New F 1Fitty In the house

[willy]

Well fellows after a month or more of test driving every new model pick em up from all the makers I finally settled on the replacement for my behemoth Ford F250 Super Duty. For six years she had been reliable as a stone and took me, trailer, boats all over but I was getting tired of the old tech 3/4 ton leaf spring buck board ride and the gas was killing me on trips.
So after some haggling and playing the usual dealership shuffle I came down to this sweetheart I brought home last night
2010 F150 4x4 5.4 xlt with the chrome pkg, tow pkg, conv pkg and basically everything you get in the Lariat without the leather seats which I am not a fan of.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f138/bill_schultz/DSC_0013-1.jpg

[Blue_Runner]

YOU DAWG! We all know who the high-roller is......now hurry up and move to NC :fam:

[chumbucket]

Very nice sir. Very nice indeed.
I'm starting to look myself.

[Chalupa V]

All ya need now is bigger tires and you'll be a full-blown northern redneck!:sand:

[nipper]

Congratulations Willy. Very nice truck. What is the tow rating for it?

[willy]

No bigger tires for me, these are the Michelins AT and they are nice for my needs, part of the upgraded tire and wheels pkg.
And I am already a northern redneck.
CB, I will tell you I looked and drove all of them. The closest was the Chevy or GM 1500 in my mind, the ride between the two was to close to call but the build and equipment for the price was not even close. Also when you get inside the cab of the F150 Crew it is like a living room in the back, the seats are fabulous, you can stick your legs out straight. Phenominal sp room for a truck.
The real kicker is it can tow more than my F250, 9800 lbs. due to the power of the new 5.4, I think it has 330 hp.
My friends who have the truck have been getting between 14-20 mpg depending on how they drive with theirs due to the new 6speed trans.
Plus I got 4700 in rebates so this one cost me 31,000 and I got 15,000 for my F250 so I am very happy with how it worked out.
Oh and I got the 6.5 foot bed

[lumberslinger178]

Willy thats a beautiful truck, My dream truck!!!! (texas cadillac)

Good luck with it , the v will look sweet behind it.

[macojoe]

Good for you!! CB has been trying to talk me into the new ford, but deep down i am still aGM guy so thats problywere will go? I am looking at end of summer for me.

[willy]

Thats what I am thinking Chris, F150 Vtrain

[willy]

MJ I know the brand loyalty stuff and understand. But do yourself a favor and drive both, check how equiped for the price you want to pay and especially if your have any adults in the rear. If you do I think you are going to come to the same conclusion. The seats alone, comfort wise is amazing.
The 5.4 is a lot of motor too. Plus for XL size guys the width, leg room and headroom is extrordinary, I know slim svelte fellows like yourself are probably unconcerned about that, but I am just saying!

[bradford]

Good looking truck Willy.

[nymack66]

Beautiful Truck, Congratulations now test that 4x4 in the snow before its all gone..

[RWilson2526]

nice truck and great info....I will be in the market next fall to replace my bare bones silverado work truck with something more comfy and room for the kids in the back....

[macojoe]

willy MJ I know the brand loyalty stuff and understand. But do yourself a favor and drive both, check how equiped for the price you want to pay and especially if your have any adults in the rear. If you do I think you are going to come to the same conclusion. The seats alone, comfort wise is amazing.
The 5.4 is a lot of motor too. Plus for XL size guys the width, leg room and headroom is extrordinary, I know slim svelte fellows like yourself are probably unconcerned about that, but I am just saying!

I had a Ford for a short period and was glad to be rid of it! But I did say that it was much nicer then my Chevy as far as comfort, it was just all the mechanical stuff that killed it, but it was used and who knos what kind of life it had before me??

I will look at all when the time comes. Thanks and Good Luck!

[willy]

I had the reverse with a GM, MJ.
Check them out, one of the things that separates us from the rest of the world is the love of trucks, all kinds of trucks.
I have had, three Fords, one Toyota, one Nissan, three Chevy's and one Dodge.
They were all great in there own way, one of the Chevies was a POS. New out of the box POS. Two other Chevies were great. All three Fords were great and the Toyota and Nissan were sweet. Sort of tough full size wanna be's but hell for stout and reliable like the sun. If they had the room and capacity of a American truck I would still have the Toyota.
The dodge was like your cousin from the other side of the family and not quite refined but if you needed to beat the hell out of something he would be your first pick.
Blondes, brunettes, red heads, it is all good.

