. Agree This is undeniably true, and you’ll find plenty of us have had warranty run ins with the tech. I’ve found a use for all the stuff I got on the truck with the exception of heated rear seats. 802A trucks will command a higher price and should command a higher resale. there are some things that you may decide you don’t need or want. stickers, carbon fiber, recaros, etc. One thing I’d suggest is to hold out for a truck with no twin panel moonroof. They’re fragile, require maintenance that isn’t really documented or you’ll break the track, which is a time consuming and expensive repair out of warranty. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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