8/2 Build Week

[F150_steve22]

Woke up this morning to this!!!! So maybe later today or tomorrow I'll have mine!!!

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[Littlefield82]

Based on this email tracker update that I received this AM mine is shipped, but the official Ford tracker does not have a check mark there. I don't think that means anything though.

 

[Dresdie]

Hey, just a humble request...

If you've gotten your truck and have the time, it would be great to know first impressions? Hearing real-world reactions to This Expensive Thing we're all getting would be a great way to help ease the waiting for those of us still sans F150.

Overall impression: I love it. Amazing truck. Absolutely love it. So many good things to say about it so far and has an unbelievable the amount of power and technology. It's one thing to see all the tech on paper and another to have it all at your fingertips in use. No issues yet after ~200mi and ~20 trips.

Top favorite features:

1. The cooled seats - Had never experienced this in a vehicle and they are just downright amazing. This was an unexpected cherry on top. I knew I had in the build but, was not expecting to enjoy it so much.
2. Lane keeping assist - This works much better than I anticipated. Have used it on all of the few trips I've taken thus far and can see using for many trips ahead. With this system, discovered I tend to drive in the left-hand portion of the lane. It wants to center all the time which I can adjust to however, it is a little un-nerving passing 18-wheelers centered in the lane, where I'd typically give them a bit more room if no other cars are present on the other side. Regardless, the system is great and allows you to adjust to manually correct those situations if needed.
3. Powerboost motor / Electric driving - For all the power and MPG reasons. I've been toying around with this since taking ownership, averaging 23-24mpg with what I consider "normal" driving. Yesterday, driving with the utmost care using the EV coach display, achieved 30.6MPG on a ~13mi drive in town. Granted, I don't see driving in this manner is realistic with traffic around as you may torque many drivers off with slow acceleration and turns to maintain speed/RPMs low. Nevertheless, it is amazing to know you can achieve it when needed then, flip to sport mode and throw your passengers into the back of their seats.
4. B&O Unleashed - Fantastic. Better than my '09 Acura's high-end sound system.

Before going further, to be clear, my baseline of comparison is low. I am going to the Lariat PB from an '09 TSX with 155K miles that I've driven for the past 13 years - great car, reliable, was starting to show wear and tear in the interior, transmission and some weird ABS behavior. My wife has a '15 Odyssey - also very reliable, 90K miles, and transmission is that of a 90K van. The last truck I had was a '90 F-150 years ago - loved it for its purpose but was riddled with problems. So, some of you guys coming from more recent truck models may have more specific critique than I.

Ride Quality: Drives like a car. Engine is very powerful. It's taken a while getting used to how fast it gets up to speed - almost got a ticket coming out of the dealership, in fact. It will take some time getting used to as it doesn't feel like you're moving that fast. With the windows down, you can faintly hear the turbos when you get on the gas pedal. I like that, personally, not for showing off but more about that feedback and the experience of driving it, knowing how the engine works.

Suspension is good. It will will bump around a bit when turning and driving over a bump. But, I think this is true for any larger/taller vehicles. Just more noticeable, coming from a car as my daily driver, riding much lower to the ground.

When driving at low speeds, there is an slight droning sound that changes pitch slowly coming from the front. The best I can describe it is if you've ever flown in an MD-80; the droning sound of those particular jet engines. Does the PB produce auxiliary audible drive sound when driving at low speeds and only on electric? I clearly hear the beep in reverse. If it's not intentional, wondering if there's something touching up against a spinning motor. It is not annoying but sounds so different from a gas-powered ICE. It's clearly electric-driving related.

Transmission: With respect to hard/clunky transmission shifts, they are there but hardly noticeable, IMO. I probably wouldn't think about or notice it except for the fact it has been talked about about in forums. Transmission is overall very smooth through the lower gears whether upshifting softly through gears or accelerating and skipping gears. It may be I haven't driven enough miles or situations to experience a hard shift. Would say it upshifts much more smoothly than my 155Kmi TSX but, downshifts only slightly less smooth; but wouldn't describe it like a "jerk" when downshifting like many have described it. It just feels like a heavier vehicle in downshifts.

