The 2.7 Ecoboost is still strong as can be, a whole lotta fun to romp down on, I got them oil changes down now😂🤣 Thank Y’all for watching, I didn’t realize I had somewhere around 60k views on the last video, my home town is only around 15k and I do have a pretty sizeable family, but got me to thinking probably a lot of folks I don’t even know watched that video and I Thank You😀, Will Rodgers said 2 kind of people friends and those he hadn’t met yet.
Wow looked up British Columbia, you are way out there!!! Had a friend took a train that went plum across Canada and said it was worth every Penny then I think out you way they got on a cruise ship and went up to Canada
I've always been a Ford guy. I purchased a 2022 Ford f150 stx package 2.7 ecoboost. First Ford vehicle I've had that's not a V8. The truck is amazing & does great on gas. So far, it's nothing but good. Awesome content watching from Tx!
They are absolutely unbelievable, understand that going from a V8 to a dual turbo is a big change, my mind still doubts a tiny little engine can do what it does so effortlessly, never seems stressed. Thank You for the compliment as soon as I can get my new truck cleaned up I’m going to do a video. Same 2.7 but since rarely anyone rides in the back, I got the extended cab with the clam shell rear doors, longer bed and rubber floor which I really like, not sure about the 10 speed, but I’m getting the same mpg’s with a 3:73 rear end I was getting with the 3:55 in the 17. And right now I’m praying for Texas getting control of the border, man if Texas falls we’ve had it!
It's a truck. It runs. It's paid for. Those are the three things I've admired most in any vehicle since I bought my new, albeit stripped-down F100 Custom back in 1978. I recently paid off my 2017 F150 XLT 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost. It just turned 30k miles this week. I decided to quit doing things like oil changes myself since I've been working tons of overtime, and my dealer actually has an excellent service department that doesn't overcharge. I'm pretty religious about keeping up with maintenance, which is one reason I'm only on my third Ford truck, each one lasting around two decades. The only thing I'm worried about with the 2017 is that they can be prone to coking the valves due to direct fuel injection (solved in 2018 by adding port injection) and the leaky plastic oil pans, which the dealer said is starting to happen to mine. I absolutely love my truck, glad yours is working out for you also. Great video, thank you!
Sounds like you really take care of a truck and don’t put a ton of miles on one and keep them, I’d have loved to see and rode in that 78. I’m not sure what oil pan replacement cost, but I had read somewhere someone is making a steel pan for the 2.7’s now. Have you put a catch can on your newest truck, I’m kinda of thinking that may be way overblown, but I had one on my 2017 not sure it made a lot of difference. You know my grandpa had a mid 60’s Ford with old 300 inline 6 I think and it was bad about cracking exhaust manifolds so I guess every design has it problems, old 289’s and 260’s always leaked a little oil and German cars I’ve always heard were out of oil if they weren’t leaking a little. I do think these engines are very sensitive to regular oil changes and you sound like you stay on it!
2015 xlt 5.0L. 98,000 miles. Same brakes, replaced stock tires at 89,000 miles. I tow a small camper without trailer brakes, 38,000 miles on it with this truck. 21.4mpg not towing, mixed driving. My two repairs. Parking brake cable and front left wheel bearing. Fingers crossed. Best vehicle I've ever had since 73'
Sounds like a great truck, that is wonderful to hear! I truly feel these trucks are very well made and with good maintenance and not digging them constantly they last a long time.
Oh Lord son congratulations, let me know can you feel the 25 hp and 25 additional pounds of torque, how you like the 10 speed and I’ve heard the ride is much improved, let me know? My last payment next month, probably keeping this one for a while more, got mine for 32 in 17 now their over 50, think I’d prefer the fold down bench over the console buckets and might get the extended cab with the clam shell doors to get the bigger bed, but the 2.7 for sure!
@@poppyneese1811 I had a 2016 2.7 and now a 2022 2.7. I can tell you the 2022 is more refined with less turbo lag, not that the 2016 had any significant ones. The gas mileage is worse by maybe 1mpg now, possibly due to the lack of auto-start-stop and heavier weight. The transmission and suspension are better, thanks to better technology and tuning.
@@clearcut6818 sorry it took me so long to get back to you, TH-cam Notifications, took me a lil while for me to like the changes, but I’m that way about everything, I really feel like Ford is refining a good truck into a great truck, heard the ride is way better too, I’m thinking about trading but it might be a couple more years, looking on Auto Trader and seems to be some decent deals on XLT’s, think I’d get the long bed Super Cab with the flip down passenger seat and the 2.7 again, not that I don’t live my truck it’s just lil thing I think I’d like a lil better. Congrats on the new truck, let me know how she’s doing.
@@poppyneese1811 she's been doing great for the past three months. I definitely feel like this is the next best thing after the Raptor. The power delivery is instant and the ride quality is much improved. The only zonk is the worsened fuel economy. I used to be able to get 28mpg on the highway, but the best I can do is 23. Maybe after 5000 miles it might improve.
I've got a 2017 2.7 F150 STX pkg. I got the smaller extended cab with rubber floor mats. I didn't want carpet as it breeds filth where I live. I now have 44K miles and running like a top. I replaced the tires (Michelin) not due to wear but they were 6 years old this past summer. Love the simplicity of the truck. Just 2wd. It came with a trailer package which I rarely use. I keep it under a carport but the hot TX heat has begun the dulling on the paint in small patches. The plastic cover for the step on the tailgate has broken and had to be replaced. Just put a new battery in 3 months ago due to warnings about the system shutting down features to save juice. Change of battery was fairly simple even though I read where you have to program afterwards.. I didn't have to do that. It worked fine afterwards. I don't drive every day, sometimes just a few times a month so gas mileage is insignificant to me although the computer shows betwee 21 and 22 mpg. I do run high test gasoline all the time to help clean the engine's valves. My son drove mine and liked it enough to get one of his own. So far, so good. Hope it stays that way. I paid $27K new in May of 2017 but I know a replacement would be higher. Mine will be paid off later this year. Love that.
Sounds to me like your doing everything RIGHT, glad it’s been such a great truck for you, it’s about time for things like the battery and the heat down there is something else, we were in Dallas 3 or 4 years ago on July 4th my daughter-in-law is a Dallas girl and took us to a big outdoor singing thing and she got sick from heat, I thought if she grew up in this oven and killing over a fat hillbilly ain’t got a chance! My son lived in Dallas and I have a good friend in Longview Texas, one thing I noticed Texans don’t pussy foot around, I stayed in the slow lane so it wasn’t too bad. I guess it’s like anywhere else the Texans I liked were in the smaller towns, Dallas ain’t a good indicator cause most ain’t from Texas, like any big city. I traded my 17 for a 23 got another 2.7 but got the rubber floor front bench with 6.5 foot bed and the suicide doors for the back, I think that’s what you have and other than grandchildren nobody rides in the back seat and that 1 extra foot of bed makes a big difference . Love the engine but the 6 speed was smoother to me than this 10 speed, that said 95% time never noticeI I think Ford softened the throttle response a little to. Around here we get lately anyway pretty mild winters, but a 6 or 7 inch snow does happen once or three time a year and I have seen a few 48 inchers, about 6 years ago bought a used Honda atv put a snowplow on it and ain’t had a big one since, but I really think Id do fine with a 2wd with rear locker. Thanjk You for writing and good luck with the truck! Also nothing at all was wrong with the 17, was at 94k and thought it was a good time to trade before she gets to a hundred K, ain’t like back in the 70’s and 80’s nobody would touch a vehicle with nearly a 100,000 on it.
2019 F150 XLT 4x4 2.7 with 66k miles. Average 20.6mpg on “Normal”driving and I’ve gotten up to 26 on the highway driving from NJ down to Virginia. I change the oil every 5k miles, still have the original tires, brakes, everything. Only issue is that stupid Splash shield. I still have the original, but it’s all held by zip ties now lol. I’m also retired, loving it, and absolutely love this truck. It drives so smooth, it will go when I want it to and I can tow everything I need. I still have my 2001 Expedition with 198k miles, still going strong, just the rocker panels rusted. Hope I get as much out this truck. I also undercoat so no rust I also wish I had that flip down seat, six grandkids lol. Great video, literally like listening to myself talking about my truck lol.
