Really? News to me then. I was under the impression they weren't doing well; thought they'd been out longer. Pardon me for not keep up on it I suppose.
It sure feels like it'll be that way only since most trucks are losing it. I have noticed that 3/4 tons, at least with Fords have retained them. My dad was eyeballing them just browsing around and he noticed a lot of old school features on some of the 3/4 tons; stick 4WD, manual transmissions and even manual locking hubs. I have a feeling for ease of use it wouldn't make it into a small truck though. Which is a shame.
2014 models I believe he said they were, might have been late/last of the 2013's (this was in June). I pretty much almost got into an argument over it with him because I too had never heard of that. I knew they dropped it all in half tons but he doesn't want anything less than a 3/4 ton. He was getting pretty ticked off when I pressed the issue with him responding "I saw the damn things and I looked for all that stuff; it was there but it was too much god damn money. I saw it for myself". He was actually eyeballing a Raptor and even considering it but didn't like that it was a half ton.
These trucks were equipped with the 6.2L engine. As far as I know he just went to drop off our Escape XLT for a old recall that never was fixed 10 years ago or so and while waiting was checking out what was on the lot.
He told me there was quite a few of them there. He was eyeballing automatic equipped ones but the dealer told him they had manuals available (he saw exactly one) but didn't give a price. My dad's not interested in manuals; he can't drive one to save his life (different when it comes to ATV's though). He was looking at F-250's. He wouldn't buy one anyways; he's too attached to the '85 he's had for almost 30 years.
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