Help me decide between XLT and FX4
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I live in Maine. I just built a 2013 FX4 online with the same options as mine and the MSRP is about $3k more than the MSRP was on my 2011 FX4.
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From: Meriden, Ct.
Well I finally pulled the trigger.
In the end the deal on the XLT was too good to pass up. And the truck I bought was one of very few I have seen with these options in months of searching.
2013 XLT 4x4 Ecoboost super crew. 302a luxury package. Cloth buckets. 3.55 Locking diff. Tailgate step. Tuxedo black with adobe interior.
All for 30850 before ttl.
Could be happier!
In the end the deal on the XLT was too good to pass up. And the truck I bought was one of very few I have seen with these options in months of searching.
2013 XLT 4x4 Ecoboost super crew. 302a luxury package. Cloth buckets. 3.55 Locking diff. Tailgate step. Tuxedo black with adobe interior.
All for 30850 before ttl.
Could be happier!
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From: Angola, IN
Partial to the FX4 myself. I started with an 02XLT and moved up to an 07 FX4. Yes, different body styles, but now that I own an FX4 I'll never go back. The trim alone makes it look much better IMO. Not to mention the "floor shifter!" Curious to see what you chose. Probably can't go wrong with either one. It’s probably a matter of opinion for the most part.
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Only thing I cared much for on my FX4 was the fact it had the rear ac vents. When you got kids back there and you live in texas its a very big bonus. Miss the heck out of them in my XLT but seen no reason to spend so much more for them. Besides the ac's in the 2012's are leaps and bounds better than the 2007.
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Only thing I cared much for on my FX4 was the fact it had the rear ac vents. When you got kids back there and you live in texas its a very big bonus. Miss the heck out of them in my XLT but seen no reason to spend so much more for them. Besides the ac's in the 2012's are leaps and bounds better than the 2007.
The feature is still there, just delivered differently.
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On my 2012 XLT I just have to point some of the front vents up over the seats to help cool the back seat. And yes, I usually run it on vent and floor so the back seat floor vents are moving air.
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OK so after a recent change in career paths I need to get a truck again (currently have an Audi TT quattro). In the past i had a 1999 F150 XL reg cab sport v6 4x2 manual then had a 2001 Ram 1500 extended cab Laramie 4x4 5.9L. I will for sure need a 4x4 and the truck will see a fair amount of highways miles too so any mpg help i can get is good. My budget will not allow a Lariat or FX4 with leather so I'm down to either a loaded XLT or a FX4 with the black cloth seats.
Truck #1
2013 Fx4 Supercrew with 5.0
- black cloth seats
-401a package
-3.55 gears
-18inch wheels
Truck #2
2013 XLT Supercrew with 3.5L Ecoboost
-cloth bucket seats with non-flow trough console
-302a Luxury package
-offroad package with 3.55 gears
-18inch wheels
both have backup sensors and camera, power rear window.
anyone have the black cloth fx4 seats? do they get hot in the summer? i live in texas so that is a concern.
Which would you choose and why?
Truck #1
2013 Fx4 Supercrew with 5.0
- black cloth seats
-401a package
-3.55 gears
-18inch wheels
Truck #2
2013 XLT Supercrew with 3.5L Ecoboost
-cloth bucket seats with non-flow trough console
-302a Luxury package
-offroad package with 3.55 gears
-18inch wheels
both have backup sensors and camera, power rear window.
anyone have the black cloth fx4 seats? do they get hot in the summer? i live in texas so that is a concern.
Which would you choose and why?
I like the XLT much better than the FX4 so I feel you made the right decision. Good luck with your truck.
Last edited by Mike Up; Jun 28, 2013 at 09:20 PM.
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The only reason I got an XLT over the FX4 was the center console allows another small person to sit and I needed the room. Otherwise I would have gone with the FX4. You really can't go wrong either way.