Build Quality: Quality of my build is overall good. I am pleased. That's not to say it's perfect. I combed the exterior and interior before taking ownership. No scratches/dents whatsoever. On the interior, I found what looked like rough cut of the carpet under the driver's seat carpet, up by the break/accelerator pedals but it's fine. All leather and trim was perfect - haven't found anything at least.

After getting it home, I spent a bit more time in the engine bay and the underbody. A tad bit of rust surrounding bolts on the rear transfer case and rear axle but was overall pretty clear of it. So far, no issues with electronics, throwing codes, or malfunctioning sensors. In the engine bay and underbody, there were several leftover masking tape pieces stuck to cable assemblies which were clearly leftover from packaging - all easily removed. If you're a stickler for little things, be sure to check for this when receiving your truck, otherwise it appeared completely harmless.

No issues with paint or plastic trim discoloration that I can find. Moonroof, windows, folding mirrors, power tailgate, power rear window, power seats, 7.2Kw generator all functioning as expected. Although, I've only pushed it to ~2.3K utilization with no issues. No random breaker throws yet. Factory spray-in looks great - there was some leftover loose residue in the bed upon reception but, no biggie. Factory hard folding tonneau is nice - a little heavier than I expected but functions perfectly.

Just overall ecstatic about this truck. I hope you all have a good experience receiving your trucks and hope they come soon for those still waiting. It's been fun on this forum keeping up with you all.

 

[Jloyd98]

Question: Does the PB produce auxiliary audible drive sound when driving at low speeds and only on electric? The best I can describe it is if you've ever flown in an MD-80; the droning sound of those particular jet engines. I clearly hear the beep in reverse. If it's not intentional, wondering if there's something touching up against a spinning motor. It's not annoying but could be in the future over time.

There is a speaker up front on the lower left side playing the "airplane" sounds at low speeds for pedestrians. It makes the sound regardless of electric or normal driving. I feel like I get lots of looks from people wondering why that truck sounds like an airplane...LOL

 

[Dresdie]

There is a speaker up front on the lower left side playing the "airplane" sounds at low speeds for pedestrians. It makes the sound regardless of electric or normal driving. I feel like I get lots of looks from people wondering why that truck sounds like an airplane...LOL

Jloyd, thanks. I thought that was maybe the case. It's just such an odd sound for the truck. Wonder how the engineers landed on that pitch/tone adjustment. Perhaps there's some kind of science behind human pitch range and detection? I'm fine with it, personally, just odd. It seems to get lost in the mix of road/engine noise above ~15mph.

 

[johnbisme]

Congratulations to Kentucky's own catfishkid1986, who leaves Limbo and joins the ranks of the Built!

Also, F150_Steve22 and PFD664 sound like they're about to take delivery... lets see some pics when you have 'em! Finally, I'm moving Littlefield82 to 'Shipped' because despite the Ford tracker, it sounds like his truck is on its way.

And in Limbo, now we are two. Our Dejected Duo waits, and hopes...

Thanks to those folks sending pics and reports! It sounds like an awesome truck, and keeps me psyched for getting mine, one day.


The 8/2 Limbo List

Built & More!
emersonloyd______('Shipped!' ETA 10/04)
F150_Steve22______('Shipped!' ETA 10/04 - Reported Delivered)
SQLariatPB________('Shipped!' ETA 10/07)
PFD664__________('Shipped!' ETA 10/11 - Reported Delivered)
Hebed118_________('Shipped!' ETA 10/13)
Fquinn47_________('Shipped' ETA 10/18)
Littlefield82_______(Shipped?', ETA 10/19)
someday_________('Shipped!' ETA 10/21)
Motosapien_______('Shipped!' ETA 10/22)
Cbaka27_________('Shipped!' ETA 10/25)
SpikerS__________('In Transit' Date: ??)
CK.Mecha________('Built', ETA 10/14)
GripworksCo______('Built', ETA 10/18)
catfishkid1986______('Built')


