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Jan 30th 2019, 1:29 pm

#7216

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by BenK91

Picked it up last night.

2018 Ford Raptor SuperCrew, fully loaded with the 802A package and some other adds on such as the bead-lock wheels and some things for the bed (also has the spray in bed liner). Will take some photos when I get home from work if it’s still light out!

Very happy with it! I was holding out for one in the Velocity Blue but this one came in Magnetic Grey and I fell in love.

That's quite an upgrade from the Colorado. I thought you didn't need a full size truck.

Have fun.

Jan 30th 2019, 1:52 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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That's quite an upgrade from the Colorado. I thought you didn't need a full size truck.

Have fun.

I definitely don't need it but I can't spend it when I'm dead and we were fortunate enough to have a good 2018 and I got a pretty good pay-raise and title change just before Christmas so it (in my head) made sense!

Jan 31st 2019, 5:39 am

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Took a quick photo when I got home from work. Really enjoying it so far. The 10 speed box feels phenomenal, found out today it was actually co-developed with GM.

Jan 31st 2019, 1:42 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Nice

Jan 31st 2019, 4:07 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Strange, my company had a good 2018, my title changed, yet all I got was more work. I think I have the wrong boss.

Jan 31st 2019, 9:07 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Whenever I see a Raptor, I can't help but think of that video...

Jan 31st 2019, 9:36 pm

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Whenever I see a Raptor, I can't help but think of that video...

Saturday 9am I’ll be doing the bi-annual “how many crackheads on Colfax can you jump in your raptor”

Feb 10th 2019, 7:59 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

So a company actually thought this bed covering looks good. And there will be people who agree! It doesn't even align properly with the Raptor's bed sides.

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/02/10/...#slide-7517383

Feb 10th 2019, 11:41 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Those look like the BMW X8, bout the right size too!

Feb 11th 2019, 12:51 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Those look like the BMW X8, bout the right size too!

The F150 hatchback!

Feb 11th 2019, 5:26 pm

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It's what the word 'fugly' was invented for!

Feb 11th 2019, 7:28 pm

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Jesus. Would not put that on mine unless they were paying the truck off for me

Feb 12th 2019, 1:35 am

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Flare-side pickups have gone the way of the Dodo. When was it, like the 90s , when any of the big 3 offered a flare-side?

Feb 12th 2019, 2:06 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Flare-side pickups have gone the way of the Dodo. When was it, like the 90s , when any of the big 3 offered a flare-side?

The F150 flareside was discontinued during model year 2009, when the supply of boxes ran out.

Feb 12th 2019, 3:08 pm

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The F150 flareside was discontinued during model year 2009, when the supply of boxes ran out.

Never did understand the need for a flareside, other thank aesthetics. The utility of having steps on the sides that allows for reaching over and into the bed is overriden by the decrease in interior volume.

The only pickups with the flareside style that look good are the classics, like the Chevy 3100 and 50s Ford F100. Back then flareside was the standard factory model