Originally Posted by JPro
Been looking around at some of the 2021 F150 4x4 pickups, but they are scarce in the trim I'm leaning toward (STX 5.0L Supercrew with all the towing/offroad hardware). Not much off the sticker when you do find them.

My local dealer (family member) told me about this one, his demo unit, and I took it for a spin yesterday. It's a 2020 3.5L Eco-Boost XLT with Max Tow, 36gal tank, FX4 package, 20" wheels, 3.55 ratio + locker, folding bed cover, etc. Far cry from my 10yr old Tacoma.

It was built in late 2020 and he started driving it in December, so it's got about 3k miles on it. Comes out to $11k off sticker. Seems like a pretty solid deal, but good Lord, trucks have gotten expensive....


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Have never owned a turbo truck, but hear good things overall. Loved the turbo Honda Accord I had for a while. Younger brother has 176k on his 3.5L EB F150 4x4.




I bought basically the same truck this past July. The only difference I see is mine and yours is mine is magnetic gray and mine has the lariat ultimate package. I really wasnt in the market for a new truck but my dad had to come by my office and show me his new F-150. As soon as he mentioned 0% financing my ears perked up and I was on the prowl lol. A few weeks later I pulled the trigger on this one and got 0% for 72 months. I previously had a 2014 3.5 EB platinum FX4. I loved it until it hit about 55k. For some reason it started fouling the same plug over and over. I had this truck tuned with a MPT tuner set up for premium fuel. It would run like an absolute scalded dog. Not sure if this was the cause of the fouled plug but I got a little nervous with all the EB problems I was hearing about and traded it on a 2017 5.0L Platinum FX4 in July of 17. Liked the 17 a lot but the 5.0l was sluggish even with the 3.73 rear end. The EB definitely has noticably better low end and mid range torque than the 5.0l had. I like this new truck although I miss the appearance of the past platinum models. I can definitely say I like the power and fuel mileage of the EB better although when towing any kind of load It seems the 5.0l gets just as good of mileage as the EB. My experiences may be different than others as all 3 of my trucks have had a leveling or lift kit with 34” or 35” tires. This truck has a 2” leveling Kit with 295/60/20 Toyo Open Country AT III tires. The day I bought the truck new and drove it home over 100 miles it got 22.3 MPG. Now with the leveling kit and 34” tires it gets 18ish on the hwy, 16 or so mixed use and about 14 stop and go in the city. Towing my 18’ tandem axle utility trailer with my can am defender on it, it gets 11ish. My speedometer hasn’t been corrected for the larger tires so those numbers may be off a hair but that’s what the gauge on the dash show. All 3 of mine have had the 36 gal tank and since Ford started putting the bigger tank in the F-150’s I wouldn’t buy one any other way. Mine has the max tow package but wish it had the towing mirrors. I did the notification thru my Ford pass app that my truck is effected by the cam phaser recall. I haven’t brought it in yet but from what I’m hearing is all they’re doing is reflashing the ECU. No sure how that can correct a cam phaser issue?? Anyway, congrats on your purchase and hope you enjoy. It’s a good looking truck!