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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:08:10 PM EDT
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You get the 30k cool ass decal package.  It's not a Z71 or A TRD. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:09:38 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next
 Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban 
A big part of what makes it so expensive 
And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:12:24 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. That truck does look good. http://www.tundratalk.net/forums/signaturepics/sigpic26385_2.gif The Tundra is a good truck for the money. I have a Raptor and my brother actually has a Raptor and a Tundra Rock Warrior. The Toyota is nice, but the Raptor is much more of a hardcore off road truck. Bro likes his Raptor much more than the Toyota and had since delegated the Tundra to a company truck for his employees. The TRD Rock Warrior package is just different wheels, tires, and a graphic on the side. It has the same skid plate and Bilstein shocks as other TRD Tundras. There's no real mechanical upgrades. Regardless, if you rarely venture off pavement, the Raptor may not be the best truck to buy. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:15:42 PM EDT
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Quoted: Where around here can you jump a Raptor? I have been dismissing them as useless on the East coast without dunes, but is there something I am missing?I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg I currently think that if you want an offroad truck in PA (and a truck sucks offroad in wooded PA), that a Power Wagon with a front solid axle and front locker is king.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:18:20 PM EDT
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As matt33 pic shows and this pic (without the wheel) the fix to the frame bending as most of it was caused by the axel contacting the frame bump stop.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:18:45 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:21:17 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. I sold it 15k on, problem was my right foot 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:22:16 PM EDT
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Where around here can you jump a Raptor? I have been dismissing them as useless on the East coast without dunes, but is there something I am missing?I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg I currently think that if you want an offroad truck in PA (and a truck sucks offroad in wooded PA), that a Power Wagon with a front solid axle and front locker is king.
There are tons of hilly dirt roads, NG pipelines, and trails all over the place here in Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan, and Tioga counties. I live on a hilly 3 mile long dirt road which I get air on regularly. The Raptor is right at home here in my extremely rural area, but if you live in a more populated area, the Raptor may not be my first choice. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:26:50 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. I sold it 15k on, problem was my right foot
MPG's keep getting better in mine too. If I drive sensibly (not always easy), I regularly break into the 15's. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:32:21 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. This. I average in the 14s. If I keep a light foot and drive on level terrain I have eeked out 17.5mpg |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:32:21 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. I sold it 15k on, problem was my right foot
MPG's keep getting better in mine too. If I drive sensibly (not always easy), I regularly break into the 15's. I actually maintained 17.4 for two hours during a road trip. I had to look through my phone for a pic of my trip screen...it was right next to the pic of 2.3 mpg. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:41:23 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg Shoulda kept it a bit longer. I'm now averaging 14.1 about 11k miles in. I sold it 15k on, problem was my right foot
MPG's keep getting better in mine too. If I drive sensibly (not always easy), I regularly break into the 15's. I actually maintained 17.4 for two hours during a road trip. I had to look through my phone for a pic of my trip screen...it was right next to the pic of 2.3 mpg. It did good on the the interstate on road trips 17.something with the cruise on at 75 |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:47:53 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Whoa, that's a sexy truck. How do you like that LED lightbar, does it work well? |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:48:09 PM EDT
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I got mine for about $500 over invoice. Worth every penny.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:49:33 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg I'm getting over 15mpg with mine. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:51:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Where around here can you jump a Raptor? I have been dismissing them as useless on the East coast without dunes, but is there something I am missing?I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg I currently think that if you want an offroad truck in PA (and a truck sucks offroad in wooded PA), that a Power Wagon with a front solid axle and front locker is king. There are tons of hilly dirt roads, NG pipelines, and trails all over the place here in Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan, and Tioga counties. I live on a hilly 3 mile long dirt road which I get air on regularly. The Raptor is right at home here in my extremely rural area, but if you live in a more populated area, the Raptor may not be my first choice. Thanks for the info. I don't think a Raptor is for me. I will buy a very similar FX4  |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:54:20 PM EDT