[spareparts]

Ya'll want a Ford? I got one for sale, 2003 E150 Van, 108,000 miles. Four of the eight cylinders are dead, no compresion. Happend 2 weeks after I transfered the title to my name from my previous employer(only Ford ever in my name). Swap in a new motor(only cost twice what the van is worth), and you have a pretty dirty van with a lot of money in it. First $500 gets it. Before anyone ask, I'm keeping the tool boxes, and yes, I'm shopping for another Ford van, just trying to find one with a Navistar 7.3 in it rather than 4.6 Triton

[Mulv80]

Nice truck Willy, I just bought the same truck used a couple of weeks ago even the same color. So far I really like it, the new 6 speed transmission takes some getting used to but Ford hit the nail on the head with the rest of the truck.

[charlie_the_tuna]

dam willy, that sh!t is one pretty mofo. good luck with it and congratulations on hitting the lottery.

[Blue_Runner]

good luck with it and congratulations on hitting the lottery.
Yeah that's what I thought too but you know William has been a high roller for a long time now.
:fam:

[Road King Cole]

My "new" 2008 F250 is only rated for 9600lbs towing. Although I still absolutely love my F250, I probably would have got a F150 if I was able to wait another year or so for those new F150's just for the gas mileage.

And Congrats!!! Gotta Love new toys!!!!

[willy]

No lottery man, I wish. Working my butt off right now with this Constable position, harder than I did on the PD. It is starting to pay decent after the first 5 months of squat.
So added together with my pension I am making more now than I ever did, but I am older now and it is kicking my arse.
So, I don't know about high roller but I am doing OK. A lot of friends and family around me are not and I am trying to help them when I can.
Truck wise I did OK, bought it for 24g six years ago and sold it for 15g. So a loan for 16g I can swing, any more and the CEO would be looking askew at me.
I needed something a little more comfortable for me and the family when on trips etc. I drive a lot of places to hunt and fish and camp and the old tech F250 leaf spring job would hurt my neck on every bump or pot hole and the back seat was good for smaller people for short times only. If I was using it for work I would have kept it as it was a stout sucker. But I am a hunter and fisherman and like being comfortable on trips and so do my CEO and kids.
And in that regard there is no comparison between this 2010 F150 and the 04 F250

[macojoe]

BS has his dads F350 over there, talk about a stiff ride!!

When its time I will be back in a 1500 or 150 style, I will add some help to the springs like I did to this one as the tongue weight of the boat and more the camper is a bit much and makes it sag

[whale]

No lottery man, I wish. Working my butt off right now with this Constable position, harder than I did on the PD. It is starting to pay decent after the first 5 months of squat.

Hey Willy, sweet looking truck....count me as one of the jealous ones. I have to ask because I wondered this when I had to vote for them in my last local election, what does a constable do? We had it on the ballot for several positions.

[willy]

I was appointed after a long selection and interview process the Officer of the Superior Court. Also known as a Constable. Some places are elected as yours. They enforce the Writs of Execution that come from the Civil Courts. Depending on the County population you may have anywhere from one to ten in a county. I am the constable for Hunterdon County and I have four towns in somerset County. There are three counties in my Vicinage as it is called.
You get fees from the State for each Writ you are issued to enforce and you get 10% of the monies you collect on each Writ.
Basically if you take someone to court and you win a judgement and they don't pay it right then and there as they rarely do it is issued to the Constable to collect by various means.
It is a tremendous amount of work and it takes time to build up any income as writs are issued to you but it can pay very well. In NJ you are like a bonded separate buisiness and like any buis it takes time to build.
In other states they are probably set up different like yours.
I am a Law Enforcement Officer with arrest powers here but rarely do any of that.
There is a lot more to it than that, but that is the basic jist.
To be honest I don't like it at all. I spent my whole life helping and protecting people, now I have to go after them when they get themselves in trouble finacially. Not all of them of course, most are just stupid or put themselves at risk one way or another with credit cards etc. There is a good percentage of just slackers who have lived off others or cheated others their whole life. Still if I did not have humongous college bills already with more to come I would be living next to Ozzie bothering him and drinking his liquor and fishing and hunting all day.
Life, it is a mysterious thing.

[Blue_Runner]

You're a good man Willy. That Ozzie statement had me LMAO!

[RWilson2526]

man I just learned something new about a Constables duty......I had no idea there even was such a thing as anymore......bet you can rack up some crazy stories in dealing with people.

[whale]

Next time I vote for one I will know what I am voting for! :clap:

[randlemanboater]

Nice truck Your Honor.

[willy]

Were you bowing when you said that Randle:you:

[phatdaddy]

al least in nj you have somebody to enforce civil judgements. down here in fl, you get a judgement and if they do not own property to put a lien against, there is not a whole lot you can do. even with a judgement , the only people who can garnish wages are child support. at least that has been my experience as a landlord

[nipper]

We have township constables in each of the 9 townships in Indianapolis for the small claims ($6000 or less) courts. The Sheriff of the county (which is what is also the city limits) picks up everything above that. They are all elected officials who work hard to effectuate legal service, but they do not have any duties regarding collection of debts here in Indianapolis. I am a lawyer, and although I do not specialize in debt collection by any means, I have tried to collect debts for my clients, and it is really hard. I wish I had Willy helping me do it!

