Hello,First Time Raptor Owner...and having a blast!

[Ricoman]

Hey Smurfslayer....Hell yeah..it happened...photo is of day I picked up on the transporter....its now in my driveway...with a new Lomax Tonneau cover...and happier than a pig in shit with it....And to Skyfrog...hey,hate to say...but you should be jealous....cause its a killer truck...and like I said...I've owned a '63 Vette for 40 years...my first car..bought in 73 and always thought it was killer fast..HAHAHA..this Shelby will kick its ass..!!!

 

[Deanwam8]

Congratulations! Beautiful truck....I owned a supercharged Tundra before my Raptor....nothing like pinning your head back to the whine of that sc! I miss my supercharger a but.....but love my Raptor way more overall. I'd love to see more pics of your Shelby....confrats again!


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[Raptor Vet]

I had my "regular HO Raptor" up to 102 mph the other day...smooth as silk...pretty fun...can't wait to hear a few Shelby stories

 

[Ricoman]

Well,lets just say the day I picked it up,my GF drove me to get it and "tried" to follow me home...was a 50 mile trip...get on Interstate and 2 minutes later she is no where to be found,I look down and I'm doing 95 and feel like I'm riding on air..didnt have a clue...I get home 20 minutes before her and she says,Are You Crazy...told her..BUT I wasnt even getting down hard on it.....
I have since taken her for a few rides,and she also smiles when the Supercharger kicks in.
My only complaint with Shelby,they needed to have some automatic relay that turns Stereo DOWN when the Supercharger kicks in...I dont care whats playing..that Supercharger is music to my ears..!
I just took early retirement and might need to go back to work to open a "TICKET" Fund...!!
Another asked for some photos,anyone know how you can put them in your profile,or do you just upload to each reply?
In mean time...here is 35 second video..takes a while to load,and seems sound turns on when in full screen....but I'm not a computer geek...so...guess you can cpoy-paste the link and see what works....

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=OVlsQXcyYlQ4clg5Vzl3N3l6TExZbWk0d25sN0JB

 

[Dan Thomas]

congrats sir and welcome.. very nice truck you have there.

 

[Ricoman]

THANKS DAN.....Love your "Blue" one...swore I'd never buy a Black vehicle,but this was just too good to pass up....and I can use the exercise washing it every other day... Had 2 weeks,washed 3 times already and GF just shakes her head.....

 

[Daweism]

Where in the hell did you find that? I'm jealous! Mileage and price?

 

[Ricoman]

LOL....lets just say I'm one lucky SOB...ya get lucky a few times in life....
Its got 50,000 on it...was sent to Shelby in AZ as soon as the guy bought it...and I'm still amazed...when I picked up from Transporter and got in,it was like a NEW TRUCK....didnt even open the hood till I got home and just stood there shaking my head....Engine compartment was as clean as a Truck on a dealer lot...Frame,wheel wells also looked like new..I could find a spot of dirt....The guy had it fully detailed before he sent it....first week,everything I touched I got Armor-All on my hands..LOL...He has also just put its first set of new tires on it a couple months ago....Has EVERY Option that was available from Ford,including Bed Extender..then he did a $700 Line-X job on it after the Shelby package....He was a wealthy older guy (not that I;m young)..who has a Hanger full of restored classics and REALLY takes care of his vehicles..almost to OCD care..LOL...was his daily driver and always garaged!
.I figure from all the receipts I have he was into it for $80K and was a total pleasure to deal with,which you dont find often....
I had read story about the First Gen Raptors were the last of the 6.2 V8 .. I wasnt a Raptor guy before that,but started doing some research....and when I found a First Gen 6.2 AND a Shelby....well..kind of a no-brainer....and figure just might even go up in value,since the Baja Shelby is well over $100K...personally I like the more stock look of mine and really dont need the huge bumpers and spare tire holder in back....Only thing I'll be doing to it is putting a set of Rigid Fog lights in the front bumper holes...I guess thats the 1 option it doesnt have..LOL...

Posted link to a small video a few messages above that my GF took on delivery day.

 

[Daweism]

LOL....lets just say I'm one lucky SOB...ya get lucky a few times in life....
Its got 50,000 on it...was sent to Shelby in AZ as soon as the guy bought it...and I'm still amazed...when I picked up from Transporter and got in,it was like a NEW TRUCK....didnt even open the hood till I got home and just stood there shaking my head....Engine compartment was as clean as a Truck on a dealer lot...Frame,wheel wells also looked like new..I could find a spot of dirt....The guy had it fully detailed before he sent it....first week,everything I touched I got Armor-All on my hands..LOL...He has also just put its first set of new tires on it a couple months ago....Has EVERY Option that was available from Ford,including Bed Extender..then he did a $700 Line-X job on it after the Shelby package....He was a wealthy older guy (not that I;m young)..who has a Hanger full of restored classics and REALLY takes care of his vehicles..almost to OCD care..LOL...was his daily driver and always garaged!
.I figure from all the receipts I have he was into it for $80K and was a total pleasure to deal with,which you dont find often....
I had read story about the First Gen Raptors were the last of the 6.2 V8 .. I wasnt a Raptor guy before that,but started doing some research....and when I found a First Gen 6.2 AND a Shelby....well..kind of a no-brainer....and figure just might even go up in value,since the Baja Shelby is well over $100K...personally I like the more stock look of mine and really dont need the huge bumpers and spare tire holder in back....Only thing I'll be doing to it is putting a set of Rigid Fog lights in the front bumper holes...I guess thats the 1 option it doesnt have..LOL...

Posted link to a small video a few messages above that my GF took on delivery day.

Man I hate you lol, I just picked up a 2014 SCAB and I definitely would've jumped all over this!

 

[Ricoman]

Hey Daweism..
Love You Too.....LMAO....Come on up to Wa. and I'll buy you a beer and take you for a ride you will not forget ...
Its the fastest vehicle I've even drove...