veedubtuner
Well-Known Member
- Thread starter
- #1
So far I would say it's positive. Even though I had a 2001 prior, I consider this 23' my first Ford as the 01' was just a POS DD I didn't really care about, to get me to and from work lol. Apples and oranges I know but I'll be making a lot of VW references as that's what I know.
Positive:
Being able to order it pretty much the way I wanted was a big plus (more on this later) and the fact my particular dealer honored the ordered price and made the whole process smooth was real nice as I have only ever bought from the dealer I work for before. Truck runs great, a lot of power, being this is the biggest vehicle I ever owned the visibility is good, I personally don't have any blind spots during my commutes. Color is great and the paint work is really good for an OEM spray job. Interior is spacious, seats are comfy and everything is laid out really good IMO except the mirror switch ?, took me a minute to find it on my initial drive home as it's hidden behind the steering wheel lol. I'm used to it being on the door panel. Controls and functions are pretty easy to use (except Mykey ?) just a little different than what I'm used to. And a couple of my favorite positives, my Oakleys fit in the overhead bin and my Ipod works, and it works better than it did/does in my VW's ?. Forscan, waaaay easier than VAGcom.
Negative:
8 fricken month wait...ridiculous! As another poster put it, "beer can metal". The deformities in the sheet metal stampings are a little disappointing, but, this is a truck and will be used as such so I'm sure I'll do worse lol. The fact that some clips were not clipped and screws not tight. Surface rust on the suspension components although visually concerning, shouldn't be an issue. No heated seats or mirrors. Granted I could have opted for the package that includes it, but that would have given me other things I didn't want and make the truck more expensive. EVERY trim level on 99% of VW's have both. Now, we don't get a lot of really cold weather/ice that heated mirrors would be ideal in, but heated seats would have been nice, for my back ?. 1 touch up/down on all windows would have been nice.
And probably.... actually, definitely the biggest positive...
YOU GUYS!!!
Positive:
Being able to order it pretty much the way I wanted was a big plus (more on this later) and the fact my particular dealer honored the ordered price and made the whole process smooth was real nice as I have only ever bought from the dealer I work for before. Truck runs great, a lot of power, being this is the biggest vehicle I ever owned the visibility is good, I personally don't have any blind spots during my commutes. Color is great and the paint work is really good for an OEM spray job. Interior is spacious, seats are comfy and everything is laid out really good IMO except the mirror switch ?, took me a minute to find it on my initial drive home as it's hidden behind the steering wheel lol. I'm used to it being on the door panel. Controls and functions are pretty easy to use (except Mykey ?) just a little different than what I'm used to. And a couple of my favorite positives, my Oakleys fit in the overhead bin and my Ipod works, and it works better than it did/does in my VW's ?. Forscan, waaaay easier than VAGcom.
Negative:
8 fricken month wait...ridiculous! As another poster put it, "beer can metal". The deformities in the sheet metal stampings are a little disappointing, but, this is a truck and will be used as such so I'm sure I'll do worse lol. The fact that some clips were not clipped and screws not tight. Surface rust on the suspension components although visually concerning, shouldn't be an issue. No heated seats or mirrors. Granted I could have opted for the package that includes it, but that would have given me other things I didn't want and make the truck more expensive. EVERY trim level on 99% of VW's have both. Now, we don't get a lot of really cold weather/ice that heated mirrors would be ideal in, but heated seats would have been nice, for my back ?. 1 touch up/down on all windows would have been nice.
And probably.... actually, definitely the biggest positive...
YOU GUYS!!!
Sponsored