Hold the phone! Where is the F250 king ranch option with a carli suspension? Have the power, fuel economy, and fun all in one truck! =)

I vote raptor between the two, ecoboost really doesn't impress me a whole lot! As I have a heavy foot so mpg goes out the window. I also can't leave things stock, so warranty goes out the window their too. (dealers are not playing with ecoboost warranties, diesels they have room to wiggle) I know you want the raptor deep down, raptor > ecoboost in any trim.

 

Raptor has more power, 35" tires and other goodies from the factory. Adding these to a stock truck will bring your mileage down maybe lower then the Raptor. I'm sure you're aware of this already but just a thought. I'd go with the Raptor without the Graffiti!

 

white raptor all the way I don't trust the ecoboosts to be honest

 

I love the Blue flame color, I just can't see myself driving a truck in that color for an extended period of time.

This is true. Just one of the many things that will have to be addressed in the coming weeks.

You guys would hate me then, I'd have to swap out the dark wood for the Blonde wood. I am not a fan of the 'rich mahogany' wood interior..

I sure have, but I'd get into the raptor price tag territory and time is a major constraint now-a-days. Sure, we could build a suspension to rival that of the Raptors at a major price tag, but I wouldn't have much time to work on it so it would take a while and then I get into just when would I make time to actually use it.. I wouldn't want all that investment to go to waste

You have an EcoBoost don't you? A superduty would be a great truck, but I'd never get much out of it other than the expense of ownership since my towing/work needs aren't really that heavy duty.

 

White truck and do what you did to your red one to it! Blah who needs mileage! its only money

 

I would use your truck for ya if you do decide not to use it! About to pull the trigger on a long travel setup for my F150 or buy a older one and build that up. Still not sure, but anyways I'd put her to good use.

I have what you call Dodge's version of a ecoboost, I6...with a turbo...and a megacab I DO NOT care for ecoboosts very much, like I said I have a problem keeping my foot out of it and just not a huge fan. Great design and everything, just to much hype and doesn't fit my needs. Who says you have to tow just because you have a superduty? or even use it to its full potential? I am willing to bet 70% of people on this forum do not use their current trucks as a truck! I look at the raptor at, oh say $45-50k, a F250 loaded is $50-55k. Spent the extra $5k and have a truck that can do it all, add a $4k suspension setup and now you have a truck that can tow, haul the mail, and keep up with a raptor.

This guy has the system down! I wouldn't let a extra $100-200 make or break you on a truck of your dreams. I say get the raptor and be done with it, has the power, comfort, MPG, and can take you off roading at higher rates of speed than a ecoboost.

 

I would go with the white Raptor with 6.2 if you are willing to pay the extra $$. A friend of mine bought a silver 2011 Raptor Supercrew 6.2L this year and he drives 10 miles to work and back and mainly around town driving. He said he has been averaging 16 mpg around town if he is pretty easy of the pedal. That 6.2 is a nice power upgrade coming from the 5.4 too. Then you can sell me your 2012 Raptor wheels...I want a set!

 

It's probably pretty hard for him to keep of the gas!

 

Raptor! There is no other choice.

I spend more time over on their forum drooling these days. I want one bad!

 

In my opinion, if the Raptor is even the slightest bit of a consideration and option, the choice has been made! I think its like y'all have always preached when people ask what size lift to go with, if you list the bigger, go bigger! Otherwise you'll regret it. I love my FX4, but if I had a chance at a Raptor, you better believe there would be no looking back.

 

They are very nice, I have been holding off the burning desire to own one for months now. Being indecisive really is a killer, I am probably one of the only people who can consider a Raptor one day and Flop back to a regular truck the next day. D-day is approaching though

That sounds like a valid argument. I am trying to be a bit more rational about it though. I was young and dumb when I built my current truck, now I have more things to take into consideration. I have to consider a new house being built within a year, a mortgage on the house we just built plus the new house, a darn cute 6 month old who is bankrupting us slowly (we wouldn't have it any other way though!), I am keeping my current truck, the ol' lady wants a new car, starting a new career, the list goes on and on and on... I feel like my paychecks are spent for the rest of my life already

 

then i change my vote to hold off, if you know you are going to have multiple new payments in the near future and a new career hold off for a while since you don't drive much, a new truck will always be available. at best, then you have a larger payment saved up, or money for mods.

 

White Raptor, without the graphics package. Ecoboost is fun if you stay stock, but from all my reading on the forums, it's really sensitive to bigger tires, lifts, etc. Given your history, I think you'd be disappointed in the EB if you started modding, not to mention warranty issues. The Raptor already has most everything you'd ever want to mod. EB works fine for me in the local yocal traffic, and I'm not knocking the EB. It's one fine engine. But I just think a Raptor is more your style - although DD has done a really nice job with his white XLT (just something else to think about LOL).

 

Actually, I have been in a holding pattern for just over a year now. I have a buyer for the vehicle I drive now, so I am looking to move on quickly. Having funds for all our bills is not an issue; we both have excellent jobs, I just recently was able to land a job with a lesser daily commute, more family time, and more in line with my college degree.

While I enjoyed building, showing, and driving my red truck (and still do), it was a one time deal for me. Its kind of a been there, done that scenario. If I go the EcoBoost route, it will stay stock. I had considered a level and some larger tires, but now I just don't seem to care. I'd probably do some functional mods like improved lighting, etc. A raptor will be much the same, it would stay the same except for some minor changes here and there. It actually sounds kinda boring, but maybe driving a non-modified truck for a while will push me to build another the next time around.

 

I still vote Raptor. It is obviously in your blood to mod, despite the "young and dumb" philosophy. You would be much less tempted to mod a raptor. As a stand alone head turner, it wouldn't need much anyway. Do it once, do it right.