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09-13-2012, 07:49 AM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,420
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Ding Dong the Dodge is Gone !!!!
Stupid Ford dealer, we had that 2011 F250 for 4 days and took it back Monday. Got our truck out of the body shop on Tues and found out the owner of the dealership had given the Dodge a go over. So they gave us more for our Dodge than the book, took a couple k off the Ford and added tailgate seals, rear inner fenders and fixed some dings on it. Then they got me new car rates on the loan so it was not nearly as upside down as I thought. Next thing you know that darn Ford followed us home and hid in the Quonset.
I am very happy to have finally got rid of that Dodge, as much as we loved the look it rode like a tank as well it took a major redesign to make a decent interior which our Gen 3 was lacking. 7.8 mpg kinda sucked as well towing.
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John & Deb
2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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09-13-2012, 07:58 AM
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CampingQueen
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 199
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I love that color on the Fords - enjoy your new ride!
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2012 Flagstaff V-lite 30 WTBS
2011 Ford Expedition
4 kids and a hubby & never enough time to camp!
2011: 17 nights 2012: 26 nights 2013: 46 2014: 20 2015: 16
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09-13-2012, 08:09 AM
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Camper Less Camping
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NW
Posts: 3,642
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Enjoy...
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2013 Sabre 32RCTS-6 (sold)
Family of 4 whose always on the GEAUX!
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09-13-2012, 08:12 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Very nice !
Have fun with it !
Turbs
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09-13-2012, 09:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,367
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Good looking truck!
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09-13-2012, 09:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,368
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haaa sucker!!! they get ya everytime HUH???i tell you, when i was shopping for my truck i drove them all....hd denali, lariamie bighorn, and the ford....after the first HOUR in the ford, i wanted it.....baaaaad!! but the tsunami had caused problems with the tuxedo black metallic paint i wanted, so i had to order mine...and wait...and wait.....the dealer is a friend of mine and shops at my business so he would drive over other trucks they had that were REAL similar to see if i was interested.....I NEVER DROVE ONE OF THEM!!....because i was afraid i would give in and take one home!!! LOL..
good choice, i dont know much about the gasser, but you will love the truck!!
 to the ford club!!
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2015 F350 Platinum Fx4 6.7 Diesel Dually. B&W turnover, B&W Companion, air bags and wireless controller.
2015 Heartland Road Warrior 420 Rt
2012 f250 Fx4 6.7 Diesel crew cab tinted n tuned
2012 lacrosse 318bhs touring- sold
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09-13-2012, 11:05 AM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,420
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Pickuptruck.com kinda said it all.
If any test turned our opinion around about Ford’s 6.2-liter V-8, it was the 16 percent grade. We haven’t embraced it like Ford’s old 6.8-liter V-10 because we didn’t think it lived up to that engine’s legacy -- until we put it on this hill.
The 6.2-liter V-8 ran up the hill a full 5 seconds and almost 5 mph faster than its next closest competitor, the Silverado. Its rpm seemed to pick up faster than the Hemi’s or the Vortec’s, and it was so fast that it shifted into second gear during one run, though it lost about 1,000 rpm and immediately downshifted. During the other sprints, the F-250 remained exclusively in first gear to top of the hill approaching near redline. The whole run the F-250 howled like a muscle car, not a three-quarter-ton truck with a combined weight of more than 17,000 pounds.
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John & Deb
2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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09-13-2012, 11:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Akron, Ohio
Posts: 111
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Congrats!! That is one sweet ride.
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Brad, Sandy, Amber (shephard), Niko (shiba inu RIP little buddy)
'12 F-150 XLT SuperCrew 4x4 Ecoboost with MaxTow
'12 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRKSS
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09-13-2012, 12:13 PM
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Now a "Top Member"
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Roman Forest, TX
Posts: 4,348
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Cool. I'm not a fan of that color scheme, but it looks great on ya! Enjoy.
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Ed and Sharon
2010 Wildcat 28RKBS
2019 Ford F-250 XLT - AWESOME Truck!
Retired AF MSgt
I thought I was wrong once, but I was wrong!
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09-13-2012, 12:18 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Southeast Utah
Posts: 1,157
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Congrats on the new truck!! You will have many good years with it. Take care. 
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09-13-2012, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Arlington, Texas
Posts: 469
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You will love that truck. I know I sure do our truck. Congrats!!!!
Jester
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2012 Super Crew 4WD 6.7 PSD
2015 Cardinal 3800 FL
2007 Road King Black Cherry-Hers
2007 Road King Blue-Mine
1979 FXS Hot Rod Shovelhead
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09-13-2012, 07:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Missouri
Posts: 169
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Great looking truck! congrats!
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Steve and Michele Bassett
2014 Surveyor Select SV305
2005 Ford F250 Lariat SuperCab 6.0 TurboDiesel
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09-13-2012, 07:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 755
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Can't say I blame you on your choice, you will be pleased. Congrats! 
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2012 F-350 4x4 King Ranch Super Duty CC 6.7 Turbo Diesel 3.55 e-locker
2011 Palomino Puma 30KFBDS with Side Paw Kitchen and Bunkhouse
Equalizer E2 Hitch
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09-13-2012, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Central Nova Scotia
Posts: 519
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Wish I could find a dealer like that.
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2011 Salem 30kqbss
2013 Ram 2500
2005 Ram 2500
1968 Pontiac Le Mans
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09-15-2012, 12:06 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 99
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Kind of wish I had a Ford once in a while since there ain't been nothing around here since 1980 but Chevrolet 4x4's. Problem is I don't know if I remember how to get out and lock in the front hubs since the last time I had to do it was 1993.
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Mike & Lu Anne
& our Jack Russell 'Genny'
2011 Flagstaff 831FKBSS
2021 Chevy High Country 6.6 gasoline
Hensley Arrow, best investment ever!
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09-15-2012, 12:49 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
Posts: 9,280
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Woo Hoo !!! 
Congratulations !!! 
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Chap , DW Joy, and Fur Baby Sango
2017 F350 Lariat CCSB, SRW, 4x4, 6.7 PS
2017 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS
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09-15-2012, 02:27 PM
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Rod Johnsons Co Pilot
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Fallbrook
Posts: 13
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Congrats on the truck, My dad has a 2006 F250 and I love it, I cant wait for him to give it to me.
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09-15-2012, 04:25 PM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKE44460
Kind of wish I had a Ford once in a while since there ain't been nothing around here since 1980 but Chevrolet 4x4's. Problem is I don't know if I remember how to get out and lock in the front hubs since the last time I had to do it was 1993.
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LOL The Super Duty hubs are auto locking with manual override. The Dodge for sure and GM as well I think are full time running the entire front axle assy. For abt 1900 bux you can put manual lockers in. They have the setup available for the Fords to but they don't need it as bad as the others.
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John & Deb
2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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09-16-2012, 12:14 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 10,447
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Nice looking truck! 
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Great choice for "Living within my means" and camping for one...
Formerly owned 2011 Salem Cruise Lite 20RBXL & 2011 Toyota Tundra Dbl Cab
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09-16-2012, 06:14 AM
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"On the road again"
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Parker County Texas
Posts: 1,152
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Welcome to Ford Country!! We're towing with our second F250 diesel since 2006 and love them.
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Robert & Estha Shiflet
Georgetown XL 378TS
Jeep Gladiator Willys Tow Vehicle
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