2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: Regular Car Reviews 

Ford Raptor: Kyle, are you okay? You've hardly even punched your drywall

Ford hat, hoonigan shirt, and edgy water from a can, this is exactly how I pictured raptor owners

Have had a 1st gen for 5 years now. My wife 100% enjoys the safe feeling you were getting at. I enjoy this vehicle because it always answers "sure let's do it" to whatever you want from it. Want to haul things and tow things, sure. Want tons of interior space so your not smashed into your adventure vehicle, sure. Want to go down that trail or un maintained dirt road, sure. Want to do that at more then a crawl, sure. There's a blizzard outside, should we go do that thing, sure let's do it. I enjoy that this truck is never the reason you can't, or shouldn't, do something with your vehicle.

Having grown up in Pennsylvania, I totally get your story about the towns. I had a friend who was a sheriff's deputy who had to accompany the sheriff into one of those towns to arrest one of them on rape charges. They got to the town line in the police car where they met the family of the guy who had done the crime. The sheriff spoke to what you might call the patriarch, who told him to come back in 24 hours and he could have his man. They came back in 24 hours and found him drowned in a creek. They didn't want strangers in the town, and if this was the price they had to pay to ensure that even law enforcement didn't come in, then so be it.

I think the thing he hates most about it is how much he likes it.

RCR: "i can't believe we don't get press cars" Also RCR: "the preview pic for this week's video says 'HOT GARBAGE'"

"You ain't from around here, are ya?" My mother was born in East Liverpool Ohio on the Penn. border. We only went to visit her hometown once in the 18 years I grew up with her, and she hadn't been home all together in 30 years or so anyway. The above quote is why she hated going back. She was born somewhere where if you don't fit in, it's best you move on through to the next major little town.

Still crazy to me how they took a stock Raptor to the Baja 1000 multiple times and finishes. Say what you want but that is impressive.

This is what happens when a company gives the consumer what they want.

Hearing Mr. Regular talking about sundown towns is haunting.

Oh my god that got dark, but he's absolutely right about the PA sticks. You get *stared* at when you stick out. Then again in a Raptor you'll still get looked at but you'll get a little bro wave

"The only thing they have to entertain themselves is terrorizing outsiders" The most fear I've ever felt in my life fits this scenario you were talking about exactly. I was doing a cross country motorcycle trip, taking the TransAmerica Trail from the coast of NC to OR. I was camping to save money and get the whole experience. I didn't plan out where I would camp beforehand because I wasn't sure how many miles I'd be able to cover each day. I found myself in rural western North Carolina on my KLR 650, it was already dark and I'd found no place to stay. The headlight was awful and I couldn't safely continue through the winding Appalachian roads, so I had no choice but to sleep on the side of the road. It was a paved road and way too high traffic for me to feel comfortable, and I was sleeping in just a bivvy sack less than 10 feet from the road, I had to clear the area of broken glass that could puncture my inflatable pad. Every car passing by freaked me out a bit, and once a man stopped a bit from me and shined a flashlight into my face and questioned me about what I was doing and if I was on the run from the law. A bit later, when I was trying to get to sleep, I heard a car pass by slowly, then an ear piercing cackling. I felt it all the way down my spine. I unzipped my bivvy and looked out to see a truck speeding away. I told myself "Its just some local teenagers fucking with me" but I was shook. It became worse when half an hour later the same thing happened again. After that, I laid awake and plugged my ears and got nervous every time I heard a car approaching. I felt so exposed sleeping in a sack on the side of the road, and knowing that someone was out there that could do anything they wanted to me. Not only that, they had doubled back to fuck with me more. The next morning, I left and passed a campground 5 miles down the road. Maybe they were going there to scare the children. Bunch of shitheads.

Over the years of watching RCR, I know more about Mr Regular's fears, projections, assumptions, and insecurities than I know facts about the cars they've reviewed.

Ford Raptor: Sponsored by overpaying for performance you’ll never use.