Great comments, that’s impressive on the tires and the MPG’s they don’t pussy foot in NJ! I traded my 2017, got a 2023, Supercab with the suicide back doors, rubber floor bench with the fold down front and got FX4 suspension, the felt thing underneath is gone and so is the plastic engine cover, honestly think that probably held heat in. Same 2.7 Ecoboost, but 3:73 rear and 10 speed, the 6 speed was smoother, I was getting about the same MPG’s and around 13k in economy mode I started getting around 22.4, not complaining at all, I love the 1 foot longer bed and we never had adults ride with us so the suicide rear doors work fine. Is your Expedition also Ecoboost powered, we have a lady at our Church that just turned 250k on her 3.5 Ecoboost Expeditionand still a nice ride. My wife is a hillbilly, but was born in Newark NJ, her dad washed windows in NYC back in the early 60’s and moved back during the race riots and mine were reopening here about that time. That’s a great ideal in the zip ties, wish that had been my ideal!
@@davegordon6943 I’m sorry, but this time got what I really needed, bench seat 6 1/2 bed, FX4 package and rubber floor, the 17 was a prettier truck, but this one fits my needs a lil better and who knows when thy will out law gas trucks?
I did too. Traded in a perfect 2016 xlt 2.7 supercrew 4x4 for a 2023 xlt supercrew 4x4 with the 2.7 and am in love. Just amazing trucks. The 2.7 is the cats meow. Smokes hemi rams outperforms anyrhing else comparable and the quality and refinement is fantastic.
Man, I wish I could get a truck like that! I've been reading a lot and checking out the dealer lots, and that 2.7 seems like the way to go (at least for my needs). It's a shame how crazy this truck market is right now.
I was 40 before I bought my first new truck, before I had a lil 2wd GMC S15, really good lil 4 cylinder pickup, it was a sharp lil truck, but wife needed a van because we had 4 kids so we traded it, also waited til our house was paid for, it is crazy what trucks are bringing now, but I think it may be changing, used vehicles are coming down. I do think we’ve been in a recession no matter what the media is saying and hopefully in a year and a half we’ll have a more pro growth President and administration in office. My advice is either wait till you are out from underneath your bills or get the best truck you can afford, something that don’t kill you with payments, be calm not over anxious and realize that ain’t the only truck out there I use to wonder in my 20’s 30’s and most of 40’s how do people do it, they were buried in debt. Looking back being extremely conservative because we didn’t have the income allowed me to retire at 58 when my company became woke and I could no longer put up with the crap. Don’t judge your self by what others do, just do the best you can and live and be content in the moment, the days are long but the years are short.
Appreciate the upload. This is a good endorsement from you Sir. Have a buddy with a small company. Has two 18 XLbase models. 2.7s 200+ thousand miles. Oil changes on schedule.. they run great still. My 19 2.7 xlt ..has been great. Am a Detroit Union carpenter. Which means nothing. haul a 1000 + Lb gang box etc with ease. Dickies waterproof seat covers have been good. Purchased at Walmart. The current puppet was booed wherever he went in ,and around Detroit 👍
That is an awesome to hear, especially from a man that works his truck everyday. Sam’s had that engineered wood flooring on sale and my sons a Railroad man decided to get enough to do his house, I don’t know how many bundles we put in the bed and wasn’t a weight printed on them nowhere, we carried them in the house and I decided to weigh one of the bundles in his bathroom scale, anyway I had like 2200 lbs in the bed, I thought I have ruined my truck, drove fine during and afterwards steering felt a lil light though🤣😂🤣😂, I’m figuring the engineers know they got some folks like me out there hopefully. Was in Detroit maybe 6 years ago for a meeting, stayed at this hotel that was connected to two other buildings that were GM’s HQ’s, it was very nice, they took us to a Arabic restaurant, I’m a hillbilly so I ain’t much on that highbrow food and everything was wrapped in grape leafs and ain’t much on goat or lamb, but riding into Detroit in a shuttle van from the airport, I couldn’t help but think this is the city that out produced the Germans and the Japanese and won the War for us, it was heart breaking. Like my State of West Virginia the big money guys used us up and moved away. Hate to tell you traded for a 23 and doing a Video on it soon, nothing wrong with the 17, I figured with the puppet in their who knows what the inflation rate will be and how much value will my retirement money be worth and my 17 was still a nice truck, but this time I knew more about what I wanted, bench front, rubber floor, longer 6.5 bed, FX4 and max tow with the 2.7 and that’s what I got. Lord I’ll talk your ear off, Thanks For writing I enjoy longer them comments! We built a ramp for a older buddy this week, he’s in a wheel chair, I was a carpenters helper, board holder mostly, I found out carpenters are fellers with a good plan that they have to be smart enough to figure and change and finagle around to make it work and look good, I’m not smart enough to be a carpenter i salute you sir!
@@poppyneese1811 wow. Thank you for your response. Don't know where to begin. YesSir. I know the building you stayed at. Was born in det, moved further out. I knew the last farmer personally,in Detroits county of Wayne. Very sad what was Is now a shell.. Grandmas were Rosie riveter s. Grew up with pride,and respect knowing both grandfather's served And were my heroes. One rode a Harley through Europe,the other island hopped. That's a damn good truck you have now More refined lol. It handled the heavy load. That 6.5 bed is good. That's what I got. But the "super cab ".
Good review, I got the same truck 2017 2.7 STX 4x4, the only problem I got is the oil pan leaks, that was fix under warranty 2 times, now, with out it, I hope I don't have to deal with that. But the 2.7 is fun to drive, I get around the same 20mpg in a good day, if I have the wind agains me I get around 18mpg. I'm from south Texas is all flat. 68k miles.
I don’t think mine leaked, always 6 quarts out, 6 quarts in, think I got lucky, I gotta agree they are amazing lil engines, only 165 cubic inches. I recently traded for a 23, pretty much same truck, I figured with Biden in my money will be worth 16% less and the trucks will probably jump by around the same, I’m not sure how long they’ll allow gas engines to be made, so traded. Can’t tell a lot of difference think I liked the 6 speed better than the 10 and they backed off throttle response a little and no plastic engine cover, so I hear a lil more turbo sound, maybe Bob on the assembly line missed mine or they might just be gone. Son lived in Dallas and a good friend lives in Longview near Tyler, not so crazy about Dallas, but the smaller towns are really nice, guess that’s like any big city. I’ll tell you one thing y’all Texans don’t pussy foot around on the road, coming back to Dallas from Longview I was running 83 and I was getting passed like a Pinto with 2 plug wire missing!
Mine has been so far and hope yours is too, I’d never imagined that a tiny 2.7 liter engine could pull a big ole pickup that good. The smoothness and the Power are unbelievable for such a small engine. Glad to hear you Love it!!! I fee exact same way!
I hope your right, thank you so very much! Please feel free to repost it if you want, you might have someone watching that could figure this out, I’m really not sure at all, but I greatly appreciate your input!!!
@@poppyneese1811 I came to your channel because you had commented on a star trek video about how the show gave you hope because your dad was not very cool... well you said more. I was happy to see you are living a good life, have a great family and seem happy now. That makes me happy. I also thought one of the cool things about this video is I like trucks and it is so pretty where you are driving through. Take care dear one!
👍🏿 thank you for saying that. I’m just like you, not everyone drag races from stop by at the stoplight and floors their engine everywhere they go. But when most discuss engines, they always go straight to horsepower and torque, for many of us we don’t care if my 2000 Ford V 10 doesn’t make a lot but it makes it plenty for me. It is what it is.
