What are your opinions on the 2017 and up Ford Super Duty models?
I no longer work in car sales, but when I did we would specialize in 3/4-1 ton pickups, largely diesel. I'd say about 40% of our clients wanted Duramaxs, but of course we still sold plenty of Powerstroke and Cummins.
Lately when I'm commuting to my current job, seemingly everyone is driving one of these new body Fords. Granted, there are a few Duramaxs with the air induction vent on the hood, or new model RAMs with 'RAM' in the grill, but they are vastly outnumbered by these Fords.
Has anyone else noticed this in their market? I'm in southeastern U.S.
At first I'd think the Ford series must be cheaper than the other 2 brands, but a lot of these trucks I'm seeing are Lariat or higher trim level. So what gives?
Posted Jul 29, 2018, 1:17 PM UTC
Ford trucks are typically more expensive.
They have the best trucks, highest towing, highest payload.
The super duty still uses straight axles which are very durable.
Dodge uses coil springs in the back, they don't last at all.
Gm uses independent front and they break shit constantly.
Ford is the only brad that separates the f150 and the super duty.
Example, you can put rear springs from a 2500 ram in a 1500.
Nothing important is the same in the f150/super duty.
Plus the new super duty looks so much better than anything else out there.
Ram 3500''s have the traditional leaf springs vice coil springs in the 2500.
No they dont.
Im driving a 2016 Ram 3500 4x4 with the 6.4 liter gas engine. I can see the leaf springs looking out the window at the truck from my Sunday easy chair. RAM 2500's have coil springs.
Either way, my post didn't mention the fca 3500 .