Picked up my First Truck today! 2010 Ford Raptor
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Yroundrdn
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Very Cool! I have one of these for work that I drive and abuse everyday. It has been passed around like a bar fly and driven about the same. Several guys at work have told me about it being air born, taken up over 100mph down a desert washes etc. Currently it has over 180k miles and with all that abuse, still runs perfect! You will get a lot great use from that rig. Currently it has 315's on it, no lift and the computer says I get 11.4 MPG average. It is often up over 100MPH on the freeway and rarely under 75 so you can expect to better. If I could afford one, I would own one. I am sold on these things!
Nathaniel0712
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What do you do, border patrol?
I have driven it to work about 30 miles away for the last couple of days and have been getting 17MPG according to the computer. I admit I have definitely been babying it so far though, This morning I did take it on a couple of washed out dirt roads and it felt super smooth. Will definitely push it harder once I get more comfortable in it.
congratulations... the F150 is a great platform for a overland rig.... but... I may be a little bias
Thanks! Also, Holy Cow, that is a sweet truck you have. I just got done looking at your IG feed and it's super cool.
Make sure you go through the manual and learn how to put it into 4x mode, lock the rear axle, and shut off traction control and anti-lock brakes. Makes a huge difference on how it behaves off road, changes transmission shift points, and overall works better. Traction control will take away almost all power when in the sand. Enjoy. There are not any enhancements you have to do to that vehicle to make it off road worthy.