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Is it worth it? It's a good looking truck, but it's $50k. A guy could get a regular F150 and mod it out yourself, but you wouldn't have the awesome grill. Would love to have one as my next truck, but $50freakingk. I think my dmax stickered up there, but I got it well under sticker, and my kids were a lot cheaper back then. I don't know if they sell Raptors @ invoice. Not a serious shopper at the moment, just dreaming. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I came here to say 50K does not seem to bad of a price to me 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:54:59 PM EDT
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One crappy photo.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:56:19 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg And its not nearly as wide as an H1. Might feel like it, but its a far cry from an H1.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:57:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: because when you abuse the fuck out of your truck, paying more for it makes you feel morally superior when bitching about abuse not being covered under warranty. and because you want to do this with it when you should take the advice above and roll your own if this is what you want to do.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cApcfp5axmEIn the summer I see them all over the place, of course I can these dunes walking outside. Quoted: Putting an access hole over a bump stop is somewhat of a boneheaded move, but let's keep things in perspective... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8W85WjayKQ&feature=fvwrelSame place. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:58:36 PM EDT
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When I bought my Raptor in 2011, I ordered it through a buying service and paid $34,000 for it. When I went to the delivering Dealer, they had an Addendum sticker in the window for a $10,000 markup over Sticker. The price I paid for mine was $2000 more than the FX4, which put it in the range I was willing to pay. IF I had to pay $50,000 for one I would not have bought it.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 6:59:55 PM EDT
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And they say we're in a recession...
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:01:42 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Whoa, that's a sexy truck. How do you like that LED lightbar, does it work well? Thanks. The lightbar is awesome. As rural as it is here, I use it all the time to help spot deer and other wildlife. Here is just my highbeams: 
Here the same with the LED turned on: 
Here a video I took with my ipod comparing the OEM highbeams to the LED: 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:01:55 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg And its not nearly as wide as an H1. Might feel like it, but its a far cry from an H1. It is read the specs on both. Does not seem like it on the inside, but throw in the flared fenders and it is. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:04:30 PM EDT
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It ain't just the Raptor.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:09:45 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Whoa, that's a sexy truck. How do you like that LED lightbar, does it work well? Thanks. The lightbar is awesome. As rural as it is here, I use it all the time to help spot deer and other wildlife. Here is just my highbeams: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots001.jpg Here the same with the LED turned on: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots003.jpg Here a video I took with my ipod comparing the OEM highbeams to the LED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsGeTLy6u78
Niiiiiiice! Thanks. You install it yourself? If so, was it hard to do? |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:12:07 PM EDT
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When I bought my Raptor in 2011, I ordered it through a buying service and paid $34,000 for it. When I went to the delivering Dealer, they had an Addendum sticker in the window for a $10,000 markup over Sticker. The price I paid for mine was $2000 more than the FX4, which put it in the range I was willing to pay. IF I had to pay $50,000 for one I would not have bought it. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p168/micman777/Raptor.jpg" Your post is confusing. Are you saying you bought a brand new Raptor for 34,000? Or 44,000? |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:19:01 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Whoa, that's a sexy truck. How do you like that LED lightbar, does it work well? Thanks. The lightbar is awesome. As rural as it is here, I use it all the time to help spot deer and other wildlife. Here is just my highbeams: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots001.jpg Here the same with the LED turned on: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots003.jpg Here a video I took with my ipod comparing the OEM highbeams to the LED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsGeTLy6u78
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:23:28 PM EDT
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Your post is confusing. Are you saying you bought a brand new Raptor for 34,000? Or 44,000? Yeah... If you got it for $34k, how base is it? That's what I paid for a used half ton Sierra... Honestly even at $50k I don't think they are super expensive, I'm pretty sure the shocks alone are $4k-ish. Hell, just about any new loaded up truck is close to $50k. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:24:28 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Whoa, that's a sexy truck. How do you like that LED lightbar, does it work well? Thanks. The lightbar is awesome. As rural as it is here, I use it all the time to help spot deer and other wildlife. Here is just my highbeams: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots001.jpg Here the same with the LED turned on: http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/Rigidbeamshots003.jpg Here a video I took with my ipod comparing the OEM highbeams to the LED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsGeTLy6u78
