kandewinn
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What you say makes zero sense to me. Why would Ford emulate its own truck. I said it set the standard for others to emulate. And I agree that the Gen 2 was better than the Gen 1, but again, the turbo 6 in the end, was not my preferred engine choice. And it’s perfectly rational to get rid of a vehicle that you suspect will have imminent failure. Mine was a 2017, trucks were going in repeatedly to have the phasers worked on/replaced. Not a headache I wanted to deal with. The slug 6.2 in my Gen 1 gave me 120k trouble free miles. Never made a noise, other than that big v8 rumble. Again, I loved the Raptors, the turbo6 was the end of it for me though. But…I am pleased that you love yours. I’m sure I’ll have another some day. I am not a fan boy for any brand. But, I do think that having owned all 3, probably gives me a little more insight than most.Your impression comes across as quite biased. The Gen 2 Raptor was not an attempt to try and “emulate” the Gen 1. The Gen 2 surpassed the Gen 1 in every regard. Sales of the Gen 2 also have far exceeded Gen 1, so your assertion that customers don’t want the EcoBoost is completely unfounded. I daily drive my Gen 2 as well; the old 6.2 is a slug compared to it. The EB is faster, tows better, and gets significantly better fuel economy. There is no downside.
As far as a cam phaser noise, all you had to do was get it repaired. You act like it’s a characteristic of the engine. No rational person gets rid of a vehicle just because it needs a repair under warranty.
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