DANG...Ford is fast building 2015 F-150's
 

I ordered my new 2015 F-150 Lariat Super Crew on August 10th and the Dealer submitted the order on August 12th. Dealer said that it would take about 10-12 weeks to arrive as that's been the Dealers normal turn-around time on their F-150 orders. Well, the Dealer called me Saturday morning to tell me that my truck was delivered to them on Friday (9/11). That's 4 weeks to order, build and deliver...DANG, that's fast. I pick it up Saturday 9/19.

I'm more than ecstatic...I'm "Happier than a pig in a mud puddle"...:):):)

Congratulations on the new rig!!

Musta had one on the rack :)

Don't forget the pics!!

Thanks. Been a couple years in the "waiting to order" process ever since I first saw the F-150 Atlas. I've already had a couple of people ask if I'm selling my van. To which I said "NO", the van and I have too many miles together, it'll be another 3 years or so before I let it go. Especially since I just spent the time and energy installing new rocker panels on it. Here's a wet picture of my new ride.

Bronze Fire Lariat with grey interior, 2WD w/3.15 locking rear, 3.5 Ecoboost, 36 gal fuel tank, Sony 700 Watt w/10 speakers...

Very nice!

Thanks...

My last new truck was my 1988 Ranger S/C 4x4 XLT. I really liked that truck, but after 14 years, I didn't need it anymore. It did have some darn comfy seats in it. And with the front and rear 3.73 L/S axles in it, it would go where it was pointed on and off road.

Well, finally got it home this Friday. It now has a whopping 49 miles on it. Will probably take me about a year to find and figure everything out.

Beautiful 👍

Thanks...I'm "Happier than a pig in a mud puddle"...:):):)

Well, after being stored from September 22-April 4 for the winter, I finally uncovered the truck and have been driving it for the past couple of days. Actually have 287 miles racked up on it. Getting it ready for a southwardly trip. Will rack up about 3,500 miles on the trip. Really curious what the mileage will be as a 4x2 with the 3.5 TT and 3:15 gears. Should be broke in by the time it arrives to our first Florida destination. Will post my down to Florida and return from Florida trip. Along with the total round trip info. Have a few friends/family stops on the way and return, so that will be factored into the results. Will be interesting to see how far a 36 gallon tank will go.

Isn't that part of the fun? LOL! :)

Nice Truck!

welcome SS308 on a board !!

Well, the round trip to Florida this past April netted a 23.3MPG. Wife was running 21ish MPG and I ran 26-27 MPH with cruise set 5 over the posted limit. 80 MPH is a solid 2,000 RPMs with the 3:15 gears and hardly any boost. Truck has been setting since returning from Florida on April 22. Put my AMSOIL 5W-30 in the engine. Will be taking it to Arizona here shortly. Will see what it runs with more break-in miles on it.

Well, made the trip to Arizona. 2,501 miles from Yorkshire, NY to McKinney, TX. to Queen Creek, Az. Truck ran like a champ and never missed a beat. Used a total of 98 gallons of fuel for the trip. Total MPG was 25.4 and the trucks computer actually logged 25.3 MPG. Pretty darn accurate. The 1st pic is what the truck was running for MPG coming out of Tucson, AZ towards Queen Creek, AZ on the last stretch. 2nd pic is the truck sleeping in AZ.

Nice!..

Don't think my truck would get that if I coasted part of the way! Looks like your rig gets best of care, nice nest in the garage too. Glad the trip was a breeze...

Thanks...Trip was eventless, truck never missed a beat. The 3:15 gears and 36 gallon fuel tank also was nice to have. Glad I ordered them. Stopped in McKinney, TX for a couple of days at out Son's to watch our grandson (9 year old) play football. Then on to AZ for a couple of weeks. Then flew back to McKinney, TX for more grandson football and soccer. Then back to NY. The Freestar appears to be happy that I'm back and gets full attention...:)

Logging some serious miles!!

We just found out we're going to be Grand Parents again. And I thought the kids being 3&5 hours away was tough. Lol

Congrats. We have 4. 3 in TX, 1 in AZ (1.5 - 9 years old). Usually log a little over 5,000 miles round trip to TX-AZ and back to NY. Next road trip will probably be in April with the Freestar since it seems to be itching for another leg stretcher...:)

What mileage is a Ford Atlas safe for a complete engine repair?

The Ford Atlas was just the prototype F-150 built as a preview of the aluminum 2015 F-150.


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Ford Atlas F-150 Prototype
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My 2015 F-150 Lariat

Been a quite a while since I've posted anything anywhere. After almost 7.5 years, I've racked up a total of 31,478 miles. Just finished replacing my spark plug as I've lost a couple of MPG and a little "Giddy-Up n' Scoot" in my 3.5 Ecoboost. The old plugs had a gap between .37-.38, I gapped the new plugs at .30, so it should be happy for a while.
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Glad to see you back 👍