I agree totally, I’m going for the marathon, you know I’d probably be just as happy with the regular 3.5 naturally aspirated engine. Never drove a V10, I bet it’s smooth, our Church Van is a Ford, don’t think it’s a V10, it’s rough as a Cobb, the sticker says tire should be run at 60psi, but at 59 I’m the kid and they won’t let me put the right amount of air in the tires. I’m the night driver being the kid😂🤣😂🤣
My 2018 2.7 F150 STX needed rear brakes and rotors at 55k, my mechanic said the rear rotors are thinner/smaller than the fronts, original tires were replaced at 56k. Great truck, my only 2 cons are the sticky transmission valve body and the frozen door locks(6 times in 5 yrs).
My 2017 for sure had the frozen door issue, usually it would go away after warming the truck up good. I told everybody it was a safety feature, kept you from going out in bad weather. Funny thing I had a 67 Mustang did the exact same thing,, 50 years later! My 6 speed was shifting a lil funny and found t the fluid was a lil low and they topped it off and corrected it. Good news this winter my 23 F150 STX doors has froze 0 times! Not crazy about the 10 speed transmission though, 98% of the time it’s fine. Glad to hear you like the truck.
Im in MIchigan. I have a 2018 f150 4x4 super cab with the 2.7. It has 75000 miles. Never had an issue. 20mpg most of the time. I have really enjoyed it. I have a 6000 pound camper that my wife and I pull on ocassion. Most of what I do with the truck is commute, and carry some light farm supplies in the bed. Its a little light duty for some of the farm work I want to do. I just ordered a new f150 with the 3.5, max payload package, and max tow package.
Great to hear, yea I’ve got to agree it is a light duty full size truck and for tons of folks the lil 2.7 is perfect. I can see though how y’all need a lil more grunt under the hood, but I’d say your a real good test if just how good these trucks really are! Thank You
Get that seatbelt recall looked at! My 2016 burned up while sitting in the yard a couple of months ago. It happened less than two weeks after I made my last payment.
@@patrickbledsoe2176 seatbelt pretensioner started a fire in the interior of my truck and totalled the truck. I didn't even have the title in my hands yet.
My 2019 2.7 has 92k runs great, change the oil every 3k miles, just cost me $1200 for coolant sensor wiring harness due to $ light code P0118, dealer fixed but pricey, otherwise great truck
Great to hear, sorry about that lil bit of trouble you had, but that’s like 2 truck payments anymore, hopefully the dealer knows their stuff and won’t have that happen again, my son had a brake job done on his Pacifica, pads, disks and I think one caliper was bad, it was $1200.00 too. These sensors seem to go out more than actual parts anymore. I think 18 and 18 were the best looking front ends.
Congrats on retirement. You got rid of the beard ; good, that beard ages you man. So tell us what motor 2.7 or 3.5 Boost. Does the truck have the 6 spd transmission? I believe in 2017 they introduced the 10spd. I'm researching the F150. I tow a travel trailer currently with a Gmc 1500 2.7L INLINE Turbo 4 cylinder....and it tows our trailer just fine. I use the same oil as you do; refined from Natural Gas. On my wife's car is Ford Edge with a 2.0 Ecoboost. And yes they calibrate the rear brakes to work harder; as you we were surprised as well. Shout out from Miami, FL... Sadly the WH hates petroleum.
Thinking I 2017 the 3.5’s got the 10 speed, but the the 2.7’s didn’t till 2018. I have no complaints with the 6 speed at all, every once and while it will get confused, usually in cruise and going down a hill and suddenly another lil hill going up. We bought an RPod camper and I think the empty weight is like 3,700 pounds, loaded guessing like 4,200 and pulls it fine, shocked by how much mileage falls with it in tow, hoping for somewhere around 12 mpg. These Mountains work the truck pretty hard, I’m guessing Miami pretty flat, the GM 2.7’s seem to have strong numbers, not downing anybody’s rig, but reviews I watch they seem to rev pretty high compared to the Ecoboost engines, but owners seem pretty happy with them, I drove a friends 5.3 equipped GMC, before the current body and it felt really really slow of course I wasn’t dog’n it at all. Just did my 90k oil change and so far best vehicle I’ve ever owed, got to admit I’m surprised it’s been a better truck than the Tacoma’s ever thought about being. Be careful down there in Miami, too many people for me, heat, fire ants, alligators, snakes,hurricanes, I’m a pansy I guess! Love to see you review your GMC, love the new body style on those trucks, I’ll get another F150 though, probably another STX, if you can live with out power seats and dual climate control it’s a pretty good choice, watching Autotrader and the prices seem to be going down, this time though regular crew with bench up front and 6.5 bed and another 2.7. I hope we’re starting to see a back lash against the current clown show in Washington DC, in my 60 years worse I’ve ever seen. Not only they hate Petrol, I think they hate capitalism and freedom.
@@poppyneese1811 Clown show is understatement in DC lol. But I'll keep it clean....I tow a dry weight 5287 total payload including me and wife/gear=stuff. LP tanks and battery 6,500lbs as per Cat Scale. You have to include the WDH for TT(Travel Trailer) which normally over 80lbs if your using bars on the weight distribution hitch(WDH). I have taken through NE Tennessee and North Carolina. Biggest grade 6% 40-45 all the way up no issues. Moving onto a F150 2.7L maybe 3.5? I have driven several V8's love them. But their not a nimble and after towing on grades with Boost. Don't see me going back to an natural aspirated motor. They don't capture torque until you reach 3K RPM's where as my boosted motor catches Low-End torque at 1500-1600rpm's ... My truck may drop two gears yet does it flawlessly without the motor screaming for power as did the V8 coyote or the Chevy 5.3. I have driven all these trucks due to making direct TT delivery's to customers or RV parks etc.. and what ever truck they gave me I would use. Until things got crazy and I requested Boost only gas or diesel. Anyway glad to meet and thanks for insight... Have a awesome week.
I used to have a 2012 Duramax and man, the moment it dipped below 0 C here in Ontario and windows and door were frozen solid. Broke off a number of door handles that get brittle in the cold and just pull right off the truck. My 2015 Sierra hasn’t had that issue at all, even when it goes under -30 C
My hat off to you with them temps, gets 15 or 10 we call it cold😂🤣😂🤣 you Canucks are a tough bunch, glad to here it just ain’t the Fords and glad it ain’t happening to your new truck, did you stay with a diesel or your new truck a gasser?
@@poppyneese1811 had to trade the Duramax in when kids came for a 2019 Suburban with the 6.2L. Ended up needing a truck so convinced the wife to let me get a bare bones 1500 with the 5.3 and 4x4. I actually like driving the base model pickup more than the fully loaded Suburban
@@sierravortec2494 you know I really like base trucks, must be the honesty about them, my wife now has a Pacifica and us being old might use 20% of the tech on it, she loves it and it drives really well, I just put dedicated snow tire in it, for us a big snow is maybe 8 inches, I drove company Caravans for years with snow tires and never got stuck, but in no Canuck with winter driving 😀
@Poppy Neese easy to install because they go over the factory cloth. They look oem . So far it's been 4 years and they still look great. They have different levels of material. I got the cheapest ones with leather inserts and vinyl bolsters. I am very happy with them. There are a lot of videos on TH-cam.
Good video! I liked how you said that you drive like a grandpa, I since changed my driving habits too, now I drive like a grandpa. I drive about 50/50 city and highway and my mpg is about 17. My 2.7 just hit 100k and I did the rear brakes at 91k, and just oil changes and tire rotations. Don’t know if I will change the tranny fluid yet.
First Thank You for the compliment. You have the 3.55 rear end? Might just be where you live, was out in Wyoming a few years back and don’t see how anyone gets fuel mileage out there, big time elevation changes! I’m torn on the transmission fluid Chang as well, lot of mechanics telling me it ain’t a good ideal, just make sure the levels good and driven , others say don’t it, some say just the filter and what’s in the pan, who knows. I think 100k deserves some recognition, way to go. The other day had to pick a friends wife up at WVU Medical Center, from Bluefield to Morgantown about a 1,500 foot difference in elevation , got 26.2 going, coming back I got 22.4 so my average for the trip 24.75 I hyper miles it, coasted down hills and followed big rigs and stayed under the speed limit, even accelerated easily, didn’t run the air, had the widow down, felt pretty good.