The value these trucks hold still after being so old prove how much people love them tbh

this might...might... be my favorite RCR yet. The writing was incredible.

"this thing really does what every other truck does, just don't cll it a car." also "so cody had only owned this car for two weeks..."

I've just been watching documentaries about Skidmore, Missouri, where in 1981 dozens of residents apparently conspired to murder the town bully in broad daylight. The case was never solved, as "no one saw anything", even though by all accounts the deceased's truck was surrounded at the time of the shooting. "They can do anything they want to you - and they got time to all get their story straight". Great stuff, Mr. Regular.

The turn signal thing has a name, something like "highway signals" or something like this. They're for signaling lane changes when you're just making a small move with the wheel that wouldn't be enough to cancel a regular signal, so you can change lanes with just a little flick of a finger on the turn signal stalk instead of having to push it all the way up/down and then bring it back. I actually like this feature a lot.

"He says, 'Just don't call it a car' and immediately calls it..." That's the joke. THAT. IS. THE. JOKE.

11:47 damn homeboy got his bro walk perfected.

The exact reason I NEED your insight is because of the lack of reading the owners manual verbatim like every other RU-vidr’s car review. You paint a picture of the experience, give us the soul (or lack thereof) of what the automobile has and that can’t be appreciated enough. Much love RCR. ✌🏻

Poetically, perhaps ironically, Mr. Regular describing the fear he feels driving through THOSE towns are is the exact same fear the truckbois feel that drives them to buy this type of truck, except for them it's fear (as Mr. R described) of being seen as not masculine. That fear for them never really goes away as it does for Mr. R who can just drive away from that town. That town lives inside them. So every time you hear one of these truckbois chirping mud tires around 90 degree corners or rolling coal in front of the youth dance studio or playing NHRA Drag Racing 2 at every stop light.....remember, they're trying to get away as fast as possible from that little town inside their head which they can never escape. But your Honda Fit? It's already back on the interstate.

I drove through those small towns a few times on my way to and from Rochester. You get them further west in VA too. It's basically a third world country, with entire families living out if the trunks of cars or single room motels.

Bra-less orca mothers name Autumn? This guy is nothing but pure genius. A true wordsmith.

He’s only had it for 2 weeks? In this market I can only imagine how much that dude overpaid for this thing

I live in PA and have to drive up a couple hours north for my job. I have a F250 super duty as my work truck. What Mr.Regular said about up North PA feels accurate to me. I always feel if I was in my 03 forester I would attract attention. In this beat up F250 I'm just one in the crowd of other trucks on those rough rural roads. Some roads have warning signs saying "No winter maintenance" with bullet holes through them lol saw that in Rebuck PA. I haven't met anyone looking for trouble but definitely all help is really far away. Hell you even need to plan out fuel pretty well because some parts you just don't see any gas stations and I don't get cell service at certain parts by the mountains.

Mr Regular, your description of the Honda loathing small town was frighteningly accurate. I grew up in a similar place. I bought a 12 valve Ram because I was afraid of being crushed in my Isuzu by a cowboy who tells himself 'laws are for the lawless' as he rockets through a red light. Thanks for the memories! :3

The official truck of: "Coming Soon to Tattoo Parlors near you"

Move to Alberta to work in the "Oil Pahtch" for 2 years to own a lease for a Raptor so half your income can go to paying it off and the other half goes to alimony. Right on!

The official truck of double-parking across two spots of handicap - _over the wide striped bit for wheelchair access_ - at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

"And they got time to get their story straight. You ain't from around here are you?" sending chills down my back

That bit about the sundown town is scary.Its a really shitty feeling and he explained it perfectly. Nothing quite like knowing help is far away and everyone knows it.

“This is a creative way of saying we have fun things to sell” - in french

The story about being given the stink eye by the yokels is true. Even here in Seattle. Venture out into the rural areas on the weekend, driving a Toyota truck, and drop in to a local luncheonette. Cold stares, icy hospitality from the waitress, and a sullen smoldering resentment fills the air

I had the strangest experience while watching this, my wife laughed. Beautiful as always, thank you for sharing your art.

