08 Got to take an Extended Test Drive Today

Frankenstien

Frankestien
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South Prairie Wa.
08 XLT Lartiat
White/Silver
6.4 Crew F-350 4X4 .. all the Bells and whistles

First observations.... Very quiet, Love that new Truck/Leather smell
Power observations... I think this would give my 7.3 a good run for the Money, 0-20 Ft I would have em beat... then Id have to shift gears.... the Torq shift would left me behind ....

Interior sound is = to a Gasser, lots of neat bells and whistles comparible to a Lincoln, ie Dual Climate controls, adjustable peddles heated seats... some of these have been available in the recent past models... however...still a great sales point.

MSRP on this was 54,287.00 not much higher than what I had seen on the 07's

Turn diameter is a bit better than the 06 and up and a lot better than my 99
no wind noise...or at least very minimal, nice solid feel.

The truck has a traction control feature, from a dead stop, with it on ...no spool up , just punching it. No loss of traction, smooth quick acceleration.

With the TC off....uhm.... no difference.

As my truck has a 6 speed, had I done this from second gear I would have been rolling smoke as I slammed in to third.

any way thought I'd share my observations.... this run was from around sea level up to 1200 in elevation. Dry Cool Cloudy conditions.
 

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