I think I have the 3.31 rear diff because my max towing is 7600 lbs, and I also think I get 17 mpg is because I run the a/c all the time especially here in the Texas heat. I was actually wrong on my driving, right now I probably drive about 70% city and 30% highway, it will change once I start my new job. God bless you, and I’m glad your back on TH-cam!
@@Foxbody302 have a friend in Longview Texas, went to see him, he’s a big time hay farmer, moved down there in 80’s, driving from Longview back up to Dallas I learned that Texans don’t pussy foot around, sign says 75 the run 85, I’d be dead in a week in Texas Heat, if the first settlers to settle in Texas did it in the Summer, all I’ll say is they was some tough people!!!😂🤣😂🤣, wasn’t crazy about Dallas, but loved the people on my way there from the State line to Dallas. By the way my friend has a 3.5 Eccoboost, before the aluminum body with 350k original turbos and it’s a king ranch. Felt like I was setting in a agnor pocket purse.
Same here! I had a 67 Mustang and the doors were awful about freezing, I figured in 50 years the feller that designed those doors had to have retired, I was wrong, poor GM owners don’t know that kind of trial!
LOL, 2nd time in my life I’ve been called a Yankee, first time was by a feller from Southern Alabama, Hillbilly here, a lil difference, the mountains is the only place we want to be and we’re 100% God Guns Family Country and we vote 70% for Trump👍
@@frankrizzo454 I know that feeling, our first ancestor to get here from Scotland in the late 1700’s got to spend a year on a Brittish Prison ship in Charleston harbor, when released he hightailed it up to Virginia when we were still one state, he had 11 great grandson’s all served in Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson who was born and raised near Clarksburg West Virginia , all made it home alive, I think they settled in the Appalachian Mountains to get away from it all, think they’d had enough.
LOL, a fine ship it was too😂🤣😂😂 oh Lord son busy ain’t the word, watching Grandkids, we remodeled Church Sanctuary, made me the official carrier, Forman said that was the job for me and getting ready for Vacation Bible School, I’m the enforcer, 5, 6, 7, and 8 year olds are a tough bunch, Shawshank sort of thing, this is my first time helping with VBS😂🤣😂🤣
Poppy, I just got a 2020 STX today, it has the fold down armrest/ seat, I would love to trade for your console. Only problem is my interior is black. If you are interested, just leave a reply to this comment and we could figure out a way to get in touch. If you’re not interested, no harm no foul. I enjoyed your video.
I’m sorry, I traded my 17 and got a 23, I figured before Bidenomics add another 16% to the price next year and reduce my retirement nest, got another 2.7 STX with bench and rubber floor and 6.5 bed, clam shell doors, but rarely have adults back there.
I had 94k when I traded it on a 2023 F150 STX same Race Red, but this time knew a lil better what I wanted, Super Cab 6.5 foot bed, rubber floor and front bench, FX4 3:73 rear. Someone got a really good used truck, but we really didn’t haul many adults in the rear and if we have to we can get 6 folks in the new truck. This new truck has 10,000 lb. towing capacity compared to 7,000, we bought a new camper which probably loaded us around 6,500. The new truck is great, but not as pretty. Also Howdy to you Canucks, before I retired I always enjoyed talking with Canadians usually heading to Florida coming thru West Virginia.
I’ve had 7 Hondas and. Ever once replaced a part. 759,000 total miles combined. Fords I’ve had we’re ok except for the 2 dozen recalls and issues with engines
Well glad you had great luck, but our 1 and only Honda was awful, 80k+ and not the very first problem on the F150, I bought a Honda because of their reputation and I have been told 2014 was not a banner year for the CRV. Besides problems like sun roof leak, CVVT valve and transmission slip, Comfort was terrible, 280 mile trip to Lexington Kentucky and I was out for 2 days with my back. I’ve known people that had nothing but great luck out of Hondas though.
@@DS-TRUCKS buddy of mine in Longview Texas has a 1 2012 King Ranch 3.5 with original turbos and transmission, 387k, used the Ford blended oil. You know I’m easily swayed, I used to swear by Slick 50, it was a quart of oil they sold you with I think Teflon particles or graphite in it, was about $40 bucks and not sure it did anything.
That’s what I do, every 5k, my granddad always said an oil change was the cheapest and best thing you could do for your vehicle. I Love my Ecoboost, but to me they are really kind of a dirty engine, seems the oil gets dark fast and you can walk up to about any F150 and tell right off by the tailpipe that’s an Ecoboost from the the black. I’m sure there that guy who did the 10k oil changes and has a great truck for 200k, but I usually don’t have great luck, so I’ll stick with 5k and a great mechanic on You Tube Ford Boss say 3k and I won’t argue he knows his stuff. Also being a 2017 I made sure I had a catch canto grab some of the gunk. I just traded my 2017, hopefully get a video out on my new truck, just like I did my 2017, I’ll do the first 2 changes at 2,500 miles, then 5k after that, my theory is get rid of any manufacturing junk, yep I got another F150 STX with the 2.7, my 2017 was absolutely the most reliable most comfortable vehicle I ever owned and I’m getting to that age where I probably don’t have a lot of new trucks left in me.
@poppyneese1811 I hope you enjoy your new 2.7 as much as the last one! How many miles did you have on it when you traded? I'm on my 3rd 2.7 since 2018. I'm sticking with this one for a long time. I love the ride and the powerful smooth engine. I currently have 46,000 km on this 2022. Running smooth.
@@jondoe9503I was at 94k, not a problem on the truck, just thought I’d get a lil better trade under 100k than over. Thought the 17 was a prettier truck, but love the 23 nearly as much.
The 2.7 Ecoboost is still strong as can be, a whole lotta fun to romp down on, I got them oil changes down now😂🤣 Thank Y’all for watching, I didn’t realize I had somewhere around 60k views on the last video, my home town is only around 15k and I do have a pretty sizeable family, but got me to thinking probably a lot of folks I don’t even know watched that video and I Thank You😀, Will Rodgers said 2 kind of people friends and those he hadn’t met yet.
Watching from Terrace British Columbia Canada. Just bought a 2019 2.7. I'll be watching your vids closely:) God Bless
@@harbeh hope you enjoy the lil Torque Monster as much as I have😀
Wow looked up British Columbia, you are way out there!!! Had a friend took a train that went plum across Canada and said it was worth every Penny then I think out you way they got on a cruise ship and went up to Canada
So happy to see a new one. I could listen to these all day from Poppy! Great video. Keep the update videos coming Poppy.
Thank You so very much brother!
I've always been a Ford guy. I purchased a 2022 Ford f150 stx package 2.7 ecoboost. First Ford vehicle I've had that's not a V8. The truck is amazing & does great on gas. So far, it's nothing but good. Awesome content watching from Tx!
They are absolutely unbelievable, understand that going from a V8 to a dual turbo is a big change, my mind still doubts a tiny little engine can do what it does so effortlessly, never seems stressed. Thank You for the compliment as soon as I can get my new truck cleaned up I’m going to do a video. Same 2.7 but since rarely anyone rides in the back, I got the extended cab with the clam shell rear doors, longer bed and rubber floor which I really like, not sure about the 10 speed, but I’m getting the same mpg’s with a 3:73 rear end I was getting with the 3:55 in the 17. And right now I’m praying for Texas getting control of the border, man if Texas falls we’ve had it!
