Finally saw an 11' in person.

[dieseldoc]

Our local dealer got a couple 2011 super duties in. I like the smaller air vents better than the huge ones on the older trucks. However the gigantic 6.7 B20 powerstroke badge on the door is ugly as hell! I didnt get to see the engine but cant wait til I can get a look at one in person, and check it out. This new body style is sort of growing on me though, when it first came out in the 08 model year I will admit I hated it. But it grows on me a little more every time I see one. Whats everybody elses thoughts?

[Keith Browning]

I love the new "styling" but I agree with a popular publication that the overall design of the Super Duty is beginning to look dated. I know that the side vents on these trucks are in fact functional I don't care for them and if you look around, Ford and some other manufactures are sticking them on cars and I think they look absolutely stupid for the most part. As for the badging I think it's unnecessary... that 15" on the grille is enough.

[jimmy57]

That Ford emblem is the new Bling Badging.

Look around at the number of cars with overgrown brand badging. Mercedes 3 point star is bigger than their cooling fans. Volvo has made 'em huge on their newest models. You can duck for cover behind the Chevy bowties on some of their stuff.

I bet the car design studios have guys with alarm clocks on chains hanging round their necks and late 80's to early 90's full size domestic sedans with 22 or 24 inch "rims" parked out in their parking space....

[Aaron]

I appreciate (and I'm sure Dwayne will too) the grille is no longer attached to the hood.

[Cetane]

We added seven to our fleet last week. I dont like the exterior changes at all but I do think they did a nice job on the inside. The leather seats on my FX4 are really comfortable. The NVH guys did a nice job too, its just like driving a gas engined car.

 

I still wouldnt trade my old truck for one. There is no character in these old trucks, maybe it comes with age.... Everything feels disconnected from the driver, no mechanical feel.

And who can afford $60k for these things, not me.

[dieseldoc]

No kidding about the price!!! The one I saw was a chassis cab 350, xl trim, nothing fancy in any way, shape or form.

the sticker price was almost 42,000.

[Alex Bruene]

Has anybody compared the drive between the 6.2 and 6.7? I can't imagine why anybody that doesn't work the truck would buy the 6.7. The 6.2 pulls just as hard, costs 10K less and gets decent fuel economy... Either way, good work on both engines!

[DwayneGorniak]

Not to mention how much cheaper the maintenance will be on the 6.2L.

[Jim Warman]

We have our first '11 in stock... has the 6.2...

 

Talk about sticker shock... has a decent load of toys but not all of 'em....l nearly $64K CAD.

 

Looks like you need a degree in rocket science to run the message centre menus...

[Shlep]

We had the 6.2 "bare bones" truck arrive last week,with a sticker price of about $42000. Today when I got there we had a 6.7 Lariat sitting on my door step with a sticker of $78000 and change. Now mind you it's a very nice truck, but come on.... thats a bit much for an F350 Crew w/srw.

[Keith Browning]

We just got in a 6.7L and a couple 6.2L trucks. Took both for a quick spin which was all I needed... but I want to drive them more! The handling and ride quality seems to have been improved.

 

The 6.7L firmly plants you in the seat with the throttle on the floor. We had the windows open and you can hear the tires *just barely* breaking loose through ALL of the gears on clean dry pavement. I am impressed so far but like I said, I want to really take one out and drive it, especially on the highway.

 

The 6.2L is equally impressive especially compared to the dogged 5.4L. It feels strong unlike any of the recent gasoline engines off the line and through the RPM range. The best part is the exhaust tone. While it is not loud you notice it. You notice it in the truck while driving. You notice it while it is a few hundred feed down the end of a dead end street with a co-worker at the wheel mashing the accelerator pulling away from you.

[mtuttle43]

I can hardly wait until we get are fist 2011 in.

[Jonathan302]

Finally taking a ride with the 6.7 this afternoon.

 

Wow

 

The power is there and very smootly.

 

Like Keith said before, the tire get loose so easy

 

Nice job on that

[DwayneGorniak]

Has anybody compared the drive between the 6.2 and 6.7? I can't imagine why anybody that doesn't work the truck would buy the 6.7. The 6.2 pulls just as hard, costs 10K less and gets decent fuel economy... Either way, good work on both engines!

