Just following up on some of the comments RE deliveries being delayed. I have the official line from Ford now. All deliveries and sales have been halted due to a turbocharger issue originating from the remanufacturing process - full details here: www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/ford-f-150-sales-and-deliveries-halted-after-remanufacturing-fault
Ordered mine and placed a deposit in April 2022. Was told I was number 6 in Australia. From this June through to December, I just got all sorts of excuses why my truck was late. Then on the 20th of December told that my truck has gone to another customer and they'd have to organise another to be built and remanufactured. Was likely to be delivered after Easter 2024 now. Have now cancelled my order and got my deposit back. Is the worst new car experience ever! Never buying a Ford ever again!
@stevemicale7843 you dodged a bullet there mate. Don’t be the lab rat for this vehicle, ecoboost engines are the worst for carbon build up and short lifespan. The raptor ecoboosts are already blowing up having engine replacements by 20,000 k’s.
Hi mate had same experience with mustang dark horse ordered Nov 7th 2022 was told I was 12th in line then 6 weeks ago told I missed out.western ford in caroline springs Victoria worst fuckin liers asked to speak to principal dealer tried to contact him 3 times never got back to me
Sorry to hear that - that sucks. I was pretty shocked to see the condition of the service centre I took my Raptor to two weeks ago for its first major service. It looked like a backyard mechanic - certainly not the place I'd want to be buying a $140k vehicle from.
I picked up my SWB Lariat 2 weeks ago. Ordered in October this year, so about an 8 week wait. It is everything you mention in the video. We purchased solely for towing horses, not much payload needed. I have a y62 and a next gen ranger raptor. We used to tow with the y62 and when I got the raptor, for a bit of fun, I hooked the float up and went for a spin. After that short trip, I ordered an F150. The twin turbo is brilliant for towing, and the F150 is very torquey. Things I don’t like after 2 weeks of ownership: 1) The mirrors are virtually useless. Can see almost nothing out of drivers one. (Not convex) 2) Drivers footwell is too small. I know all converted trucks are similar but the foot position is nothing close to the ranger raptor let alone the basement size footwell in the y62. Wearing steel caps or larger boots is tricky 3) The stupid idle noise it makes. I know this is not a problem, but it supposedly the straight cut gears Ford used in the auto’s oil pump. Sounds like you have a belt problem, all the time.. 4) I don’t love the indicator on the left. It is not a problem when driving the F150 as there is nothing on the right to confuse with, but when you get back in another car…. 5) These cars sit around for ages while they get made, then shipped, then transported then converted then Transported again. The paint on mine was pretty average condition due to being ‘washed’ when dirty by people who need to wash a lot of cars quickly. Everything else in mine was top notch. The finish seems good and it drives very well. I took a punt being an early bird on this, buying one of the first 300 converted, but I gambled that they wanted to do them right. It so far seems to do everything we wanted from a ‘Tow Pony’ and am interested to see how it goes long term.
I'm almost 2 years into waiting for my order in the US and finally got a build date (F450 King Ranch). It's incredible that you can get a converted truck in Australia in under 3 months.
One thing I take it seriously is noise of just around 67db is way better than most of SUV you tested before. Is very impressive truck. Keep up good work paul, I never miss your videos
Seeing some of the comments when it comes to the way Ford has handled some orders is defs a concern and also the stop orders. In all fairness though, this is a new undertaking and will probably take time to get right so give it time i guess. F150 is one of the best out there after all
I ordered the F150 in July 2022, I was then told delays in shipping. Three months into 2023 and was told arriving in may, then was told that the car was getting the conversion done in July. August I received an email saying the vehicle didn't arrive in Australia (WTF Is going on Ford) I called the dealership and they told me that they have no idea to what is happening, very professional. I cancelled the order and ordered a RAM Limited in August. Ram told me the delivery date is in the first week of December 2023. And they were not lying. It's been three weeks now with the RAM and would not change it for anything. Thank God that I didn't stick with the F150.
Driving f150 king ranch witch is not available in Australia, for 5 years , 2016 model and recently bought 2023 model with naturally spirited 5.0 , it is amazing truck drove more than 150000 miles during 5 years and the only problem I had was changing battery in my old f150 , power delivery , style and fuel economy is awesome, take care of it and it’ll take care of you
Love it. Brings back memories of my old F100 4x4 and F250 4x4 back in the 70's. V8 magic could go anywhere. No problem on bushy narrow tracks, just go over bushes. Oh man, need some timetravel device😂😂😂
Ordered one in February. Dealer discovered water leak in mine and their showroom model. They showed vehicle and where water was building up in right hand sill. Ford engineers looked into it and came up with solution to problem. Delivery in early December delayed. Ford has fixed problem. Delivery date was then changed to 20th December. On 18th December had phone call saying all deliveries have been suspended by Ford . What is going on?