It's a truck. It runs. It's paid for. Those are the three things I've admired most in any vehicle since I bought my new, albeit stripped-down F100 Custom back in 1978. I recently paid off my 2017 F150 XLT 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost. It just turned 30k miles this week. I decided to quit doing things like oil changes myself since I've been working tons of overtime, and my dealer actually has an excellent service department that doesn't overcharge. I'm pretty religious about keeping up with maintenance, which is one reason I'm only on my third Ford truck, each one lasting around two decades. The only thing I'm worried about with the 2017 is that they can be prone to coking the valves due to direct fuel injection (solved in 2018 by adding port injection) and the leaky plastic oil pans, which the dealer said is starting to happen to mine. I absolutely love my truck, glad yours is working out for you also. Great video, thank you!
Sounds like you really take care of a truck and don’t put a ton of miles on one and keep them, I’d have loved to see and rode in that 78. I’m not sure what oil pan replacement cost, but I had read somewhere someone is making a steel pan for the 2.7’s now. Have you put a catch can on your newest truck, I’m kinda of thinking that may be way overblown, but I had one on my 2017 not sure it made a lot of difference. You know my grandpa had a mid 60’s Ford with old 300 inline 6 I think and it was bad about cracking exhaust manifolds so I guess every design has it problems, old 289’s and 260’s always leaked a little oil and German cars I’ve always heard were out of oil if they weren’t leaking a little. I do think these engines are very sensitive to regular oil changes and you sound like you stay on it!
2015 xlt 5.0L. 98,000 miles. Same brakes, replaced stock tires at 89,000 miles. I tow a small camper without trailer brakes, 38,000 miles on it with this truck. 21.4mpg not towing, mixed driving. My two repairs. Parking brake cable and front left wheel bearing. Fingers crossed. Best vehicle I've ever had since 73'
Sounds like a great truck, that is wonderful to hear! I truly feel these trucks are very well made and with good maintenance and not digging them constantly they last a long time.
Love the 2.7. Just upgraded from 2015 2.7 to a 2022 2.7 Great video Poppy.
Oh Lord son congratulations, let me know can you feel the 25 hp and 25 additional pounds of torque, how you like the 10 speed and I’ve heard the ride is much improved, let me know? My last payment next month, probably keeping this one for a while more, got mine for 32 in 17 now their over 50, think I’d prefer the fold down bench over the console buckets and might get the extended cab with the clam shell doors to get the bigger bed, but the 2.7 for sure!
@@poppyneese1811 I had a 2016 2.7 and now a 2022 2.7. I can tell you the 2022 is more refined with less turbo lag, not that the 2016 had any significant ones. The gas mileage is worse by maybe 1mpg now, possibly due to the lack of auto-start-stop and heavier weight. The transmission and suspension are better, thanks to better technology and tuning.
@@clearcut6818 sorry it took me so long to get back to you, TH-cam Notifications, took me a lil while for me to like the changes, but I’m that way about everything, I really feel like Ford is refining a good truck into a great truck, heard the ride is way better too, I’m thinking about trading but it might be a couple more years, looking on Auto Trader and seems to be some decent deals on XLT’s, think I’d get the long bed Super Cab with the flip down passenger seat and the 2.7 again, not that I don’t live my truck it’s just lil thing I think I’d like a lil better. Congrats on the new truck, let me know how she’s doing.
@@poppyneese1811 she's been doing great for the past three months. I definitely feel like this is the next best thing after the Raptor. The power delivery is instant and the ride quality is much improved. The only zonk is the worsened fuel economy. I used to be able to get 28mpg on the highway, but the best I can do is 23. Maybe after 5000 miles it might improve.
I've got a 2017 2.7 F150 STX pkg. I got the smaller extended cab with rubber floor mats. I didn't want carpet as it breeds filth where I live. I now have 44K miles and running like a top. I replaced the tires (Michelin) not due to wear but they were 6 years old this past summer. Love the simplicity of the truck. Just 2wd. It came with a trailer package which I rarely use. I keep it under a carport but the hot TX heat has begun the dulling on the paint in small patches. The plastic cover for the step on the tailgate has broken and had to be replaced. Just put a new battery in 3 months ago due to warnings about the system shutting down features to save juice. Change of battery was fairly simple even though I read where you have to program afterwards.. I didn't have to do that. It worked fine afterwards. I don't drive every day, sometimes just a few times a month so gas mileage is insignificant to me although the computer shows betwee 21 and 22 mpg. I do run high test gasoline all the time to help clean the engine's valves. My son drove mine and liked it enough to get one of his own. So far, so good. Hope it stays that way. I paid $27K new in May of 2017 but I know a replacement would be higher. Mine will be paid off later this year. Love that.
Sounds to me like your doing everything RIGHT, glad it’s been such a great truck for you, it’s about time for things like the battery and the heat down there is something else, we were in Dallas 3 or 4 years ago on July 4th my daughter-in-law is a Dallas girl and took us to a big outdoor singing thing and she got sick from heat, I thought if she grew up in this oven and killing over a fat hillbilly ain’t got a chance! My son lived in Dallas and I have a good friend in Longview Texas, one thing I noticed Texans don’t pussy foot around, I stayed in the slow lane so it wasn’t too bad. I guess it’s like anywhere else the Texans I liked were in the smaller towns, Dallas ain’t a good indicator cause most ain’t from Texas, like any big city. I traded my 17 for a 23 got another 2.7 but got the rubber floor front bench with 6.5 foot bed and the suicide doors for the back, I think that’s what you have and other than grandchildren nobody rides in the back seat and that 1 extra foot of bed makes a big difference . Love the engine but the 6 speed was smoother to me than this 10 speed, that said 95% time never noticeI I think Ford softened the throttle response a little to. Around here we get lately anyway pretty mild winters, but a 6 or 7 inch snow does happen once or three time a year and I have seen a few 48 inchers, about 6 years ago bought a used Honda atv put a snowplow on it and ain’t had a big one since, but I really think Id do fine with a 2wd with rear locker. Thanjk You for writing and good luck with the truck! Also nothing at all was wrong with the 17, was at 94k and thought it was a good time to trade before she gets to a hundred K, ain’t like back in the 70’s and 80’s nobody would touch a vehicle with nearly a 100,000 on it.
2019 F150 XLT 4x4 2.7 with 66k miles. Average 20.6mpg on “Normal”driving and I’ve gotten up to 26 on the highway driving from NJ down to Virginia. I change the oil every 5k miles, still have the original tires, brakes, everything. Only issue is that stupid Splash shield. I still have the original, but it’s all held by zip ties now lol.
I’m also retired, loving it, and absolutely love this truck. It drives so smooth, it will go when I want it to and I can tow everything I need.
I still have my 2001 Expedition with 198k miles, still going strong, just the rocker panels rusted. Hope I get as much out this truck. I also undercoat so no rust
I also wish I had that flip down seat, six grandkids lol.
Great video, literally like listening to myself talking about my truck lol.
Great comments, that’s impressive on the tires and the MPG’s they don’t pussy foot in NJ! I traded my 2017, got a 2023, Supercab with the suicide back doors, rubber floor bench with the fold down front and got FX4 suspension, the felt thing underneath is gone and so is the plastic engine cover, honestly think that probably held heat in. Same 2.7 Ecoboost, but 3:73 rear and 10 speed, the 6 speed was smoother, I was getting about the same MPG’s and around 13k in economy mode I started getting around 22.4, not complaining at all, I love the 1 foot longer bed and we never had adults ride with us so the suicide rear doors work fine. Is your Expedition also Ecoboost powered, we have a lady at our Church that just turned 250k on her 3.5 Ecoboost Expeditionand still a nice ride. My wife is a hillbilly, but was born in Newark NJ, her dad washed windows in NYC back in the early 60’s and moved back during the race riots and mine were reopening here about that time. That’s a great ideal in the zip ties, wish that had been my ideal!
Well folks this weekend I traded the 2017 for a 2023 F150 STX FX4 with the same great 2.7 engine, I’m hoping it’s as well put together as my 17 was!
Dang kinda makes me sad
@@davegordon6943 I’m sorry, but this time got what I really needed, bench seat 6 1/2 bed, FX4 package and rubber floor, the 17 was a prettier truck, but this one fits my needs a lil better and who knows when thy will out law gas trucks?