Niiiiiiice! Thanks. You install it yourself? If so, was it hard to do? Yes, I installed it myself. It was not that hard to do. It took me a few hours, but I work at a snail's pace and solder everything as well as use heat-shrink wrap, meticulously double checking everything as I go. Raptors have 4 switches built into the cab for adding lights and similar accessories. I wish more manufacturers would do this. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:32:00 PM EDT
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When I bought my Raptor in 2011, I ordered it through a buying service and paid $34,000 for it. When I went to the delivering Dealer, they had an Addendum sticker in the window for a $10,000 markup over Sticker. The price I paid for mine was $2000 more than the FX4, which put it in the range I was willing to pay. IF I had to pay $50,000 for one I would not have bought it. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p168/micman777/Raptor.jpg" Your post is confusing. Are you saying you bought a brand new Raptor for 34,000? Or 44,000? Got mine for 43 and change plus Tax Tag and Title. With the towing package and upgraded Sync stuff. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:32:16 PM EDT
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I ordered a 2012 Raptor which was $43,700 (close to invoice). That's a lot of money, but it's not much more than other new half ton trucks. The off road equipment and setup on the Raptor is night and day beyond that of any other truck on the market. The Raptor has triple bypass Fox coil-over/external res shocks, e-locker which acts like a spool up to 100 MPH, front Torsen LSD, outstanding off road electric gadgetry, 7" wider track than any other half ton, 35" BFG AT KO's, custom fiberglass front end and rear bedsides, significantly beefed up suspension and steering components, awesome 411 HP 6.2L V8, along with a bunch of other stuff. Every time I get airborne in mine, it feels like it was worth every penny. There's just something about flying through the air in a 6,000 pound truck that puts a smile on my face. I added a few things, including the RPG Stage 2 suspension and a 20" Rigid LED lightbar. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid003.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid012.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/mccullm6/2012%20Ford%20Raptor/2012FordRaptorwithperchRPGandRigid022.jpg Nice, good job. Don't let the OWS crowd and the 99% try to bring you down. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 7:51:15 PM EDT
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My avatar is my first 2010, it was the 5.4 scab and while fun to drive was snail slow.
Fast forward and i purchased a 2012 6.2 screw when they started rolling into the dealers. At 100+ horsepower more than the 5.4L makes this truck what it should have been since day one. If you have to ask why $50+k then you have never ridden in one. You cant build anything like it from any of the other f150 models without spending 15-20k more than if you just bought the raptor. The fender flares are out there to cover the 7 1/2 inch wider axels than a regular f150, in fact these trucks are wider than srw f-250's by about 2 inches. The LED's are there as federal DOT mandates for width. As for the warranty issue i have had my problems stemming from hard offroad usage. Warranty covered all repairs without any issue. The frame problem is known and you are correct they wont cover that one. But i dont hit kickers going 80+ miles an hour which was the cause for just about every one of those problems. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:03:12 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg And its not nearly as wide as an H1. Might feel like it, but its a far cry from an H1. It is read the specs on both. Does not seem like it on the inside, but throw in the flared fenders and it is. The H1 is actually 0.3" wider than the Raptor but has a narrower track width. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:10:17 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. I seem to recall there was a test of jap trucks mixed in with domestic trucks.. The Raptor came up on top. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:13:31 PM EDT
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Thanks for the info. I don't think a Raptor is for me. I will buy a very similar FX4 No, you won't. Brian |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:27:48 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. That truck does look good.  That truck is modded. This is a stock Rock Warrior: 
It's nothing more than an appearance package with Bilstein shocks. More over hyped Toyota marketing. Edit: To be a rock warrior you better have skids, sliders, and a locker. Unless the rocks are the pebbles in a parking lot.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:28:22 PM EDT
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Buy an older truck out-of-warranty and then mod it without worrying about voiding the warranty. And come up tens of thousands of dollars ahead.... Win-Win. There is really no reason to ever buy a new-car...they devalue thousands the minute you drive off the lot! I can't imagine anything else worse than that. In Church on Sunday, in Sunday School, we were talking finances and being financially sound... And someone said, pretty-much the exact thing you just wrote... I own all my vehicles 100%. From my off-road toys to my passenger vehicles... If someone can buy and justify it... Good for them... That is their right... |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:32:29 PM EDT
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Had a 2012 with the 6.2 cool truck, fun chicks dig that thing like no other sportscar I have ever owned. Sold it to another member here, he loves it. Thing was about it, I was not driving it for what it was meant to do(I knew when I bought it, I just wanted a toy) It sucked fuel to the tune of 12.2 MPG average real world driving.It's fricking wider than an H1( I live in the a suburban area)Had my fun with it, sold it now just what to buy next Driving my base model fleet F150 now. Next car will be a sports car.
