Thanks guys. I knew I could count on the AB for some great comments - just took awhile. I like my phone clip very much - I can't stand to have something that big in my pocket. Especially the back pocket - my fat butt would break it. I'm the one on the left - never owned a pair of New Balance. Red Wings everyday. Buck can answer for his choice of shoes, but I know he coaches some youth sports, so I would cut him a little slack.
This truck replaces my '12 supercrew ecobust.Lariat. I had enough of the $1-2k repairs on the ecobust. Cam phasers, timing chain & tensioners, then the turbos. That was 3 years afters spending 2k on replacing the AC. It was a good deal when i bought it, just should have traded it 5 years sooner.
I decided to go minimalist on this one - 5.0l V8(no turbo for me), supercab vs supercrew and XL trim (hence the steelies). I was surprised at how well equipped even the 01A package is. 12" screen - not that I cared to have a screen at all, I would rather have old fashioned mechanical controls. Digital gauge cluster. Electric locks, windows and mirrors. It has AM/FM and all the streaming stuff I won't use. I have all my old country on a flash drive that plugs in and don't have to listen to commercials on the radio.
So far just over 17 MPG and climbing with just over 400 miles on it.
It is very quiet inside - even at 70mph.
I buy vehicles to use as tools, not to show off how fancy a truck I can buy.
