Interior build quality

[guernsej]

I’ll say it’s more than a lifestyle, it’s an attitude.
the Toyota Prius and all it stands for.

Can I get an Amen?

Raptor excels off-road; Prius gets good mpg. I don't see any connection other than they both serve a purpose and are perfectly valid means of transportation.

also, @DRAGONFLY - you're getting triggered by people getting triggered. That's funny.

 

[CFIT]

<disclaimer> I have been branded a “Euro-skeptic” here on FRF due to my intense dislike for : BMW for their shit antilock brakes that damn near killed me and my wife on Susten Pass, and Ducati for their lack of attention to drivability and reliability</disclaimer>



The Rap is a Truck. It’s built by Ford. It’s built, tested, QA’d, retested, independently tested and released to market with a particular set of manufacturer driven values and characteristics. In the Army, you are a soldier FIRST, and your MOS is secondary. With Ford, the Raptor is a truck first, performance vehicle second, and can be optioned to the level of a lesser apportioned Lariat or XLT with all options. Ford puts a lot of testing into what the truck will do, and how it will do it. If they say it will do x, they tested with x+ some not known to the public factor.



There is plastic on the interior of the Raptor, probably a lot in common with the super duty. Great! that makes parts ubiquitous. If I scuff up the plastic door panels enough to offend me, I can replace them. If find I want something different, there are lot of other vehicles on the road with the same basic layout.



Could I have gotten a more luxurious vehicle with say... an AMG Merc? Sure.

Would I have liked it as much? I don’t honestly know. What I do know is the Rap serves my particular set of specific needs very well. It isn’t perfect, and I don’t really care. But I do rather like her and my bmw driving neighbor is positively green with envy. Yeah... I confess, I rather like that part.



The other manufacturers have a different focus than does Ford. This focus is not necessary better or worse, it’s different. I checked out a buddy’s Titan, and have to admit it had some good features that someone obviously put some thought into. Ford trucks are a bit utilitarian. Their focus and claim to fame is work.



The focus of the Rap is to haul your @$$ and your $hit quickly, smoothly and efficiently terrain be damned, while not spilling your starbucks.



It’s been said that Raptor is more than a truck, it’s a lifestyle.

I’ll say it’s more than a lifestyle, it’s an attitude.

the Toyota Prius and all it stands for.



Can I get an Amen?

A-freakin'-men.


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[Truckzor]

My other car is a Bronco so I guess I should just suck it up. Still at over $80,000 one would expect some level of refinement, perhaps.

Perhaps why? It's built off the same platform that starts at $27k.

Buy an Audi and **** off.

 

[DRAGONFLY]

**** off yourself big man.

 

[SuperAirDave]

 

[crash457]

Trigger warning alert.
Instead of suggesting a Bentley or a choo choo train. Why don't some of you monogloids give comparison fit and finish qualities of other pick ups. Lets face it the chances of even some of you guys having real world experience in a Bentley or a locomotive is when you were 7 years old under the Christmas tree and it was 1/50 scale.
Interior quality comparison of Silverado, Denali, Titan, Tundra, Ram. That would be helpful.

First, grammar isn't some kind of ******* joke.
Your post reads like a 7 year old wrote it.

Second, "monogloids" isn't even a word. If you're going to try to insult someone, you should stay away from the big words you don't know. If you meant mongoloid, that isn't even a good insult.

Third, I've had experience with a lot of different trucks from many different manufacturers. The F150, and the Raptor in this case, is on par if not better than any other truck on the market. I'm sorry you think a $70k truck shouldn't have some cheap plastics in it, but they all do. You're going to need to spend a lot more than $70k to find a vehicle that doesn't have some level of cost cutting plastic. If that wasn't helpful enough, let me be more direct. Don't buy a Raptor. It's not for you. You will never be happy with it. It's a truck and is a purpose built vehicle. That's why it costs $70k. It's not designed for you to load up with your buddies and your Italian shoulder bags for a trip to art festival.

Finally, you've been here ~3 months and have ~30 posts, but you want to come on here and talk a lot of shit. There are lot of guys on here that have a lot of experience and knowledge. When you make a post asking for their opinions, you may not always like the response, but you should listen.

 

[DRAGONFLY]

I didn't say cheap plastic I said fit and finish regarding to finding something loose so read the original question, many of you here fly of the rails and give ridiculous responses, with no help. You just prefer to attack a classic internet warrior fashion and it frankly gets old. If you cannot handle how I respond to that then don't put it out.
3 months on this forum who cares? Its just a truck forum so get a life and don't be so arrogant, 30 post or 300 I've got more to do with my life than keep count.
If you are all experts then start helping rather than giving knee jerk responses that don't help.

 

[nanochicken]

I didn't say cheap plastic I said fit and finish regarding to finding something loose so read the original question, many of you here fly of the rails and give ridiculous responses, with no help. You just prefer to attack a classic internet warrior fashion and it frankly gets old. If you cannot handle how I respond to that then don't put it out.
3 months on this forum who cares? Its just a truck forum so get a life and don't be so arrogant, 30 post or 300 I've got more to do with my life than keep count.
If you are all experts then start helping rather than giving knee jerk responses that don't help.

I have to agree with your initial post. First of all, what happened to the days of expecting quality craftsmanship from any car company? They are selling consumers their vehicles because they believe in their own product. I understand they have to cut corners to keep the price in check, but let's not forget that the Raptor isn't a cheap vehicle.

If I wanted a cheaper truck I'd get a regular F-150 SCREW and I might expect a few flaws as I do believe that there's no such thing as a perfect product. It's understandable that it comes with a higher pricetag because of all the bells and whistles, but that means I expect the quality to be on par with other $70k vehicles. I expect Lexus, BMW, Mercedes quality for my money. I personally don't think that's a lot to ask.

 

[crash457]

I have to agree with your initial post. First of all, what happened to the days of expecting quality craftsmanship from any car company? They are selling consumers their vehicles because they believe in their own product. I understand they have to cut corners to keep the price in check, but let's not forget that the Raptor isn't a cheap vehicle.

If I wanted a cheaper truck I'd get a regular F-150 SCREW and I might expect a few flaws as I do believe that there's no such thing as a perfect product. It's understandable that it comes with a higher pricetag because of all the bells and whistles, but that means I expect the quality to be on par with other $70k vehicles. I expect Lexus, BMW, Mercedes quality for my money. I personally don't think that's a lot to ask.

Ever jump a Lexus, BMW, or Mercedes?

 

[Frank N]

Ever jump a Lexus, BMW, or Mercedes?

If it was my mother in laws...why not!

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on a serious note, I don't think Ford, when I think about quality interior....