A few other American Ford imports that may do well in Australia would be the Ford Bronco (shares with the Ranger), the Bronco Sport, and the Maverick(both share with the Escape). It would be interesting to see how they fare down under.
@@t288msd What environment? The road we share with trucks? The vast touring we can/need to do between capital cities? Heavy loads that need towing? Opinions like yours are exactly why I take 2 car spaces wherever possible👍
Hey Paul, all the F150's have been recalled. Something to do with the turbo hose? not telling owners much and no idea when delivery will be! Disappointing way to start the release really.
Just an interesting thing I noticed, but check out the gap between the back of the steering wheel and the steering column shroud @16:00. My eyes were drawn straight to it!
When I do the conversion to USD it seems expensive (I'm paying slightly more for an F450 KR). Then I consider the cost of the RHD conversion and it isn't that bad.
That gross weight law in Australia is a killer. It’s safer to haul around people and things in a vehicle like this rather than with a light vehicle to avoid the law.
Ordered mine in the King Ranch trim with the long wheel base. Looking to do some towing/hauling. Got an email saying the production is delayed. Thanks for the video. Gives me an idea on what it can do.
@@rich7447 Interesting. Just changed my order to an F350. Hopefully it wont take that long. Been monitoring the weekly production schedule and they seem to be moving along steadily. I am in the states.
@@Lumpschlevot I'm in Maryland. A F350 or F450 would cost a fortune in Australia. Not that $100k is not a lot of money for a truck, but $300k or $400k is just insane. King Ranch are just so tough to get for some reason. Add that trim to the F450 and wait times are ridiculous.
I would love to see them bring the PowerBoost over here. But knowing Ford and their overzealous pricing structure, it'd be priced at over $160k. And the small payload is to compensate for our 4.5t licencing requirements.
"decent amount of payload" is a big overstatement with these American trucks. ~700 kg given it's size is incredibly poor. It would be good in a Ford mondeo (that had like ~630 kg of payload the last time a drove one).
Maybe the payload is just realistic unlike a Mondeo at 630kg or a ranger at 900kg You put 630kg in the boot of a mondeo and the tyres would be hitting the wheel arch’s the suspension would sag that much A ranger would snap in half after a few weeks of having 900kg constantly in the tub Whereas this could have 700kg in the tub everyday all day no problems Dual cabs here in aus are way overrated for what they can actually do and is more theoretical than practical
@@jacksonwelch9870 I have loaded 600 kg in a mondeo without any dramas. Same with my hilux, works just fine. If I would drive maxed out 100% of the time it needs heavier leafs though. Atm I'm a round 500kg all the time without issues.
The trailer control thing kills me! If you move your hand from the top of the wheel to the bottom of the wheel you can steer like you are backing the truck up without the trailer and the trailer responds like the back of the truck would. I have no issues parallel parking a 53' trailer without trailer control.
Yep Obviously these r much cheaper in USA The RRP here, needs to cover - Shipping to Australia Exchange rate Ford Australia feasibility and R & D costs etc Cost of conversion to RHD here in Australia Ford is using a company called “ RMA “ to do the conversion. RMA ain’t doing the work for free.. Warranty here is 5 years / unlimited mileage Ford Australia say RMA can convert 20 vehicles per day. In theory, that’s 5,000 vehicles per year, that ALL of these costs need to be absorbed into Hence The high price here 🤷🏻♂️
Is it just the camera making the gap between the steering wheel and its shroud? Looks bigger than on most cars. While not something we really see it might be something to show true conversion quality. I love it. I have no issues with them as long as people are using them for what they are made for. If just living in the inner city then it's a bad joke but if you live in the country or do a lot of trips outside of the city and if you need to tow then they are the perfect vehicle. The torque output is amazing for a 3.5L turbo petrol engine. When you look at great ford engines like the Barra turbo engines even in FPV specs it produced over 100NM less torque than what this engine is putting out.
Great & thorough review as always Paul! Some very nice bells & whistles features, although more things to go wrong down the track. Hard to justify the price tag, especially with a Ford badge on it. Deal breaker for me is having a petrol engine instead of a diesel engine, which would perfectly match such a behemoth for towing & much improved fuel consumption, especially with a 10 speed auto. I doubt that those fuel figures quoted are really accurate & would be surprised one can achieve less than 20L/100 km (unladen & motorway cruising) with a petrol engine in the real world. There is big difference in what the computer says & actual fuel consumption. Curious as to whether you actually test the fuel consumption at the fuel bowser instead of what is on the onboard computer?
