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Maybe free trips for a FEW lifetimes Mike...in YOUR boat

And if you are gonna use a jack in the mud, carry some wide boards to put under it to keep it from sinking too deep in the soft stuff.

I've only been awake 15 minutes and you've got me laughing already Rob...gonna be a great day

Very nice Shaun, awesome looking truck and congrats on your purchase !! From what I've heard, that fuel management system is pretty slick.

Maybe I shouldn't have bought a new truck, woulda saved alot of squabbling.

Couple good looking trucks there guys, thanks for posting the pictures. Twocoda, I like the idea of those lights on your brothers side steps.

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Nope, I just have a very understanding wife Steve

Maybe more guys like looking at nice new trucks than ugly old sturgeons

When the ash tray gets full Joe, it'll be time to start shopping again.

When I purchased this truck, I went with the Eco Boost just because I've heard alot of good things about it, not because it's gonna save me a whack of money on gas. I wanted to stay with Ford and wanted plenty of towing power and the Eco seems like it'll do what I want. Sounds like it may be somewhat more economical than my current 5.4 and if that's the case, that'll be good, but I'm certainly not expecting a huge savings. I have a glass boat with a 150 HP Yammie and that also goes thru alot of gas but I also knew that when I purchased it a couple years ago. If I was really concerned about the cost of gas, I'd be towing a 12' tinnie with a Honda Civic. We'd all like to pay less for gas, but it ain't gonna happen so we just have to suck it up and if we want to play, we're gonna pay.

Thanks again guys. The red truck has the camera too Greg, but it shows up in the rear view mirror and is only about 2" square and is somewhat hard to see. With the new 8" screen it's gonna be like watching TV. And Joe, your starting to sound like my wife. She asked me why I was buying another new truck already and I told her the red one was getting all dusty. :lol:

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Thanks Bob, that wasn't the reply I was expecting from you :lol:

Gerry, there's some interesting reading if you rummage thru these pages and some good comparisons between the 5.0 and the Eco Boost. http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-gallery/ford-f-series-review-2011-ford-f-150-ecoboost-drive

Sorry to hear that Paul, it's really tough losing our parents. I watched my dad die from the same terrible disease so I know what you went through.

Thanks folks, I'm lookin forward to a few good years with this truck. For those of you who asked about the colour, it's called Kodiak Brown. It's very dark and does almost appear black in the picture, but looks really sharp, specially when the light hits it. The suggestion for the screen cover for the inter-cooler is a good idea and something I'll look into. As for the Eco Boost, I can only hope it's as good as what I've heard. I've talked to a few guys who have it and for the most part, their very happy. I read alot of the different websites and there's always talk about trucks and again, the vast majority of folks with the Eco Boost have positive things to say. I'm getting around 13-14/100k with the 5.4, so we'll see how the Eco stacks up to those numbers. Thanks for the comparison with your brothers truck Ron, that's the kinda stuff I've been hearing. Anyone who thinks they'll get good mileage with a truck, specially towing a heavier boat is only kidding themselves, but we should all realize that going in. I figure gas prices are what they are and there's nothing we can do about it. This truck was a huge amount of $$$$, so the few dollars I'll save on gas with the Eco boost have long since vanished anyways :lol: Gerry, that's a good looking rig you've got there. I looked for you this past summer when we we're heading north, it woulda been good to hook up for awhile...maybe next year. Jim, looking forward to seeing you and the rest of the folks next weekend, it's gonna be a great trip. nofish4me, the fire engine red is actually called Red Pearl and is pretty nice And just so you know Brian, Diane and I had lunch at the A&W last week and after all these years, I still go for the Poppa Burger & a HUGE mug of root beer every time

I decided a couple years back to get myself a pick-up and bought a new 2010 F-150 Super Crew with the 5.4 engine and 310 HP. It's been a fantastic truck but I decided yesterday it was time to up-grade again and wanted to move up to an F-150 Lariat with a bunch of toys. I drove down to the dealer in Peterboro yesterday afternoon and darned if he didn't have exactly what I wanted sitting right there on his lot. We did a bit of haggling back & forth until we came to a price we were both happy with, signed some papers, and the deal was done. I've heard alot of good stuff about the new Eco Boost engine with 365 horsepower so that's what I got in it. I went with a dark brown truck with light brown leather bucket seats. 20" chrome wheels The seats are 10 way power and have both heat and cooling function. I also got the center consol shifter. It's got an 8" screen in the dash for GPS and also a back-up camera that shows in the same screen when the truck is in reverse. Very nice for hooking up the boat trailer. Power moon roof plus power sliding rear window, power adjustable pedals and telescoping steering wheel. And more bells & whistles than I can even remember right now, but the truck basically does everything but drive itself They still have to spray in the Line-x bed liner and install the tonneau cover plus a couple other things, but I'll be getting it Monday morning. I'm hauling the boat down to Lake St. Clair in about 8 or 9 days so that should be a good test for the new rig. Anyways, just thought some may be interested.

That's some incredible talent there, really impressive !!

Very nice musky !!

Yeah, I spose you guys did OK...

Not a problem Roy, but I believe you were looking for Will

Don't ya just love when that happens...with any kind of fishing

My thoughts exactly Brian, and the reason we complied with his suggestion, but of course he WAS right and a jacket in a compartment really isn't a good idea if you need it in a hurry.....legal or not. Trouble is, we all get complacent over the years and I spose it's the old "it'll never happen to me" type of thing.