Advice on a truck

[zman]

Hi Everyone

We my lease is up and I'm thinking of this time buying a truck instead of leasing , just wasn't for me.
I'm torn between a dodge and a ford , Im looking at basic models nothing fancy . looking at the ram 1500 crew cab 4 x 4 and a ford F150 XLT both in the 2020 2019 year range.

Just looking for some of your thoughts and advice

[JMatthews]

I bought a Ford F-150 last fall and I am very happy with how it performs and how comfortable the truck is to drive. There is lots of room for the driver and passengers and it handles well in snow, mud etc.
I would suggest you go and test drive both trucks to see what you think. Also sit in the back seats so you can get an idea of how comfortable it is and how much space passengers will have. I bought my truck when there was employee pricing and the local dealer, Leslie Motors was great to deal with.

[Bluebulldog]

XLT with the Eco.

Nice amenities, good price, and extremely good fuel economy.

I don't know where you are looking, but I know my Ford dealership just started 0% on their F150s, with some decent discounts. I'm actually thinking of trading my 2015 in...

[zman]

I live in Guelph , but willing to go wherever for a good deal

[JMatthews]

I bought a Ford F-150 last fall and I am very happy with how it performs and how comfortable the truck is to drive. There is lots of room for the driver and passengers and it handles well in snow, mud etc.
I would suggest you go and test drive both trucks to see what you think. Also sit in the back seats so you can get an idea of how comfortable it is and how much space passengers will have. I bought my truck when there was employee pricing and the local dealer, Leslie Motors was great to deal with.

Leslie Motors in Walkerton, Harrison and WINGHAM.

[Fox]

If you are looking at a 6 cyl to save on gas take a step back and look at how you may use the truck.

My buddy was a high up Ford mechanic for a while, he hated the Ecoboost engines. The fuel economy is great, until you climb a hill or tow anything, etc, etc, etc. I was talking to him about one guy I worked with at the time who had one. My friends opinion is that the Ecoboost is only good on fuel is you have nothing in the truck and don't have a heavy foot, if you have a heavy foot or tow then get the 8 cyl and drive as you normally would and you will be as good or better off as the Ecoboost. He also had issues at that time with the cost to maintain those systems, but that was years back, when they first put that engine into the F150.

Best of luck on the search, one side of my family are Dodge only, they use them on the farm and have few issues. The other side of the family is Toyota and they never break, but they do cost a premium.

[Bluebulldog]

If you are looking at a 6 cyl to save on gas take a step back and look at how you may use the truck.

My buddy was a high up Ford mechanic for a while, he hated the Ecoboost engines. The fuel economy is great, until you climb a hill or tow anything, etc, etc, etc. I was talking to him about one guy I worked with at the time who had one. My friends opinion is that the Ecoboost is only good on fuel is you have nothing in the truck and don't have a heavy foot, if you have a heavy foot or tow then get the 8 cyl and drive as you normally would and you will be as good or better off as the Ecoboost. He also had issues at that time with the cost to maintain those systems, but that was years back, when they first put that engine into the F150.

Best of luck on the search, one side of my family are Dodge only, they use them on the farm and have few issues. The other side of the family is Toyota and they never break, but they do cost a premium.

The 2.7 eco works just fine, IF users actually use the tow/haul setting.

Typical highway empty, keeping around 95km/h, 10L/100. City 12.5/100. Highway towing my landscape trailer with my UTV on it 13.2L/100.

It's less about the engine, than it is about the grey matter operating it.

My pal had the same truck with the 5.0L Coyote engine, could never get it below about 11.9L/100.

[rick_iles]

My 2014 XLT with the 5 litre gets 9 l/ 100k at 90 kmh, and 13 when pulling my 19 foot boat. I had a 2011 eco boost, and got roughly the same.
My 2011 eco boost developed intercooler issues as well as timing chains and sprocket issues....traded it on the 2014. I’ve had great luck with this truck. I wouldn’t even consider a Dodge. But that’s just me. They look great but don’t seem to stand up.

[Bluebulldog]

I wouldn’t even consider a Dodge. But that’s just me. They look great but don’t seem to stand up.

That's been my observations / experience as well.

They seem to deliver a lot of truck for the money, but the quality could be considered sub-par on some ends.

I've had them in a fleet, and was not overly impressed.

Cue the Dodge fanboys to come out of the woodwork....

[Fox]

My 2014 XLT with the 5 litre gets 9 l/ 100k at 90 kmh, and 13 when pulling my 19 foot boat. I had a 2011 eco boost, and got roughly the same.
My 2011 eco boost developed intercooler issues as well as timing chains and sprocket issues....traded it on the 2014. I’ve had great luck with this truck.

This is pretty much what my buddy said.

My brother got a tacoma I4, I told him with what he did he should have gone and got a V6, he told me I was full of crap and knew nothing about anything.

He proceeded to burn more gas than the 4.0L V6 in his I4 and had no power to pull or gain speed on the hills, my 3.4L V6 in my 1998 4Runner blew the doors off his truck, weighed more and essentially had the same fuel economy but was 12 years older than his truck.