Congratulations! They are very nice.
Fx4 sweet.
@@poppyneese1811 Good that you are happy! Thats the way our creator wants you to be! (I believe that, hope I didn't offend you!)
I did too. Traded in a perfect 2016 xlt 2.7 supercrew 4x4 for a 2023 xlt supercrew 4x4 with the 2.7 and am in love. Just amazing trucks. The 2.7 is the cats meow. Smokes hemi rams outperforms anyrhing else comparable and the quality and refinement is fantastic.
Man, I wish I could get a truck like that! I've been reading a lot and checking out the dealer lots, and that 2.7 seems like the way to go (at least for my needs). It's a shame how crazy this truck market is right now.
I was 40 before I bought my first new truck, before I had a lil 2wd GMC S15, really good lil 4 cylinder pickup, it was a sharp lil truck, but wife needed a van because we had 4 kids so we traded it, also waited til our house was paid for, it is crazy what trucks are bringing now, but I think it may be changing, used vehicles are coming down. I do think we’ve been in a recession no matter what the media is saying and hopefully in a year and a half we’ll have a more pro growth President and administration in office. My advice is either wait till you are out from underneath your bills or get the best truck you can afford, something that don’t kill you with payments, be calm not over anxious and realize that ain’t the only truck out there I use to wonder in my 20’s 30’s and most of 40’s how do people do it, they were buried in debt. Looking back being extremely conservative because we didn’t have the income allowed me to retire at 58 when my company became woke and I could no longer put up with the crap. Don’t judge your self by what others do, just do the best you can and live and be content in the moment, the days are long but the years are short.
@@poppyneese1811Well said. That's an honest Man's statement.
Much appreciated. Times are tough
But can be tougher not thinking things through.
Appreciate the upload.
This is a good endorsement from you
Sir.
Have a buddy with a small company. Has two 18 XLbase models. 2.7s 200+ thousand miles. Oil changes on schedule.. they run great still.
My 19 2.7 xlt ..has been great.
Am a Detroit Union carpenter. Which means nothing. haul a 1000 + Lb gang box etc with ease.
Dickies waterproof seat covers have been good. Purchased at Walmart.
The current puppet was booed wherever he went in ,and around Detroit 👍
That is an awesome to hear, especially from a man that works his truck everyday. Sam’s had that engineered wood flooring on sale and my sons a Railroad man decided to get enough to do his house, I don’t know how many bundles we put in the bed and wasn’t a weight printed on them nowhere, we carried them in the house and I decided to weigh one of the bundles in his bathroom scale, anyway I had like 2200 lbs in the bed, I thought I have ruined my truck, drove fine during and afterwards steering felt a lil light though🤣😂🤣😂, I’m figuring the engineers know they got some folks like me out there hopefully. Was in Detroit maybe 6 years ago for a meeting, stayed at this hotel that was connected to two other buildings that were GM’s HQ’s, it was very nice, they took us to a Arabic restaurant, I’m a hillbilly so I ain’t much on that highbrow food and everything was wrapped in grape leafs and ain’t much on goat or lamb, but riding into Detroit in a shuttle van from the airport, I couldn’t help but think this is the city that out produced the Germans and the Japanese and won the War for us, it was heart breaking. Like my State of West Virginia the big money guys used us up and moved away. Hate to tell you traded for a 23 and doing a Video on it soon, nothing wrong with the 17, I figured with the puppet in their who knows what the inflation rate will be and how much value will my retirement money be worth and my 17 was still a nice truck, but this time I knew more about what I wanted, bench front, rubber floor, longer 6.5 bed, FX4 and max tow with the 2.7 and that’s what I got. Lord I’ll talk your ear off, Thanks For writing I enjoy longer them comments! We built a ramp for a older buddy this week, he’s in a wheel chair, I was a carpenters helper, board holder mostly, I found out carpenters are fellers with a good plan that they have to be smart enough to figure and change and finagle around to make it work and look good, I’m not smart enough to be a carpenter i salute you sir!
@@poppyneese1811 wow. Thank you for your response. Don't know where to begin. YesSir. I know the building you stayed at. Was born in det, moved further out. I knew the last farmer personally,in Detroits county of Wayne. Very sad what was Is now a shell..
Grandmas were Rosie riveter s. Grew up with pride,and respect knowing both grandfather's served And were my heroes. One rode a Harley through Europe,the other island hopped.
That's a damn good truck you have now More refined lol. It handled the heavy load.
That 6.5 bed is good. That's what I got. But the "super cab ".
West Virginia is the most beautiful state in all 50. Been there. And couldn't stop smiling
Thank you.
Good review, I got the same truck 2017 2.7 STX 4x4, the only problem I got is the oil pan leaks, that was fix under warranty 2 times, now, with out it, I hope I don't have to deal with that. But the 2.7 is fun to drive, I get around the same 20mpg in a good day, if I have the wind agains me I get around 18mpg. I'm from south Texas is all flat. 68k miles.
I don’t think mine leaked, always 6 quarts out, 6 quarts in, think I got lucky, I gotta agree they are amazing lil engines, only 165 cubic inches. I recently traded for a 23, pretty much same truck, I figured with Biden in my money will be worth 16% less and the trucks will probably jump by around the same, I’m not sure how long they’ll allow gas engines to be made, so traded. Can’t tell a lot of difference think I liked the 6 speed better than the 10 and they backed off throttle response a little and no plastic engine cover, so I hear a lil more turbo sound, maybe Bob on the assembly line missed mine or they might just be gone. Son lived in Dallas and a good friend lives in Longview near Tyler, not so crazy about Dallas, but the smaller towns are really nice, guess that’s like any big city. I’ll tell you one thing y’all Texans don’t pussy foot around on the road, coming back to Dallas from Longview I was running 83 and I was getting passed like a Pinto with 2 plug wire missing!
I just got the same truck 2022. Love it.
Mine has been so far and hope yours is too, I’d never imagined that a tiny 2.7 liter engine could pull a big ole pickup that good. The smoothness and the Power are unbelievable for such a small engine. Glad to hear you Love it!!! I fee exact same way!
Congrats on retirement. God bless you sir. Wish you all the best.
Thank You, that was very nice!
Thank you for sharing. I subscribed. Enjoy your life! You are good people!
I hope your right, thank you so very much! Please feel free to repost it if you want, you might have someone watching that could figure this out, I’m really not sure at all, but I greatly appreciate your input!!!
@@poppyneese1811 I came to your channel because you had commented on a star trek video about how the show gave you hope because your dad was not very cool... well you said more. I was happy to see you are living a good life, have a great family and seem happy now. That makes me happy. I also thought one of the cool things about this video is I like trucks and it is so pretty where you are driving through. Take care dear one!
👍🏿 thank you for saying that. I’m just like you, not everyone drag races from stop by at the stoplight and floors their engine everywhere they go. But when most discuss engines, they always go straight to horsepower and torque, for many of us we don’t care if my 2000 Ford V 10 doesn’t make a lot but it makes it plenty for me. It is what it is.
I agree totally, I’m going for the marathon, you know I’d probably be just as happy with the regular 3.5 naturally aspirated engine. Never drove a V10, I bet it’s smooth, our Church Van is a Ford, don’t think it’s a V10, it’s rough as a Cobb, the sticker says tire should be run at 60psi, but at 59 I’m the kid and they won’t let me put the right amount of air in the tires. I’m the night driver being the kid😂🤣😂🤣
@@poppyneese1811 🤣
My 2018 2.7 F150 STX needed rear brakes and rotors at 55k, my mechanic said the rear rotors are thinner/smaller than the fronts, original tires were replaced at 56k. Great truck, my only 2 cons are the sticky transmission valve body and the frozen door locks(6 times in 5 yrs).
