Ford F250 & F350

[MSilva]

I hate to sound like a cry baby, but I am going to say what is on

my mind anyway. Not to offend any Ford Truck owners but I am

sick of seeing nothing but F250s & 350's everywhere I go ,what gives? I felt the same way when I had my Chevy 6. 5TBD. I can't

see why they are so popular compared to Dodge and Chevy except they have 7" more leg room in the crew cab and a bigger

seat. The powerstroke wont see as many miles before rebuild

like a CTD. I feel the styling is better with the dodge. On top of

it, my Father in Law and Brother In Law poke fun at my Dodge everytime they get a chance#@$%! They both drive F250 and F350. Back when I was in High School In Dunnwoody Georgia Ford is what everyone ragged on and GM trucks were the most popular. Is this pretty much the way it is all over the country or

should I say Ford Country USA? Any opinions will be

interesting. Thanks for listening to me vent

 

[Jeff Clark]

Originally posted by MSilva

I can'tsee why they are so popular compared to Dodge and Chevy except they have 7" more leg room in the crew cab and a bigger seat.

That's the biggest factor right there. You would be surprised how many people on the Ford sites drive a Ford just for the extra cab space. That's the only reason I traded my 98 Dodge for a 2001 F250 (which I still have and use as my daily driver). One of the members here traded his 01 Dodge for an Excursion because he needed a truck that could tow and still carry prospective clients around town to look at his work. Now that Dodge has built something that resembles a crew cab with a little more leg room I bought one. But I have no regrets buying the Ford. With 80,000 miles it is as tight as day one (more than I can say for my 98 Dodge), and has had very few problems (only one that wasn't covered under warranty).



Anyway, just my opinion.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

MSilva, maybe the folks around your area are stuck on Fords, but those who live in these parts seem a bit more enlightened. There are TONS of Rams in this area, and I would say the number of Cummins-powered trucks are pretty close to the number of PowerStrokes rolling the streets here. What you see isn't necessarily the norm nationwide.



I haven't seen any figures in awhile but Dodge has been taking a pretty good chunk out of Ford's Superduty sales.



Vaughn

 

[Smokin 90]

we had our 1st big snowfall of the year last week and when it came time to plow out driveways and such most of the truck were Dodge diesels. Most of the contractors aroud here have Super Duties to drive from site to site mostly because of the larger crew cab that Ford offers, but when it comes time to put a to some real work it seems that the Cummins/Ram is the truck that can handle it the best , at least aroud here.



I have to say that it would be nice to have a Dodge truck with 4 full size doors, but I choose the Cummins over a few inches of rear seat room. Too bad DC won't give us the best of both worlds.





Best Regards,

Kurt.

 

[MN Cummins Lvr]

M Silva,



This is an excellent thread. Things around here are the same too... everything is Ford/PSD. In my experience traveling around the U. S. , when it comes right down to the nitty gritty, what do you see the fulltime RV'ers towing a huge 5th wheel RV with? Dodge/Cummins. What do you see the prof. driver towing new RV's with? Dodge/Cummins. What do you see the hotshot driver towing cars with? Dodge/Cummins. What do you see the farmer towing a nice old tractor with? Dodge/Cummins. IMHO, these are the trucks to really get the job done. Sorry for the long post... need I say more?

 

[Chris N5CWM]

Sales and marketing

While driving through small towns I notice there's usually a HUGE Ford dealership nearby. The way these dealerships are laid out, when you drive by all you see are the brightly colored Mustangs, F150s, SuperCrews, etc. Usually grouped together with the yellow ones up front, near the red ones, etc. Gets people onto the lot, where they start looking around. They find out what they really want, they usually can't afford, but like what they see and end up buying something that will fit their budget and lifestyle.

For instance, one might go in looking at the Taurus but can't afford it and gets a Tempo. Or wants an F250 but can't afford it and gets an F150. Catch my drift? Plus brand loyalty plays a big part in it. Some people will drive Fords their whole life because their daddy or brothers had Fords.

Those dealerships seem to be strategically placed around the rural areas, like farming areas. Lots of farmers, ranchers, etc. with Ford trucks. There is a HUGE Dodge dealership north of me in Madisonville TX. They sell dozens of Dodge Rams, mostly Cummins 2500 & 3500s. But when I went to look at them a couple years ago, their lot was full of lightly optioned trucks suited for farmers and ranchers. Seems like every day I see a Ram with a Madisonville sticker on the tailgate.