2022 Lariat or 2021 Platinum

[Bluesman]

I find it amusing to see all the guys who wish to de-chrome their trucks... Someplace out there is someone looking to add chrome.

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[Swags]

I find it amusing to see all the guys who wish to de-chrome their trucks... Someplace out there is someone looking to add chrome.

Too bad it's not easier to trade trim pieces

I am firmly in the anti-chrome camp and I get disappointed that above the Lariat chrome is so heavily utilized. I'll be interested in seeing the BAP on the Platinum on the road. I was quite close to ordering the Platinum + BAP but instead went with a loaded Lariat sport. I know I will be happy with it, but that Platinum interior is just so nice IMHO.

 

[Fordphanatic]

Don't DRIVE it!!!

I'm just saying

Or your going home with it?

 

[Dirt Fisher]

yup, lariat sport. Hate the chrome on the platinum/limited

502a and the extras I have means Im Not really missing out on too many features.

I hate chrome too hence going with the blackout package on the Lariat I ordered

 

[MTNMN]

I hate chrome too hence going with the blackout package on the Lariat I ordered

WHATS WITH ALL THE CHROME HATE?

The BLACK out was always on XL and is the cheap look IMO

There is no way you can tell me a Lariat Sport looks richer than a Platinum..

I get enjoying the look of colour match as my 350 Tremor is a sport, but chrome bumpers hold up so much better, and to me personally look more expensive of a truck.

 

[Swags]

WHATS WITH ALL THE CHROME HATE?

The BLACK out was always on XL and is the cheap look IMO

There is no way you can tell me a Lariat Sport looks richer than a Platinum..

I get enjoying the look of colour match as my 350 Tremor is a sport, but chrome bumpers hold up so much better, and to me personally look more expensive of a truck.

What can I say, I'm just not a fan ?‍. I don't hate it, but I don't want it on my truck and I don't see why it should limit my choices but here we are.

 

[Bluesman]

I'm OK with some tasteful splashes of chrome here and there. I like the painted bumpers better than chrome, but that wasn't always the case for me.

My current driver came with grey factory wheels and the first thing I did was find a set of brushed aluminum Limited wheels on E-pay, I've been running them for 15 1/2 years.

 

[SteveP150]

Yeah, I'm in the less chrome camp as well. While I'd have liked the Platinum seats, I like the exterior of the Lariat Sport much more. All that chrome just looks too blingy to me for a truck that's intended to be an off-road/overlanding vehicle. And with the 502a package, the Lariat is pretty close to the Platinum in specs.

 

[Simon11]

People don't like chrome man. I don't know if it's a generational thing or if it's just a sizable segment of the population in general. I too am in the minimal chrome camp. I'm not gonna dog the Platinum as it's a baller truck with exception of that tailgate plaque. But when I had my choice I went sport pkg on mine to reduce the chrome.

 

[FrankThompson]

WHATS WITH ALL THE CHROME HATE?

The BLACK out was always on XL and is the cheap look IMO

There is no way you can tell me a Lariat Sport looks richer than a Platinum..

I get enjoying the look of colour match as my 350 Tremor is a sport, but chrome bumpers hold up so much better, and to me personally look more expensive of a truck.

(emphasis added by me)

I don't care if my truck looks more expensive. I want my truck to appeal to my eye and I don't care that much for Chrome. I got used to it on my '17 (because I got the thing for like 25% under sticker before rebates, etc), but I always preferred those without chrome.

I do agree that I think it's a generational thing. I do get less compliments on my new rapid red sport package lariat than I did my Oxford White chrome package lariat, but I didn't buy it for others. I bought it for me

I think it's a personal thing and honestly, I really like the platinum grill. I wish there was a blacked out version of it.

 

[spud_41]

I do agree that I think it's a generational thing. I do get less compliments on my new rapid red sport package lariat than I did my Oxford White chrome package lariat, but I didn't buy it for others. I bought it for me

I think it's a personal thing and honestly, I really like the platinum grill. I wish there was a blacked out version of it.

A blacked out Plat grill would look awesome. Every salesman I talked to tried to get me in a Platinum but I didn't want to spend more money for something I didn't want and then spend more money deleting all the chrome on it. I do think some of the blacked out tailgates (that cover the chrome plate bs) look good depending on the color of the truck, but it wasn't worth it to me.

 

[jfried]

WHATS WITH ALL THE CHROME HATE?

The BLACK out was always on XL and is the cheap look IMO

There is no way you can tell me a Lariat Sport looks richer than a Platinum..

I get enjoying the look of colour match as my 350 Tremor is a sport, but chrome bumpers hold up so much better, and to me personally look more expensive of a truck.

It doesn't... but not everyone who buys a Platinum wants to be that "flashy". The grille is MUCH nicer on the platinum IMHO -- although I'd make the 1 horizontal bar in the middle body-coloured, similar to how the KR is painted brown.

A couple of chrome accents imo is classy... on a dark coloured truck, I think the side badge, window mouldings, and running board trim makes a lot of sense. The chrome mirrors and doorhandles IMO just look cheap IMO.

 

[gtotco]

(emphasis added by me)

I don't care if my truck looks more expensive. I want my truck to appeal to my eye and I don't care that much for Chrome. I got used to it on my '17 (because I got the thing for like 25% under sticker before rebates, etc), but I always preferred those without chrome.

I do agree that I think it's a generational thing. I do get less compliments on my new rapid red sport package lariat than I did my Oxford White chrome package lariat, but I didn't buy it for others. I bought it for me

I think it's a personal thing and honestly, I really like the platinum grill. I wish there was a blacked out version of it.

Yeah I mean “not looking expensive” is part of why I bought a truck in the first place. Curious if that is part of the generational thing. I’m younger (older millennial) and most of the people I know are trying to hide wealth not show it. Not sure if that is generational or cultural or what.

My first boss pulled in way over $1MM a year and drove an Accord though so maybe it is just that I spend to much time with wealthy finance and economics types…

 

[rglinski]

i can say a bit of chrome isnt bad ... BUT NOT THE BUMPERS .

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