I was disappointed in the review I don't think they wanted to give the truck a chance they started griping from the beginning because they couldn't get it over the internet. Not impresed and if it is such a **** poor truck we must be a bunch of idiots right?
cause we are sure buying alot of them.

what a joke lol



sheryl

 

APT,

Nice response..... You MUST tell us if they mail you back!

 

I can't understand how they were confused by all the available options and the trim levels. If you look at the trim levels in the brochure for 5 minutes, it's super obvious what each trim level is and what it looks like. The kicker was when they said they even confused a 2003 model with the 2004! How in the world would you do that? Also, have they ever tried to spec out a Chevy Silverado on their own web site...or Kelley Blue Book's site? Now THAT'S a nightmare! There are tons of options (more than Ford) and they are not easy to figure out...whether you can add them with the selected trim level, etc. Very confusing without talking to a salesperson. Ford's configurations are much easier to figure out.

 

Need we say more?

1. If you can't tell the trim levels apart, you haven't done enough homework to buy ANY vehicle.
2. What special edition? Is this douche bag talking about the Heritage edition?
3. The wrong year?!? If you can't tell an 04 from an 03, you shouldn't be an editor at edmunds.

Haven't these idiots ever heard of a dealer swap before? Here's how it went.

Ford Dealer 1: "We need a dealer swap for the editor at edmunds.com. He wants a 4x4 XLT with the 5.4L and 3.73 rear end. I'll give you whatever you want for it."

Ford Dealer 2: "Screw that douche bag. He doesn't deserve this truck."

Ford Dealer 1: "You're right, he can't even tell the difference between and 04 and an 03 hahahaha!"

Ford Dealer 2: "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Since when does the photo editor get to put in his $0.02?? My Screw spins the wheels when I want it too. Maybe this guy's legs aren't long enough to push the pedal all the way down....

Does this go back to the "confusing" options? What a dumbass.


I could go on but I'm already disgusted with this article. Nobody should lose any sleep over what the idiots at edmunds.com say.

 

Sorry, hit the button too many times.

 

Sorry...hit the button too many times

 

Lets see here......

poor appearance
poor visibility
poor design
poor sales
poor configuration
better competitors
better products available
smarter buyers out there
Get something else





Did I forget anything else about Edmunds?

 

I'll bet you work for edmunds!!!

Sorry-Couldn't resist. You're ok in my book lariatf150

 

LMAO TruBluScru...good analysis of the article.

You're right, no one should be taking it too seriously.

John

edited for spelling error 2/5/04

 

"In addition, the optional sliding rear window proved to be an annoyance during a spell of near-freezing temperatures. "Since it has no defroster, it took forever to clear on cold evenings," Erin said. "I'd much rather have the standard fixed rear glass."



Like fixed glass will unfog any quicker? How about not breathing/panting like a dog in heat dumba$$ then your windows wonr fog up in winter.







"But our Ford still can't match the explosive torque you get from the Titan's 5.6-liter V8, the Ram's Hemi or GM's 5300. Obviously, that really wasn't necessary for the kind of driving I was doing, but for someone planning to use an F-150 for work or a serious home improvement project, the lack of vigor would certainly be disappointing. Fuel mileage is also a consideration in my book — the F-150 feels less powerful than the others, but it still gulps down gasoline just as fast."

Okay dumba$$. Let me explain this. Its called low end power. Drop 1000 lbs in the bed and then do the quarter-mile test. No change right? Thats the point. Try towing a 21' boat with a Corvette and see how fast it accelerates.




Damn these idiots should be fired for sheer stupidity. They have the gall to claim that they are helping people decide? What? To buy and ugly truck (Titan) or a painfully outdated truck (Silverado) or a truck that will spend more time on a hoist tha on the road (Ram)

 

That's what I was thinking. The Silverado's have aboput 2500000000000000 safe and sound packages (I think that's what they call it) and to me they made no sense at all. Some of them add other options, others add money while others even deduct money now that was a nightmare.

 

"There's still a fair amount of wind noise at speed (probably because it's tall and shaped like a brick)," he noted in the logbook, "but road noise is very low and overall it's a very quiet truck."

Again, do they know this is a truck?...or are they still thinking it's a Lexus GS 300? Of course it's not going to be shaped liked a car..it's a truck! Maybe they should have tested an El Camino...that's more like a car and probably less likely to have these people complaining that it's not enough like a car.

 

I just picked up this truck after driving an Accord for several years (don't ask it was a mistake) and most of their beefs sound exactly like someone who has yet to make the transistion to truck driving. I read Edmunds alot, and they do seem to have a bias against American stuff. They seem to like Europe and Japan better than us.

Proud to be driving a truck built in the state I work in!

 

"We made the first appointment with just over 600 miles on the odometer after the main cigarette lighter stopped providing juice to cell phone chargers. At that point, we hadn't yet found the dedicated 12-volt outlet cleverly concealed behind a cover that looks like a control dial.'


I found this statement the most annoying in the entire article. I can see how the white lettered "12V" on the black dial would confuse some people as to the function of this item. Also, even if I was confused about it, after driving the truck for 600 miles and looking at this "dial" I think I would take it upon myself to figure this thing out. But that's just me.

 

You have to remember, these writers are handicapped. There stupid.