2009 - 2014 F-150

goodbye '06 hello '09

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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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goodbye '06 hello '09

I traded in my 2006 F150 ext cab 4x4 XLT 5.4 in on a 2009 F150 ext cab 4x4 XLT 5.4. What a difference in the ride!!! Very smooth. I also love the power rear slider, tail gate step and SYNC. The previous owner has a folding hard top tonneau cover.

My father, who just bought a 2010 Silverado last year, wants to trade trucks. I told him no way. He wishes Chevy had the tailgate step.

The interior seems a bit busy. I've got black, two shades of grey and then some tan sections to match the seats.

Will post some pics either tomorrow or on the weekend.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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Nice. Congrats on your new ride.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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here is an initial pic from my buddy's iPhone:


It looks to be almost a candy red in good light. It came with a Fold a Cover tonneau. Just priced them on the Web and they are like $800. Glad someone else bought it and put it on there!
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 01:28 AM
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Nice truck! Congrats
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 01:35 AM
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Congrats ......nice truck
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 06:57 AM
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Enjoy your new ride!
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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Congrats, I bought my truck off the lot and it was loaded. If I was going to order it I wouldnt have got the tailgate step or the bed extender and now that I have them I use them all the time.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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"OMG you didn't upgrade to a 5.0 or ecoboost, what were you thinking!"

Nice truck, congrats.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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here's a better pic. the red comes out alot better in this one. I think it's Race Red, but not for sure. will have to do some checking:
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Chrome package to boot. Sharp truck. Looks well kept.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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NIce truck, buy why would the ride be any different than the 06?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dasher108
NIce truck, buy why would the ride be any different than the 06?
Diffrent generation, for the current generation (09-present) ford did a lot of changes for ride comfort, so now the ride is much smoother then previously my only gripe is that now the truck really sags when you hook up a trailer vs previously but it has the travel to deal with it still so still works out the same when towing (just more raising and lowering of the trailer)
 
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 08:31 AM
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Looks like it could be Vermillion Red....
 
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Very nice. Red looks good all clean.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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very nice truck man!
 
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