You ripping your notes up was me every day I was a social worker dealing with a pain in the ass parent who couldn’t see how just NOT using meth would help their reunification case.

Remember the Hemi Elites in the late 2000’s? “It’s got a Hemi!” “It’s got a Hemi!”… well Ford Raptor is their grown self going: “I own a Raptor! “It’s a Raptor!” “I daily my Raptor”

I love my 6.2l raptor. Best truck I've owned. Not lot issues and easy to work on.

The best RCRs always leave me feeling a little cold inside. But in a good way? This is one of the most unique channels I know of. Thanks again for your great work.

As much as I love the american car company philosophy of STICK A HUGE ENGINE IN IT AN GIVE IT A MASCULINE NAME... can we please stop pretending roided up black 'n plastic base models are worth luxury/supercar money?

These openings are getting more and more bananas! Keep up the good work

Best episode yet! Drove my mom’s Lexus RX300 through the MO-AR border in 2001; absolutely terrifying

As a european the town story gave me chills. I went through upstste NY and rural PA in a rental Kia Shit and I felt too conspicuous and exposed. Great job with this one RCR

I think every Raptor comes standard with a monster energy can in the cup holder.

The website ads get more and more French New Wave each week and I love it.

I'm crying, you are a poet my friend, and a fine dramatic speaker to boot. Thanks for this one!

Over my ventures through adulthood I have been blessed by the good Lord to have owned a total of 5 F150s. From a meager XLT with cloth interior, to a luxurious Platinum with messaging, heated and cooled leather seats. From shiny oversized wheels that shimmer on the cement, to dusty mud tires that have no business on a paved road. My Raptor is the culmination of my journey through Truckdom. The feeling you get from knowing that you can pass most vehicles on the streets plus hit a detour off-road and breeze through almost anything else on God’s green Earth is euphoric. I’ve dragged raced her, I’ve jumped her, I’ve muddied her up. I’ve tried to destroy her and she still keeps going and still drives as smooth as a Cadillac Fleetwood. 🤙🏿

Ford SVT Raptor: a rolling Affliction shirt

Finally! We have an RCR intro with 90s-esque artificial voices!

I haven't laughed so hard at a review with audio modulation since the echo. excellent work

The 6.2 engine is used for industrial applications as well, albeit a bit different tune/setup. A friend of mine just bought a bandit 15" wood chipper and it has s ford 6.2 gas. He likes it, says he doesn't regret buying it over a diesel option. It's more thirsty on fuel, but recovers rpm quicker when it gets bogged down. These engines should last a good long time, even if worked hard imo.

If there was ever roid rage on wheels, the Ford Raptor would be it, now the Ram TRX is the new bro dozer in town

the official truck of "great show, bad fandom"

The 3 blink is nice for changing lanes on the highway and when you’re towing a trailer it changes to 5 blinks

I love my 2101 Raptor and these videos are great 😂 The rambling cracks me up every time

“You don’t want them to spend the whole day on the can” Me trying to drop a log at work *surprised pikachu face*

The Matt’s OffRoad Recovery reference made my Monday. “So we got a call.”

Digging the Matt's Offroad Recovery name drop. Glad the guy's getting the recognition he deserves.

Awesome job once again definitely needed this one. I've been to those towns in Pennsylvania where everyone stares at me and me wife and daughter. It isn't a good feeling. But jumping into my 4runner somehow command respect from townies.

These damn blue collared tweekers, they're the backbone of this town.

When I got the notification I said "hey, maybe I'll send this to my 54 year old career military uncle, he bought one of these new and would probably like the video" But then I thought about it lol

This gave me early RCR vibes. I love it.

I've been watching you guys forever Seen all of your videos at least 3 times keep up the good work

The reason everyone stared at you in the Honda Fit was because "Oh my god IT'S SILICONE SALLY!!!"

3:55 OMFG I LAUGHED SO HARD

Never get enough of those Mr. Regular deep cuts.

