icbrowns, I have no doubt that in your area there are a lot of trucks that rarely see a load, and I too agree you will see less “weekend contractors” However that doesn’t mean people are going to stop buying boats, snowmobiles, 4wheelers, motorcycles, camp trailers etc. And actual contractors, builders, landscapers, Farmers etc will not get their supplies moved to the site in Honda Fits, Civics, Prius, etc.

In my area, less than 5% of the pickup trucks tow anything. Most of the people I know, have their boats docked at the marina or at their own private boat dock. The only travel trailers being pulled are by the silver haired tourists passing through. IMO, big oversize pickups are going to be the dinosaurs of the 21st century.

Toyota = boring vehicles that boring people buy!

Maybe if Tundra gets enough recalls
You’ll think it’s an F-150 and buy 2 of them
DrFill

And your math??? come on… you DO work for Obama don’t you? LOL

Does ICE know about “your” new sheriff?…because he/she’s not an American citizen.

Ford losing 20% is bigger than Toyota losing 42%
That means Ford lost more than 100,000 F-series sales
In ONE YEAR
They sold 515k in 2008

Go back even further
In 2001, Ford sold over 900k F-series
922,000 to be exact

922000 to 413000 in less than 10 years
Sounds like progress, Ford style

Toyota Camry WILL OUTSELL F-series in 2010
If Ford’s freefall continues
One of the reason for Ford top go back to it’s best crutch
Fleet sales?
1/3 of F-series sales are fleet
One in ten Camrys are fleet

Camry has gone from 500k sales behind
To only 65k behind
In actual retail sales, Camry is America’s best right now
There’s a new sheriff in town
And his name is Toyota Camry
DrFill

Total 2009 Truck Sales:
Ford 413,625 -19.8%
Chevy 316,544 -31.9%
Dodge 177,268 -28.0%
Toyota 79,385 -42.2%

Who is “free falling” again?

And Leftwingagenda, wouldn’t a 5 passenger car hauling one person be “inefficiently hauling people” too then? -just sayin’…..

Now what the hell were we talking about? Oh yeah… your comment that it’s rare to see trucks used as trucks. So besides having barely enough space to park the truck and something else, when you factor in what a new truck costs to purchase, maintain and insure it’s no wonder they’re so many people’s primary- and only- mode of transportation. They are handy as hell when you do need ‘em. Try hauling home a yard of gravel in the back of your Edge.

Bar none? Is that why the reskinned 2009 F-150 loses to the 2007 Silverado and 2007 Tundra when put to actual truck work?

http://www.insideline.com/dodge/ram-pickup-1500/2009/2009-full-size-pickup-truck-comparison-test-and-video.html

Let us know when you’re done moving that “load”

And then you can spend tomorrow moving that Schwinn out of the driveway
LOL
DrFill

Come on man!? Schwinn??? That’s the best you can manage?? =)

Honestly, I’m pretty disappointed in you now.

Perez:

Amen.

Dr Fill, how much rust would you like with that Tundra?? =)

Put an F150 side by side with any Dodge, Chevy, Toyota, you name it, of comparable model…compare towing, hauling, interior space, noise levels and the Ford always at the top. The biggest thing for me is the frame. By far Ford has the stiffest, strongest frame on the market. Believe it or not, the Dodge has the second strongest now with the Chevy a close third…and the Tundra??? Lol…things a wet noodle…how does one even put the Tundra in the same class with such a flacid frame. Wanna know what that thing is going to sound like after a few years of real towing and hauling??? Take an empty coffee can, throw in a few coins and rattle that baby around…there ya have it! The only thing the F150 really lacked was a motor. Thats coming now. I will say, the 5.4 is decent…but in todays market against the Hemi’s and 6.0′s it feels weak. If there was no competition, it would be fine. =)

Dr Fullofit:

And what motors in Toyotas are worth it at ANY price?? Whats that??? I’m sorry I can’t hear you?? Oh the Tundra motor that snaps camshafts??? No, not that one either. Still waiting…

Two months and I’m still drooling…

Realist- Wow, why all the hate? The f150 is propably the most manly looking of all the “brick shaped appliances” as others have said. Interior quality and comfort is top notch as is build quality. Are you one of those “it can’t be good if it isn’t foreign” people or are you a GM guy?

The Realist- Numbers dont lie, Put an F150 Platinum next to a Silvy (top of the line) and you too will notice how much better looking it is, unless you wear beer goggles. LOL

I really doubt this truck could get any uglier. Of course, having said that, Ford will prove me wrong.

The F-150 is the most over-hyped, exaggerated, over-promising, under delivering truck on the market.