Thing is though most people that can afford a van that’s 4.5t isn’t going for a 150 they would have a f250,350. It’s the perfect Ute to tow a 2.5-3.5 van easily
Paul. You hardly ever have a close up of the heater controls. Something buyers really would like to see as they vary significantly across models and manufacturers. (as you well know). Oh and I suppose it has stupid left hand indicators.
Ford have stopped production due to safety concerns apparently. Was told mine would be ready about Christmas but that has passed. I wonder what the issues are that they’ve found ?
One of the most ridiculously oversized vehicles on the road. Very few people that don't live in rural areas need one. What are people lacking in their lives that leads them to buy these 'look at me' vehicles. Yet another thing from America we don't need.
A more appropriate question is, what’s lacking in your life when you click on a video purely to complain about it and in particular its country of origin? What sad, isolated part of the country do you live in where a 140k, grey, dual cab is a “look at me” purchase?😂
@@ev0wat - people can spend their money on whatever they like. But the problem is that they should be taxed if they are used in the city. They simply don't fit. Councils are talking about increasing the size of parking spaces to accommodate them. Why should my ratepayer funds go towards that?
@@ev0wat Miserable socialist peasantry. Buy what you want, be happy. If you keep it spotless and haul nothing but you're happy, that's all that counts.
The turn signals sticking on - I think that is the lane change feature. If you just tap the signal stalk up or down, but don't fully click it in, it will flash the indicators whatever way for a few seconds for a lane change.
So. Essentially, the RHD conversion is USD40K. Big price to pay for being in a RHD market. Imagine you could get yourself a pretty good crew cab Isuzu truck 4x4 for a lot less even if you include the 2k for a MR licence. But if we're being fair dinkum people are really buying these for reasons to do with image rather than for towing.
That is a completely unexpected question. Full size trucks usually have their crumple zones built into the vehicles that they are involved in collisions with. I had a Scion xB run into my rear bumper doing about 40 mph more than I was doing. Destroyed the Scion and scratched my (Ram 2500) hitch receiver. I barely felt the collision.
Does ANYONE really care how soft the interior surface is. I like your reviews, they are genuine and seem well researched but seriously, who has ever cared about the soft touch bits in a car?
I gare that gear shifter what were they thinking? Not only does it look garbage its probably gonna break. Paddles shifters would have been so much better.
Diesels are not viable in the US on vehicles with a GVM/GVWR of under 8,501 lbs due to EPA regulations. If you want a diesel they need to work on importing F250 through F450. All have the 6.7 Powerstroke in standard and high output.
@@rw20000 Ford killed it. Ram did the same with the Eco-Diesel, so there is only the 3L Duramax left and GM is having to work very hard to keep it. Even Nissan dropped the 5L Cummins. It's just too tough to meet the regulations for the class 1 and class 2A vehicles.
So they limit it in Australia 4 tons but if it's equipped with the right package it can pulls 7 tons but that one you have there. in the US is rated to pull 6 tons it's still nice
You would have to have no self preservation instincts to pull 7 metric tons with a F150. That is more that I would be comfortable towing with an F250 and I have towed trailers with gross weights over 45000 lbs.
Had no issues parking it at our apartment and at the shops. There are plenty of cameras and sensors. In terms of fitting it in a lane, it's 2mm wider than a Ranger Raptor.
its not the end of the world, BUT in America its cheaper and full of features made for left-hand side use. for this price tag, I am expecting the same not less.
Nice review I wounder if the top speed limiter can be removed because if I do decide to spend that kind of insane money I want to go 300km bare minimum 😊
@@calebwany8422they’re not really off road vehicles. They’re tow vehicles. Having said that, their low payload seriously compromises their towing capability.
Valid use case for towing something heavy, but these trucks in the city are 200% as likely to kill a person in an accident (source: ETSC study), consume way more fuel than other vehicles, and painful to park. Shame some ppl need a giant, inefficient truck to feel like a really big, tough man...
“Cars” is a bit of a stretch when talking about these XXXL American monsters… different license plus a Europe style tax for each additional kilo over a specific weight would be awesome…
@@maltainu3621 of course it matters. The V8 is a high revving performance engine, not a high torque engine which is what’s needed for towing. A good engine for the Mustang, not a pickup truck.