You described the entirety of the negative version of the phrase "You ain't from around here, are ya?" Perfectly! Scary.

Funny that Mr. Regular is talking about turn signals on a truck, though I've never seen them used.

Jakub from the Straight Pipes absolutely FUMING right now

The French part killed me. Your guy's creativity is crazy!

My one impression from my combined RCR watching experience over the years: Pennsylvania is terrible, don't go there. Run. RUN. RUUUUUUUUNNNNN!

As a central Pennsylvanian I’ll never get tired of seeing the beautiful mountains and hearing the jokes only central Pennsylvanians will get in these vids

Meanwhile in Canada, Straight Pipes' Jakub stops and says, "It's as if I heard one Mr Regular personally attacking me, and my soul fell a few inches..."

OMFG, first video I think i've seen from RegularCars and absolute perfection! Subscriber with little bell things clicked!

Mr regular needs to go on the official podcast his humor and reviews are perfect

The last five minutes of this video may be the finest RCR content yet. Both the writing and delivery are absolutely epic. 👌

Dude, what the hell is going on in those Pennsylvania towns? That was insane lol.

LOVE MY RAPTOR! video cracked me up. The description of a raptor owner was spot on.

I served in the Army as a helicopter mechanic. I knew a handful of guys who, after they got out of the Army, got hired by private companies like DynCorp doing the same job they did in the Army but got paid at least 4-5x more than the Army paid them, just to be able to afford one of these trucks brand new. Not saving up for a house, not to pay off longstanding credit card bills they racked up while in the Army... They just wanted to buy a Ford Raptor brand-new.

This is the golden age of youtube content. If anyone asks me for anything cool that I'm watching. I am sending them this video.

Pretty sure the Lightning was never meant to work off-road. It fits perfectly into the massive category of truck consumers who will never use a truck for it's intended purpose. Murica ! ...

My favorite Car Reviewer on RU-vid, Thank You Sir.

My dad just got a 2019 Ford Raptor and it is crazy fun. He got the crew cab and it fully loaded. I’ve never been in a vehicle that big and have the rear wheels spin at 55 MPH! The Raptor is THE truck.

When he just loses his shit & tears everything apart. This. RCR means never say die.

The best part of this review was the eerily fathomable depiction of remote, God-forsaken small American towns. Man. you'd be fantastic at camp fire horror stories.

Ford's been adding that self-cancelling turn signal switch for a while on their vehicles. I don't know how ubiquitous it is in the line up, but I know the fiesta has had it for a couple years at least. I like it, as I usually just use my hand to bump it right when I'm about to lane change, or stay the course for a full click when I'm waiting on a lane change or turning.

that reading about small town Pennsylvania was perfect, I felt fear just listening to it. RCR, you've done it again.

Mr. Regular is one four loko away from ending up on the news for setting fire to a broseph's broyota supra at a car meet for an intro into a video.

"This truck does everything a truck does, just don't call it a car." "So Cody's had this car for..."

You really never stop making genius videos

Man. When you started sharing your experience in Northern Pennsylvania. I felt it. And I knew it in my 99 honda accord in 2003. Same journey . 2020. 2011 ctsv. I felt the change. Thus. Spoke to me

1) The description of the people in those towns was gold. 2) If we're talking KFC the skin is the best part and I wish we could just buy a box of that lol

Roman singing like "Zitti e buoni" just amazes me. Also that almost unnoticeable switch from dank meme material to serious and relevant contemplations is what makes RCR unique. love it

I love the voice with "the box said 10 hp." LMFAO, this reminds me of my all time favorite review, the 2003 Honda Accord

The wife who doesnt laugh but says “that’s funny” just unalived me

The intros represent the current state of 2021

As one of those people from "one of those towns", I just want to say, we didnt forget. We're going to get you. Your honda fit sucked.

I originally came for reviews, found them funny - but I realize i've stayed for the writing Your a damn good writer man.

Bought my '10 2 years ago at 24. That outro hit the nail right on the head.