My 2017 for sure had the frozen door issue, usually it would go away after warming the truck up good. I told everybody it was a safety feature, kept you from going out in bad weather. Funny thing I had a 67 Mustang did the exact same thing,, 50 years later! My 6 speed was shifting a lil funny and found t the fluid was a lil low and they topped it off and corrected it. Good news this winter my 23 F150 STX doors has froze 0 times! Not crazy about the 10 speed transmission though, 98% of the time it’s fine. Glad to hear you like the truck.
Im in MIchigan. I have a 2018 f150 4x4 super cab with the 2.7. It has 75000 miles. Never had an issue. 20mpg most of the time. I have really enjoyed it. I have a 6000 pound camper that my wife and I pull on ocassion. Most of what I do with the truck is commute, and carry some light farm supplies in the bed. Its a little light duty for some of the farm work I want to do. I just ordered a new f150 with the 3.5, max payload package, and max tow package.
Great to hear, yea I’ve got to agree it is a light duty full size truck and for tons of folks the lil 2.7 is perfect. I can see though how y’all need a lil more grunt under the hood, but I’d say your a real good test if just how good these trucks really are! Thank You
Good to see an upload again stay safe god bless.
Captain great to hear from you brother!
Get that seatbelt recall looked at! My 2016 burned up while sitting in the yard a couple of months ago. It happened less than two weeks after I made my last payment.
Wow, thanks for the heads up, will do
Man I'm sorry for you loss what happened?
@@patrickbledsoe2176 seatbelt pretensioner started a fire in the interior of my truck and totalled the truck. I didn't even have the title in my hands yet.
@@danielsullivan2570 dang that's crazy I'd never dreamed that could have even been a issue
@@danielsullivan2570 got it done, you put the fear of the Lord in me!
My 2019 2.7 has 92k runs great, change the oil every 3k miles, just cost me $1200 for coolant sensor wiring harness due to $ light code P0118, dealer fixed but pricey, otherwise great truck
Great to hear, sorry about that lil bit of trouble you had, but that’s like 2 truck payments anymore, hopefully the dealer knows their stuff and won’t have that happen again, my son had a brake job done on his Pacifica, pads, disks and I think one caliper was bad, it was $1200.00 too. These sensors seem to go out more than actual parts anymore. I think 18 and 18 were the best looking front ends.
Congrats on retirement. You got rid of the beard ; good, that beard ages you man. So tell us what motor 2.7 or 3.5 Boost. Does the truck have the 6 spd transmission? I believe in 2017 they introduced the 10spd. I'm researching the F150. I tow a travel trailer currently with a Gmc 1500 2.7L INLINE Turbo 4 cylinder....and it tows our trailer just fine. I use the same oil as you do; refined from Natural Gas. On my wife's car is Ford Edge with a 2.0 Ecoboost. And yes they calibrate the rear brakes to work harder; as you we were surprised as well. Shout out from Miami, FL... Sadly the WH hates petroleum.
Thinking I 2017 the 3.5’s got the 10 speed, but the the 2.7’s didn’t till 2018. I have no complaints with the 6 speed at all, every once and while it will get confused, usually in cruise and going down a hill and suddenly another lil hill going up. We bought an RPod camper and I think the empty weight is like 3,700 pounds, loaded guessing like 4,200 and pulls it fine, shocked by how much mileage falls with it in tow, hoping for somewhere around 12 mpg. These Mountains work the truck pretty hard, I’m guessing Miami pretty flat, the GM 2.7’s seem to have strong numbers, not downing anybody’s rig, but reviews I watch they seem to rev pretty high compared to the Ecoboost engines, but owners seem pretty happy with them, I drove a friends 5.3 equipped GMC, before the current body and it felt really really slow of course I wasn’t dog’n it at all. Just did my 90k oil change and so far best vehicle I’ve ever owed, got to admit I’m surprised it’s been a better truck than the Tacoma’s ever thought about being. Be careful down there in Miami, too many people for me, heat, fire ants, alligators, snakes,hurricanes, I’m a pansy I guess! Love to see you review your GMC, love the new body style on those trucks, I’ll get another F150 though, probably another STX, if you can live with out power seats and dual climate control it’s a pretty good choice, watching Autotrader and the prices seem to be going down, this time though regular crew with bench up front and 6.5 bed and another 2.7. I hope we’re starting to see a back lash against the current clown show in Washington DC, in my 60 years worse I’ve ever seen. Not only they hate Petrol, I think they hate capitalism and freedom.
@@poppyneese1811 Clown show is understatement in DC lol. But I'll keep it clean....I tow a dry weight 5287 total payload including me and wife/gear=stuff. LP tanks and battery 6,500lbs as per Cat Scale. You have to include the WDH for TT(Travel Trailer) which normally over 80lbs if your using bars on the weight distribution hitch(WDH). I have taken through NE Tennessee and North Carolina. Biggest grade 6% 40-45 all the way up no issues. Moving onto a F150 2.7L maybe 3.5? I have driven several V8's love them. But their not a nimble and after towing on grades with Boost. Don't see me going back to an natural aspirated motor. They don't capture torque until you reach 3K RPM's where as my boosted motor catches Low-End torque at 1500-1600rpm's ... My truck may drop two gears yet does it flawlessly without the motor screaming for power as did the V8 coyote or the Chevy 5.3. I have driven all these trucks due to making direct TT delivery's to customers or RV parks etc.. and what ever truck they gave me I would use. Until things got crazy and I requested Boost only gas or diesel. Anyway glad to meet and thanks for insight... Have a awesome week.
Nice sharing dear friend new friend stay connected dear
I used to have a 2012 Duramax and man, the moment it dipped below 0 C here in Ontario and windows and door were frozen solid. Broke off a number of door handles that get brittle in the cold and just pull right off the truck. My 2015 Sierra hasn’t had that issue at all, even when it goes under -30 C
My hat off to you with them temps, gets 15 or 10 we call it cold😂🤣😂🤣 you Canucks are a tough bunch, glad to here it just ain’t the Fords and glad it ain’t happening to your new truck, did you stay with a diesel or your new truck a gasser?
@@poppyneese1811 had to trade the Duramax in when kids came for a 2019 Suburban with the 6.2L. Ended up needing a truck so convinced the wife to let me get a bare bones 1500 with the 5.3 and 4x4. I actually like driving the base model pickup more than the fully loaded Suburban
@@sierravortec2494 you know I really like base trucks, must be the honesty about them, my wife now has a Pacifica and us being old might use 20% of the tech on it, she loves it and it drives really well, I just put dedicated snow tire in it, for us a big snow is maybe 8 inches, I drove company Caravans for years with snow tires and never got stuck, but in no Canuck with winter driving 😀
Look up Colazzio . I have a set of Colazzio covers in my Tundra and they are fantastic. They look factory and are way cheaper then Katskins.
How much and were they hard to install?
Found them on Real Truck Site, looks like around $600.00, were they easy to install and how are the holding up?
@Poppy Neese easy to install because they go over the factory cloth. They look oem . So far it's been 4 years and they still look great. They have different levels of material. I got the cheapest ones with leather inserts and vinyl bolsters. I am very happy with them. There are a lot of videos on TH-cam.
Informative video.
Hey Poppy, I appreciate the content. Take care (psalm 84:11) ❤
Looked that verse up, ain’t it the TRUTH AMEN! Our God is Great and Blessed me more way more than I deserved!
Good video! I liked how you said that you drive like a grandpa, I since changed my driving habits too, now I drive like a grandpa. I drive about 50/50 city and highway and my mpg is about 17. My 2.7 just hit 100k and I did the rear brakes at 91k, and just oil changes and tire rotations. Don’t know if I will change the tranny fluid yet.