The 6.2l has totally impressed me. I can't wait to see what that baby will do in an F-150.

 

The 6.7L on the other hand doesn't dissapoint me at all but I just don't see the "WOW" factor. It's seems only a little better than a 6.4L. But maybe the engine will loosen up a little as it breaks in. The truck itself really impresses me. And I think we will see allot more gas pot sales in the Superduty with the 6.2L on the market now. Like Alex says, what weekend warrior in their right freakin mind would buy a 6.7L? That would be the rest of this North American continent Jim. Because we all know that this is Alberta and there is hardly anyone out here that is in their right freakin mind.

[Jim Warman]

First it was chrome... if your car didn't have a great big glob of chrome hanging off the front, you had squat... Cars of the late 50s had front bumpers that must have weigh a zillion pounds...

 

Then it was fins... had to have a car with fins...

 

and then compacts - Falcons, Chevy 2s, Valiants... compacts became popular with many young families... and it gave Detroit the chance to stick great big motors in tiny little cars until.... the pony car. Mustang hit the market first in the middle of the 64 model year (at a time where you could depend on not seeing a new car before September). And then Boogie Vans became the rage and then something else (Gad, I forget so easily/quickly any more) and then mini vans and then SUVs and eventuially to what we are seeing now...

 

Cars and trucks come and go in fads... when the monster truck with the rattling, smokey diesel is going to fade out is anybodies guess... The high price tags coupled with the fragile nature of most emissions controls (along with the power being generated by direct injection gasoline engines) may signal the demise of the Super Duty mentality.

 

Granted, the popularity of holiday trailers will extend the life of the Super Duty phenomenon... but camp grounds are getting more and more crowded - not to mention much spendier as their popularity increases. Yeah, we can still go wilderness camping but it's only a matter of time before someone destroys a big patch of mother nature with gas powered toys or a poorly chaperoned campfire - and then watch the restricted zones pop up.

 

Who knows what the "next really big thing" will resemble? No idea... but the Super Duty as a work truck will perservere for many years... as a personal vehicle, it's days are numbered, IMHO.

 

Like hemlines, appliance colours, hairstyles, fondu, sushi, cop shows, cowboy shows, space shows - cars and trucks are fads... styles come and styles go and though some diehards hang on as long as they can.......

 

As far as cars are concerned... the next really big thing might be around the next corner.

 

After-thought. On May 11, Ford began production of the Fiesta at the Cuautitlán plant in Mexico.

[mchan68]

After-thought. On May 11, Ford began production of the Fiesta at the Cuautitlán plant in Mexico.

First you're posting up a picture of a wheel with penis spokes. Now, you're getting a hard-on for Fiestas? What's happening to you Jim?

 

Where's the Jim that used to get "excited" over talking about the old Cornbinder engines that you've wrenched on before(you know, the old 345s, 392s, 477 and 549 inchers I believe they were, when International HARVESTER was building gassers?)?

 

[Jim Warman]

Mike... I can't say that I'm getting excited about the Fiesta per se.... Look under the skin... Take a close gander at that PowerShift transmission... What will drift compensation and active nibble control do for customer perception - more important - what headaches might it open up for us? Ford is surely going to convert their whole product line to EPAS (it is proven to improve fuel mileage).

 

I'm not a dinosaur... and the only reason I'm not a dinosaur is because I try to keep an eye on what is coming out of the tap.

[Keith Browning]

And if HALF of the technicians out there stayed as current as Jimasaurus does "we" might not look as bad as we do!

[mchan68]

Hey, I wasn't implying that I thought Jim to be a "dinosaur" at all. If anything, I thought quite the opposite. For a man in his sixties, kudos to him for keeping up with the times. As for the rest of the guys in my shop .......

 

Back to the topic at hand, how many of you remember doing the workstation EGR cooler pressure tests that I feel we are almost never going to need to perform?

[Keith Browning]

Easy Mike, I just wanted to use the word Jimasaurus!

[eastendpowerstroke]

Jimasaurus!

[Jim Warman]

So.. I went looking for a new avatar and came across....

 

<drum roll please>

 

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