Still in Limbo ('The Dejected Duo')
Johnbisme
Josh35

(Got Their Truck!: DuckDuckGreyDuck 8/26, Leadfoot21 09/14, Dresdie 09/25, Bangheadhere 09/25)
(Got a Different Truck: Victimofareload 8/27, Chief Bast 9/2, JosephSchott 9/3, Jloyd98 9/16)

 

[Littlefield82]

Ford Performance Chat confirmed that mine has shipped via rail and is in Ohio with an ETA of 10/13 - 10/19. That's weird b/c my window sticker still says convoy. Left Dearborn and is headed to PA.

 

[Bangheadhere]

Hey, just a humble request...

If you've gotten your truck and have the time, it would be great to know first impressions? Hearing real-world reactions to This Expensive Thing we're all getting would be a great way to help ease the waiting for those of us still sans F150.

Here you go:

This truck is AWESOME! So much more refined than my 2011 was. It's smarter than a 10 year old too. The powerboost engine setup is brilliant, I'm not seeing any of the transmission roughness that others reported earlier. I'm still sorting through all the options and configurations but it tickles my tech funnybone. I like the changes to the exterior glass - front and back windows are more surface mounted (instead of framed in) if that makes any sense and it looks a lot cleaner. The weather seals on the doors are TIGHT - you have to close the doors with authority or they won't latch properly. The truck was clean as a whistle on arrival, no undercarriage rust or any other signs it spent time in purgatory. All in all, we're very very happy with it.

 

[Bangheadhere]

Has anyone else noticed that the fans for the ventilated seats are REALLY loud on the high setting? Especially on the passenger side? If I bump it down one notch it's not really objectionable but "high" wears on my eardrums a bit too much.

 

[CK.MECHA]

Update for my Lariat Powerboost..

Truck in transit but not showing in Palsapp. ETA sits at 10/8 to 10/14. Called my salesman and he said come on in and get the paperwork completed to lock in 0% and my PCO, no issue.

Ill head in this afternoon and see how that goes.

 

[emersonloyd]

talked to my dealer this afternoon and we think mine showed up today, they had yet to get it off the truck. Will hopefully be able to go get it by friday

 

[Dresdie]

Has anyone else noticed that the fans for the ventilated seats are REALLY loud on the high setting? Especially on the passenger side? If I bump it down one notch it's not really objectionable but "high" wears on my eardrums a bit too much.

Yes, I agree. Will have to go back and check, but I thinking the ventilated seats are actually louder than the dash fans when the seat fans are on high.

 

[Dresdie]

Here you go:

This truck is AWESOME! So much more refined than my 2011 was. It's smarter than a 10 year old too. The powerboost engine setup is brilliant, I'm not seeing any of the transmission roughness that others reported earlier. I'm still sorting through all the options and configurations but it tickles my tech funnybone. I like the changes to the exterior glass - front and back windows are more surface mounted (instead of framed in) if that makes any sense and it looks a lot cleaner. The weather seals on the doors are TIGHT - you have to close the doors with authority or they won't latch properly. The truck was clean as a whistle on arrival, no undercarriage rust or any other signs it spent time in purgatory. All in all, we're very very happy with it.

Agreed on the door fit and seal. The rear doors require more umph than the front passenger doors. Though, they feel solid. And it's such a quiet cabin.

 

[Dresdie]

Anyone know what this lever mechanism is used for? It sits between the frame and the leaf spring in the rear, on the driver's side. There is no complement component on the right side of the truck. Would imagine it could be used to detect how close the bed is to the shock/spring limit but, not sure why it would need to know that, and it is only on one side.

 

[Littlefield82]

Update for my Lariat Powerboost..

Truck in transit but not showing in Palsapp. ETA sits at 10/8 to 10/14. Called my salesman and he said come on in and get the paperwork completed to lock in 0% and my PCO, no issue.

Ill head in this afternoon and see how that goes.

Glad this worked out for you. I checked today with the GM to try and do the same thing and no dice. The truck has to be on the lot to start the financing.

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