First Thank You for the compliment. You have the 3.55 rear end? Might just be where you live, was out in Wyoming a few years back and don’t see how anyone gets fuel mileage out there, big time elevation changes! I’m torn on the transmission fluid Chang as well, lot of mechanics telling me it ain’t a good ideal, just make sure the levels good and driven , others say don’t it, some say just the filter and what’s in the pan, who knows. I think 100k deserves some recognition, way to go. The other day had to pick a friends wife up at WVU Medical Center, from Bluefield to Morgantown about a 1,500 foot difference in elevation , got 26.2 going, coming back I got 22.4 so my average for the trip 24.75 I hyper miles it, coasted down hills and followed big rigs and stayed under the speed limit, even accelerated easily, didn’t run the air, had the widow down, felt pretty good.
I think I have the 3.31 rear diff because my max towing is 7600 lbs, and I also think I get 17 mpg is because I run the a/c all the time especially here in the Texas heat. I was actually wrong on my driving, right now I probably drive about 70% city and 30% highway, it will change once I start my new job. God bless you, and I’m glad your back on TH-cam!
@@Foxbody302 have a friend in Longview Texas, went to see him, he’s a big time hay farmer, moved down there in 80’s, driving from Longview back up to Dallas I learned that Texans don’t pussy foot around, sign says 75 the run 85, I’d be dead in a week in Texas Heat, if the first settlers to settle in Texas did it in the Summer, all I’ll say is they was some tough people!!!😂🤣😂🤣, wasn’t crazy about Dallas, but loved the people on my way there from the State line to Dallas. By the way my friend has a 3.5 Eccoboost, before the aluminum body with 350k original turbos and it’s a king ranch. Felt like I was setting in a agnor pocket purse.
I had the door freeze problem. Used wd40 still didn't work lol. Truck warmed up it was fine but when it was cold it was a pita
Same here! I had a 67 Mustang and the doors were awful about freezing, I figured in 50 years the feller that designed those doors had to have retired, I was wrong, poor GM owners don’t know that kind of trial!
For Yankee, you're all right.
LOL, 2nd time in my life I’ve been called a Yankee, first time was by a feller from Southern Alabama, Hillbilly here, a lil difference, the mountains is the only place we want to be and we’re 100% God Guns Family Country and we vote 70% for Trump👍
@poppyneese1811 I'm out of Charleston, SC and work with a guy from WV and he hates it when I call him a Yankees lol just a joke! Trump 2024!!!
@@frankrizzo454 I know that feeling, our first ancestor to get here from Scotland in the late 1700’s got to spend a year on a Brittish Prison ship in Charleston harbor, when released he hightailed it up to Virginia when we were still one state, he had 11 great grandson’s all served in Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson who was born and raised near Clarksburg West Virginia , all made it home alive, I think they settled in the Appalachian Mountains to get away from it all, think they’d had enough.
Those Brandon Bucks aren't worth squat.
@@aday1637 I can't...I work. Ha
thank you plz i got 2.7 too
I think you served with my great great grandpa on the U.S.S. Lorne Greene didn’t you? Great video 👍! Glad you are keeping busy in retirement.
LOL, a fine ship it was too😂🤣😂😂 oh Lord son busy ain’t the word, watching Grandkids, we remodeled Church Sanctuary, made me the official carrier, Forman said that was the job for me and getting ready for Vacation Bible School, I’m the enforcer, 5, 6, 7, and 8 year olds are a tough bunch, Shawshank sort of thing, this is my first time helping with VBS😂🤣😂🤣
@@poppyneese1811 that’s a lot! You will do great at VBS! The kids will love you.
Poppy, I just got a 2020 STX today, it has the fold down armrest/ seat, I would love to trade for your console. Only problem is my interior is black. If you are interested, just leave a reply to this comment and we could figure out a way to get in touch. If you’re not interested, no harm no foul. I enjoyed your video.
I’m sorry, I traded my 17 and got a 23, I figured before Bidenomics add another 16% to the price next year and reduce my retirement nest, got another 2.7 STX with bench and rubber floor and 6.5 bed, clam shell doors, but rarely have adults back there.
Any jobs up there for IT professionals. I'm looking to move up there next year.
Greetings from Canada. Any updates? How many miles do you have now? Thanks
I had 94k when I traded it on a 2023 F150 STX same Race Red, but this time knew a lil better what I wanted, Super Cab 6.5 foot bed, rubber floor and front bench, FX4 3:73 rear. Someone got a really good used truck, but we really didn’t haul many adults in the rear and if we have to we can get 6 folks in the new truck. This new truck has 10,000 lb. towing capacity compared to 7,000, we bought a new camper which probably loaded us around 6,500. The new truck is great, but not as pretty. Also Howdy to you Canucks, before I retired I always enjoyed talking with Canadians usually heading to Florida coming thru West Virginia.
@@poppyneese1811 thank you for the information. I hope the new truck gives you many years of great service.
I’ve had 7 Hondas and. Ever once replaced a part. 759,000 total miles combined. Fords I’ve had we’re ok except for the 2 dozen recalls and issues with engines
Well glad you had great luck, but our 1 and only Honda was awful, 80k+ and not the very first problem on the F150, I bought a Honda because of their reputation and I have been told 2014 was not a banner year for the CRV. Besides problems like sun roof leak, CVVT valve and transmission slip, Comfort was terrible, 280 mile trip to Lexington Kentucky and I was out for 2 days with my back. I’ve known people that had nothing but great luck out of Hondas though.
I love mobile one... But it's true, not the best oil
It’s mighty good though, might have been my wife’s Honda, glad we got rid of that Honda.
@@poppyneese1811 it's been pretty good for me. But I use extended performance mobile one
@@DS-TRUCKS buddy of mine in Longview Texas has a 1
2012 King Ranch 3.5 with original turbos and transmission, 387k, used the Ford blended oil. You know I’m easily swayed, I used to swear by Slick 50, it was a quart of oil they sold you with I think Teflon particles or graphite in it, was about $40 bucks and not sure it did anything.
What's better?
I still cant get my head around oil chamges every 10k miles. 😅 i wanna chamge it at 5k
That’s what I do, every 5k, my granddad always said an oil change was the cheapest and best thing you could do for your vehicle. I Love my Ecoboost, but to me they are really kind of a dirty engine, seems the oil gets dark fast and you can walk up to about any F150 and tell right off by the tailpipe that’s an Ecoboost from the the black. I’m sure there that guy who did the 10k oil changes and has a great truck for 200k, but I usually don’t have great luck, so I’ll stick with 5k and a great mechanic on You Tube Ford Boss say 3k and I won’t argue he knows his stuff. Also being a 2017 I made sure I had a catch canto grab some of the gunk. I just traded my 2017, hopefully get a video out on my new truck, just like I did my 2017, I’ll do the first 2 changes at 2,500 miles, then 5k after that, my theory is get rid of any manufacturing junk, yep I got another F150 STX with the 2.7, my 2017 was absolutely the most reliable most comfortable vehicle I ever owned and I’m getting to that age where I probably don’t have a lot of new trucks left in me.
@poppyneese1811 I hope you enjoy your new 2.7 as much as the last one! How many miles did you have on it when you traded? I'm on my 3rd 2.7 since 2018. I'm sticking with this one for a long time. I love the ride and the powerful smooth engine. I currently have 46,000 km on this 2022. Running smooth.
@@jondoe9503I was at 94k, not a problem on the truck, just thought I’d get a lil better trade under 100k than over. Thought the 17 was a prettier truck, but love the 23 nearly as much.
Go to a scrap yard and get the seats that you want.
That is a great ideal, never even crossed, just wondering what kind of money do you think I’m looking at?
time to service all your fluids if you have not already done so
Yep planning on doing the tranny, rear end and rear diff before fall, pretty sure I can do all 3, watch a lot of Fordtech videos.
lot of road noise in the cab!
I think it’s more how my phone is mounted than the truck, not as loud on the inside as wife’s Pacifica, sorry about that.
It's called engine oil.
Did I say it wrong?
It’s the dang Southern West Virginia accent, hard to get rid of
When I was a kid the cans said Motor Oil, remember Quaker Stat Motor O
@@poppyneese1811 😁I think it’s motor oil too, I’m just messing around with you Poppy.