Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Ford To Discontinue AM Radio

Bought one last year. Nice truck, except for the sealed transmission bs, and the lack of gauges, nothing good about the pushbutton to start it, and dont mention the radar in the grill.
It is a nice truck though.

Don't be getting all rational here, you know it won't endwell.

Conspiracy to silence the right - tho the left as has many if not more of a voice on AM than the right....

Bought a F-150 new back in the fall of 2016 when they were clearing them out for the 2017. Over 25% off the sticker price. Was a good deal and the nicest truck I ever have owned ,ride , comfort, reliable, fuel economy, power and torque when you need it. The 5.0 l v-8 with steel cyl sleeves then they fugged that up in 18 or 19 by eliminating the sleeves. 10 spd tyranny what was wrong with the 6 spd besides it being sealed.? Not to mention electronic everything which means it costs a pile to maintain it if you keep it longer than 5-6 years. All. In the name of progress. 5 to 6 times a week I have some asswipe trying to sell me an extended warranty. Ford has it in their business model that they only need to pay attn. to customers who have more money than sense. Fug the rest of us..The defrost function quit working while back. The actuator to switch from heat to defrost went bad $ 140.oo+ to replace it, luckily for me my truck has a column shift and no counsel to have to remove for that repair, would have been over $600 then. The f-150 sits alot in the drive while I drive my 95 tacoma or my 2003 Bonneville they run cheap. Only really need the f-150 to pull my travel trailer or boat trailers. I like driving it but will never buy another one, I hope. Buying a new vehicle has been fugged ever since Reagan pushed accelerated depreciation rules on vehicles for business use. Screwed the private buyer with no write off into forever. ELIMINATING the AM band just another decision in a long line of dumbfockitude of Ford decisions..mb

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15.00 radio with a USB or earphone jack plugged into the aux input or usb input. Instant AM radio. There’s always a way unless your to cheap and wanna be a sheep.

Does anyone even buy anything Ford anymore?

WGAF

Lumping all of Ford's F series trucks together makes them the best selling vehicle in the US.

It will save about $5 on the cost of a truck and cost the consumer ~$25/month to replace with a subscription service.

If I were ordering a new pickup, I would get the no radio option, or the base radio option, then replace it with an aftermarket sound/navigation system of my choosing.

no matter what they say, it's always about control

Fugg.

How I'm gonna get the farm report now?!


On a serious note, they can sh.it can the FM too while we're making cuts. Nothing worth a sh.it on either on.

Oh my

Gonna miss those Hog Futures at 5am, Swap n Shop, and the obits.

FM has all that debble music and stuff.

I dont care if they have it or not , cd player and XM can go as well. I would welcome an option with just a way to play and listen off the internet or bluetooth. It ain't a deal breaker either way for me.

AM radio was the most reliable thing on a Ford

Agreed

My first Ford only had AM. Was an 84 bullnose. The cheapest Ford you could get in 84 and still have 4x4.

Regular cab, vinyl seats/floor, 300 I6, 4 speed where 1st was granny. Manual everything (windows/hubs/transferase). Was a PEACH but the motor wasn't great and the 6mpg wasn't great as a HS kid. I paid 3k for it in 94.

NEVER should have sold it but traded it in on an 88 Toyota. Got 3k for it on trade in 96.

Possibly one of the most bullet proof 1/2 ton trucks made. Had a 2wd myself, 86 or 87 model.

Garden show at 9 am sun days.

Bingo !