I own a 99 F150 and a 2000 Silverado. I'm presently off from work with a knee injury for 4 months and I've been surfing the various truck sites. Because I own a Chevy am I suppose to be a nutty, arrogant, Ford bashing, talk now think later person. Because I also own a Ford, does that mean I am a traitor to Chevy? Do I have to rant and rave about the Horsepower advantage of the Vortecs, while covering up the torque advantage of the Tritons. Because I own a Chevy, do I have to sell my Ford and change my name to Bubba? Do I have to go to more family reuions to meet women? I need answers!

 

The answer is yes.
you have to do all of what you stated.
i own a ford & a dodge truck, and i have to do it too!

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99 black lightning w/3 options, superchip, sal's filter,wyldman's fog covers,bedrug,roll-n-lock.
98 lexus GS400 stock
98 Valk Tourer
94 Ram V-10 520ci, 625hp, 12.88@108 not stock

 

Hey guys, glad to see you are following the rules.

Be glad you don't own a Toyota, you would be required to frequent the gay bars....

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, Rhino Liner, Mobil 1. Man, I got it all! (New Jersey)

 

I feel the big lock coming soon on this one!

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'97 XLT Reg. Cab, 4.2V6, 5spd, Superchipped, K&N Air Filter, Lund Deflector, Dash Mat, MagnaFlow Muffler, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Edelbrock Shocks, Duraliner, Extang Saber Tonneau, Bell-Tech 2" Rear Drop, Amer. Rac. Atlas Wheels Clad in 275/60/17 Eagle GTII. Likes straightaways, loves twisties.

 

LOL! That was a good one Dunbarton.

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Stone Cold edition F150,Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar,2 Baja lights, 4 165 watt KC lights (I can light up the night with these), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: 2 more KC lights, shocks, tail light guards and possibly a 3" Performance Accessories body lift. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/index2.html, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
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Chevy owners are fanatical, at least the ones on the message board sites. The truth means nothing to the fanatics. My daddy had a Chevy, my uncle has a Chevy, Goober at the filling station has one, that's proof positive that Ford trucks stink. Here's my side by side evaluation of the two. The F150 steering and handling are slightly better than the Silverado. The Chevy's interior is more comfortable. The F150's dashboard and gauge arrangement is better. The Chevy and Ford's 4 wheel ABS are great, a tie. The Chevy rides softer. The Chevy accelerates slightly better and the Ford handles heavy trailers better. The Ford is quieter. That's my observations, and because I said these things Mr. Goodwrench has put out a contract on me. Believe me, if you mention Ford on a Chevy site you will be cussed and insulted. By the Way my F150 has never been in the shop for any warranty repairs, the Silverado had a minor door weatherstrip problem.

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99 F150 XLT Supercab Towing Package 5.4L Auto Two Tone Med Toreador Red/ Silver Power windows, locks, mirrors, driver's seat. Cruise, tilt wheel Alloys, Michelins, ARE topper Superchip

 

If you just had a Ford or if you needed 2 trucks have 2 Fords then you wouldn't have that problem. Psycho hows that knee coming along.

 

Physcho,

I agree with your analyses for the most part. I just don't take all this "Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge," etc. too seriously. If someone gave me a new Chevy I would certainly take it, drive it, use it if it pleased me and keep my F150 too.

If the "contract" boys get too close you stay with me anyday. I can match 'em with firepower.......

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, Rhino Liner, Mobil 1. Man, I got it all! (New Jersey)

 

I did like the comment about the Toy's.

And speaking of firepower. We're gonna be mounting a browning .50 to the top of a Polaris Ranger whenever we get the gun back from the shop in Tenn. Can't wait to see what that puppy firing API can do. Doh, flashback, I must have thought I was on a gun site for a sec...

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1999 F150 Lariat 4x4
SC SWB Styleside
5.4L 3.55ls
Oxford White

 

Psycho: Naaaa! At least you own decent vehicles. My dad has 3 of them, he's never owned anything but a Ford or a Gm vehicle. Agreed with Dunbarton!

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1993 F-150 302/e4od/355 Limited slip. dual exhuast w/o mufflers,2 1/4" pipes with Echo Tips, headers, accel plugs/wires(8.6mm)/rotor/cap, hypertech powermodule,5% dark tint. Alpine cd player and Pioneer speakers.

1989 F-150 XLT 4x4 302/aod true duals with turbo mufflers, 30X9.50" wild country tires, 3:55 gears w/LS Looking for Manual locking hubs

Future SuperDuty owner: But I have it the sheet filled:

F-350 SuperCab Longbed, 4x4, offroad pkg. Powerstroke(Duh!) Auto, 3:73Ls Oxford White with grey bench and VERY dark tinted windows. Maybe someday I can afford 33x12.50 BFG's Mud Terrain! Whatcha Think?

 

I agree that the new Chevy's are decent trucks, although I like Ford's styling and handling better. One of my friends has a 2000 with the 5.3 (285 hp). A lot of the fan's of Ford's 5.4 scoff at the high torque peak of the new 5.3 (4,000 rpm compared to the under 2,500 rpm torque peak for the Ford) but the truth is they are both excellent engines. I've known many people who have Fords at home and Chevy's at work (or vice/versa) and have come to like them both.

Hey, I've always been a Ford fan, and I never considered a Chevy when I was in the market for a new truck. My truck is well built and i've had no problems.

Good luck with the knee. Shattered my knee cap in a cycle crash and the surgeries & rehab were bitter!

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1999 XLT S/C, 4.2 V-6, auto, 3.55 rear, dark torreador red/harvest gold, bed liner, Sony 10 disc CD, Edelbrock IAS, K&N filter, soon to Superchip

 

By the way: Why does Gm continue to use the pushrod? What do they gain over the old 350's with the 327 cid? I notice the new Dakotas have the Jeep 4.7L

 

My other car is a Honda so what is that supposed to mean?

 

Better I tell you "off line" .......

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, Rhino Liner, Mobil 1. Man, I got it all! (New Jersey)

 

Sapo......11B?