[willy]

I knew nothing about this stuff until six months ago when I went on a crach course of self education. Here it is under 15000 for special civil court. Above that it goes to the Sheriffs.
I effect wage garnishments, bank levies, auto and property liens, but most of the time I try to get the party to start making payments at least so I don't have to do any of the above. I can hold sales of real property and the like but it is rarely done here and kind of frowned upon by very liberal judges.
I also serve tenency notices and eventually Warrants of Removal(eviction).
Like I said I don't care for any of it but I am an independent buisness man with my own office and all the right offs that come with that etc.
I make my own schedule and hours. Much to the chagrin of some of the big law firms I try to help people out as much as I can, especially if they are in real hard straights due to the economy. It is often a heart breaking situation to be in, did I say I don't like it.
But someone is going to do it and probably not as nicely as I do, and it will help me pay off these da@n college bills which are going to kill us eventually.
I like being my own boss and answering to no one, so at least that part is good.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Awesome truck Sir. I wanna be like you when I grow up Willy. You da man. :clap:

[willy]

Stink Brother how the heck you doing man?

Thanks for the comment, but you are the man, er, yep you are the man LOL

[C YENSEN]

she's a beaut!!!!!

[willy]

Thanks Chris

[Franco]

Even though I am a Dodge man, I have to admit that is one sweet truck

[willy]

I will pick you up in it soon brother, we will take a spin to the Keys for a little R&R:sun:

[reelapeelin]

Still if I did not have humongous college bills already with more to come I would be living next to Ozzie bothering him and drinking his liquor and fishing and hunting all day.
Life, it is a mysterious thing.


You welcome to come down and move in anytime you ready, Bro...NICE truck, Willy...hope you get as good service from it as my F150 has given me...at 240,000 on the 5.4 litre shes still pullin strong...

Oh...and I know better than that BS about not havin a boss and not havin' to answer to anybody...she's a cute brunette looks to be about 5'5" or so...hear she makes great spaghetti...:bat:

[willy]

Actually 5'1 stick of Italian dynomite.
You just got to know how to handle explosives, thats all.

[Blue_Runner]

As Kenny Rogers would say.....You gotta know when to hold em....know when to run!

[Stinky_Hooker]

Stink Brother how the heck you doing man?

Thanks for the comment, but you are the man, er, yep you are the man LOL



Been good just busy with the CEO in school and all. Still popping in just cant spend a lot of time on boards lately.


I rolled my truck twice a couple weeks ago and walked away fine just been stressed sharing a vehicle with our schedules so conflicting.


Drink a stiff one for me brother, I could use it right about now. LOL :beer:

[willy]

You got it brother, I will have to change my policy but I will sip something tonight in your honor.
Glad you walked away there man, I have been in a flipped vehicle twice in my career and a stronger feeling of helplessness is hard to imagine.:beer:

[reelapeelin]

Flipstered yer wheels huh?...mind if I crack a cold Icehouse on your behalf?...glad yer OK, Stink...:beer:

[macojoe]

I fliped my truck some 20 years ago, not fun!!

No worry stink I be there to cheer you up in about 16 days!!:love:

[willy]

Yea that will cheer him up LOL:nut:

[Stinky_Hooker]

Thanks all!


I got me another ride...found a 99 4x4 Tahoe for a STEAL. It has a bad knock in the motor and Im pulling it now for a rebuild/evaluation. Gonna be a sweet ride for what I paid. Things got a $1000 stereo/GPS/DVD/Satelite stereo in it. Im pumped! Just gotta turn some wrenches for a week or two. :sun:



MJ, when you come over to grill/drink beer, please wear full closed toe shoes.

[willy]

Told ya, you da man:beer:

[lumberslinger178]

Thanks all!


I got me another ride...found a 99 4x4 Tahoe for a STEAL. It has a bad knock in the motor and Im pulling it now for a rebuild/evaluation. Gonna be a sweet ride for what I paid. Things got a $1000 stereo/GPS/DVD/Satelite stereo in it. Im pumped! Just gotta turn some wrenches for a week or two. :sun:



MJ, when you come over to grill/drink beer, please wear full closed toe shoes.



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[macojoe]

ok I will but I still bring my thong!!

[Franco]

I will pick you up in it soon brother, we will take a spin to the Keys for a little R&R:sun:

I'm down with that!

[willy]

That day is coming my friend:beer:

[reelapeelin]

ok I will but I still bring my thong!!


...and axle grease and a video camera!!...:you:

[Stinky_Hooker]

...and axle grease and a video camera!!...:you:


I got that covered....I do need to tune my banjo though........