Parked next of a full size surburban http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-11161406.jpg A big part of what makes it so expensive http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-03-13130440.jpg And my daily drive on narrow roads, with a rocket of a truck wider than a Hummer H1 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/blacksunshinez51/2011-06-27102212.jpg And its not nearly as wide as an H1. Might feel like it, but its a far cry from an H1. It is read the specs on both. Does not seem like it on the inside, but throw in the flared fenders and it is. The H1 is actually 0.3" wider than the Raptor but has a narrower track width. So the Raptor is almost a half a fingernail shorter depending on the source that printed it
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:33:07 PM EDT
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because the market will bear the price this is a very OWS question. There isn't anything wrong with asking what the truck brings to the table that makes the market be willing to pay that much for it. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:34:58 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. That truck does look good. http://www.tundratalk.net/forums/signaturepics/sigpic26385_2.gif That truck is modded. This is a stock Rock Warrior: http://www.toyota.com/img/vehicles/2013/tundra/sedition/rock_warrior/full/2012_tundra_special_rock_warrior_3.jpg It's nothing more than an appearance package with Bilstein shocks. More over hyped Toyota marketing. Edit: To be a rock warrior you better have skids, sliders, and a locker. Unless the rocks are the pebbles in a parking lot. Cool, now lets see it's shocks. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:40:55 PM EDT
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Cool, now lets see it's shocks. Like any other generic Bilstein yellow and blue. Like I said, an appearance package with Bilsteins. Some rock warrior... |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:49:57 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. That truck does look good. http://www.tundratalk.net/forums/signaturepics/sigpic26385_2.gif That truck is modded. This is a stock Rock Warrior: http://www.toyota.com/img/vehicles/2013/tundra/sedition/rock_warrior/full/2012_tundra_special_rock_warrior_3.jpg It's nothing more than an appearance package with Bilstein shocks. More over hyped Toyota marketing. Edit: To be a rock warrior you better have skids, sliders, and a locker. Unless the rocks are the pebbles in a parking lot. Cool, now lets see it's shocks. As a Toyota fan, I wouldn't even compare the Raptor to the Tundra Rock Warrior. The Raptor has specific specs, shocks, larger V8 and transmission package that the Tundra was never intended to have stock. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:58:22 PM EDT
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BADD ASS TRUCK... That if driven hard. You'll bend the frame. This and it's still a ford 
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Posted: 10/16/2012 8:59:49 PM EDT
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buy a tundra rock warrior edition. Its cheaper, faster, and and an all around better truck. But it's still a Toyota no thanks.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 9:03:54 PM EDT
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50k for a truck is expensive? Check the price on a brand-new loaded F-150...
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Posted: 10/16/2012 9:52:56 PM EDT
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50k for a truck is expensive? Check the price on a brand-new loaded F-150... It ain't 50k if you do your research...and you cannot even compare the two.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 10:04:36 PM EDT
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The same reason everything else is.
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Posted: 10/16/2012 10:17:54 PM EDT
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Your post is confusing. Are you saying you bought a brand new Raptor for 34,000? Or 44,000? I bought my Raptor through AAFES while in Iraq. At the time of purchase the Truck less Navigation and Sunroof was $38500 less $4500 Rebate = $34,000. sticker on the Truck was $42,675 plus an Addendum Sticker of $10,000 placed on the Vehicle by Crown Ford of Fayetteville, NC. The Addendum on the Vehicle was no relevant to the purchase because the Dealer was only functioning as a delivery site for me to take possession of the Truck. Had I attempted to purchase from Crowne Ford, their selling price on the Truck would have been $52,675 less any applicable discounts. |
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Posted: 10/16/2012 11:08:44 PM EDT
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Why is the Ford Raptor so expensive?
Marketing, baby. |
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