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Nothing yet, still waiting. I signed up for three plants in my area, but so did about 1500 other people from other plants (only about 500 spots open at those 3 plants). So I'm on "vacation" this week and next then I wait for a call. I got a feeling I'll be waiting a long time...Where did I put that honey do list ?
My prayers are with you DD good luck
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If so many of you hate the taillights, why not just get the Flareside? If I recall correctly, the 1 or 2 pics we've seen of the '09 Flareside are identical to the '04-'08 Flareside. So there ya go, same taillights that have been around since 2004.
I think that's also another sign of the refresh. I know, I know. Those of you with money to burn want to call it all-new so you'll feel justified in spending the cash and driving by others to hope someone else driving on the road actually cares about a truck someone else is driving (most people have their own busy lives going on and could care less what someone else on the road is sitting in), so go ahead and call it that. But whether I buy one or not (still undecided) there is no way I can possibly trick myself into thinking it's all-new. WAY too many similarities to the current gen. Love it, but not all-new.
From the rumors we've already heard and the quotes from the head 150 design engineer (can't recall his name right now) they are already underway in designing the frame for the all-new 150, shaving off a lot of weight (same frame rumored to be for F-100 also so why not saves money, time & expense). He also said they were looking at ways to help with wind dynamics of the vehicle also. As nice as the '09 is, I think it will be very exciting to see an all-new 150 around the corner that will be designed bottom up to be lighter, more fuel efficient and have the new fuel-saving engines (ecoboost) ready to go after having been tested for a couple years in the 2010 & 2011 F-150's.
My biggest fear in all of this is that it is FORD we are talking about, and we all know just how quickly this company turns product out... .. . ... .. . ... .. . :o
At FoMoCo's speed, we may see the all-new 150 in 2014 like DD mentioned a couple months back. Although someone else who works for Ford said the all-new F-150 is still on schedule for 2012/2013. Can't recall his name or I'd pull up the post and quote him again here.
I think that's also another sign of the refresh. I know, I know. Those of you with money to burn want to call it all-new so you'll feel justified in spending the cash and driving by others to hope someone else driving on the road actually cares about a truck someone else is driving (most people have their own busy lives going on and could care less what someone else on the road is sitting in), so go ahead and call it that. But whether I buy one or not (still undecided) there is no way I can possibly trick myself into thinking it's all-new. WAY too many similarities to the current gen. Love it, but not all-new.
From the rumors we've already heard and the quotes from the head 150 design engineer (can't recall his name right now) they are already underway in designing the frame for the all-new 150, shaving off a lot of weight (same frame rumored to be for F-100 also so why not saves money, time & expense). He also said they were looking at ways to help with wind dynamics of the vehicle also. As nice as the '09 is, I think it will be very exciting to see an all-new 150 around the corner that will be designed bottom up to be lighter, more fuel efficient and have the new fuel-saving engines (ecoboost) ready to go after having been tested for a couple years in the 2010 & 2011 F-150's.
My biggest fear in all of this is that it is FORD we are talking about, and we all know just how quickly this company turns product out... .. . ... .. . ... .. . :o
At FoMoCo's speed, we may see the all-new 150 in 2014 like DD mentioned a couple months back. Although someone else who works for Ford said the all-new F-150 is still on schedule for 2012/2013. Can't recall his name or I'd pull up the post and quote him again here.