GEN 2 A Tale of Two Raptors

[FastEddie]

Nice looking engine bay. Like the coolant tank and intake.

 

[Jim Bingman]

Your wife is right, you are both crazy. The best kind of crazy too...

Just remind her that she was the one crazy enough to marry you and give birth to your kid. That line drives my wife up a wall.. hahaha

How true.

 

[TulsaRaptor]

What is your thoughts on the difference in the two reds? I have a ruby but have not seen a rapid up close.

 

[SS308]

My son has wanted a Raptor for 7 or 8 years so we finally let him have my 2019 Ruby Red Screw and traded in his 2018 F150 Platinum on a 2020 Rapid Red Screw for me. My wife thinks we're both crazy.View attachment 136564 View attachment 136565 View attachment 136566 View attachment 136567 View attachment 136568

Damn, do you adopt?! LOL!

Congrats to you both on your Raptors (lucky son ).

 

[BroncoAZ]

Hopefully this is your adult son and not a teenager. Usually a teenager and a $70K high performance truck results in disaster.

 

[Jim Bingman]

What is your thoughts on the difference in the two reds? I have a ruby but have not seen a rapid up close.

Actually I think I like the Ruby Red better.

 

[Jim Bingman]

Hopefully this is your adult son and not a teenager. Usually a teenager and a $70K high performance truck results in disaster.

Far from teenage. He's in his 60's and I'm 80.

 

[BaseRaptor]

Funny, I think everyone assumed late teens or early 20’s. I hope your son was thankful, that’s a pretty cool gesture!

 

[BigRick73]

Great looking trucks but I am bias as I love the Ruby Red. I’m glad I ordered my 19’ as RR isn’t available in 20’.

You are a better Dad than me. I’ve had mine a year next week and still haven’t allowed my wife or either of my two sons drive it.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[BroncoAZ]

Far from teenage. He's in his 60's and I'm 80.

Excuse the assumption, but I lived in a place where parents buy their spoiled teenage offspring high end cars and trucks, Scottsdale. I routinely saw the results in the body shop after Jr ran out of talent and wrecked.

I remember seeing a Gen 1 Raptor at the body shop in Yuma with the entire front smashed upwards, Jr had taken it to the dunes jumping it and endoed on the landing. The truck was mangled, but daddy had already bought him another one. According to the body shop manager the kid had already wrecked several other high end Fords before destroying the Raptor. Daddy owned a contracting company.