What did you NOT expect, but LOVE about your '21 F-150?

[TNFreedom]

All of the driver assistance stuff. lane centering and the intelligent adaptive cruise control. On the long road trips it's amazing how much less fatigue you feel. Can't wait for the Blue Cruise update to make it even better.

forgive the potentially stupid question as I just bought my F150 Lariat. is Blue Cruise an update that will come out over air? or something that will be paid for?

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[TNFreedom]

forgive the potentially stupid question as I just bought my F150 Lariat. is Blue Cruise an update that will come out over air? or something that will be paid for?

answered my own question. Co-pilot is one of the options on my truck..so at some point I'll get the chance to pay $600 to get Blue Cruise.

 

[Roady]

I love the fact that I'm finally in a place in my life that I can "order" a truck with exactly what I want.

I did NOT "expect" that I might be DEAD before they ever build it!

Ordered 3/20
Scheduled build 6/7
Rescheduled build 7/12
Rescheduled build 8/6
Rescheduled build 8/14
Rescheduled build 8/21
Rescheduled build 9/9
Rescheduled build...

What happened to the other 2 or 3 trucks you ordered from the other dealerships?

 

[RJL1400]

I love the fact that I'm finally in a place in my life that I can "order" a truck with exactly what I want.

I did NOT "expect" that I might be DEAD before they ever build it!

Ordered 3/20
Scheduled build 6/7
Rescheduled build 7/12
Rescheduled build 8/6
Rescheduled build 8/14
Rescheduled build 8/21
Rescheduled build 9/9
Rescheduled build...

Yikes! That is not fair.

 

[Marine01]

Oh yeah, love the step. Don't care if the big tough guys want to roll their eyes, that thing is infinitely helpful. It just speeds things up aside from the added convenience. When packing up for a trip or unloading heavy stuff from the bed, it's just unbeatable.

I'm a big guy and I love it too. Body building for years and getting in and out of the bed can be extremely difficult! The step makes it a breeze.

 

[Marine01]

The projector headlights that turn with the steering wheel. I was very surprised how well they work and the amount of light they put off.

 

[Madman]

MPG, as ironic as it sounds, I am getting an average of 23.5 MPG over the lifetime of the truck.

auto folding mirrors for added peace of mind.

remote start, so I can start it and be ready to drive as soon as I buckle up.

@ZWARRIOR -

23.5 MPG is exactly what I am averaging too (5,200 miles so far)!

I am also surprised how much I like the Autofold mirrors - not just to prevent damage but as a quick visual check that I’d locked the truck (and didn't leave my keys).

It’s funny but I have never even tried the autostart feature. Maybe because I’ve only had the truck in the NE summer.

 

[HCFX]

It would have to be the adaptive headlights. I've never owned headlights like these before. Amazing to see them work.

 

[BlackKnight21]

I love the fact that I'm finally in a place in my life that I can "order" a truck with exactly what I want.

I did NOT "expect" that I might be DEAD before they ever build it!

Ordered 3/20
Scheduled build 6/7
Rescheduled build 7/12
Rescheduled build 8/6
Rescheduled build 8/14
Rescheduled build 8/21
Rescheduled build 9/9
Rescheduled build...

FEELING THE SAME WAY …..
2021 F150 LARIAT ORDER/PRODUCTION HISTORY;

Ordered 3/1, VIN 3/12, Priority 11

KCAP Build

• 1st Schedule to Week of April 12, 2021
• 2nd Schedule to Day May 15, 2021
• 3rd Schedule to Week June 14, 2021
• 4th Schedule Production Week July 12, 2021
• Scheduled to Day (2021-07-13)
• 5th Scheduled to Day (2021-08-05)
• 6th Scheduled to Week (Week of Aug-30-2021 )
• 7th Scheduled to Day (2021-08-24) First time moving forward
• 8th Scheduled to Day (2021-08-26)
• **** 8/17 WINDOW STICKER ***
• WHO KNOWS; KCAP SHUTTING DOWN FOR A WEEK STARTING 8/23.
• Jeremy at 14:24, Aug 19: It looks like your order was updated on August 16th, it states in production. But the scheduled build day is set to August 23rd.
• 
  
• (This past Monday 8/23 at 6AM they left for the week and were at sequence 1200. Supposedly they run about 1000 trucks a day when at full capacity)
• 
  
• 8/27; Ford Production said today, in production
• 9/1; closed for another week which makes a total of 3 Week shutdown as of today. Next start up date is 9/13 now.

 

[nsbreeding]

answered my own question. Co-pilot is one of the options on my truck..so at some point I'll get the chance to pay $600 to get Blue Cruise.

I think you have had to order the blue cruise prep package though (it wasn't called Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 Prep package) to be able to get it.

 

[ZWARRIOR]

@ZWARRIOR -

23.5 MPG is exactly what I am averaging too (5,200 miles so far)!

I am also surprised how much I like the Autofold mirrors - not just to prevent damage but as a quick visual check that I’d locked the truck (and didn't leave my keys).

It’s funny but I have never even tried the autostart feature. Maybe because I’ve only had the truck in the NE summer.

The auto start feature can come in clutch specially on hot days. Walking into a cool interior and seat is a game changer, I remember back in college when I was driving my mom's Frontier and my hands would burn from grabbing the steering wheel.. let alone how hot it felt...

 

[Bryan Simon]

I remember back in college when I was driving my mom's Frontier and my hands would burn from grabbing the steering wheel.. let alone how hot it felt...

late 70s-late 80s
Phoenix, Arizona
I drove a 67 Chrysler 300. 440TNT/4spd, black vinyl seats with 4 chrome ornaments on seat bottoms and backs, Chrome Hurst shifter. 3spoke steering wheel with aluminum band around the rim (very similar to RR/GTX).
Blistered palms, thighs, back and between my right index and middle fingers..
No AC to help cool it down.
(still my favorite car to this day—sadly, stolen in 1989)

 

[Whoosh]

So many things, but the "surprise and delight" for me is what I call the "Old Man Step" in the tailgate.

Don't forget the "stripper pole!"

 

[Whoosh]

Agree on so many of the above points, the one surprise I happened upon is the ability to “one touch close” the sunroof and the sunshade as opposed to the previous truck where you had to wait until the sunroof was closed before you could initiate the shade

 

[ZWARRIOR]

late 70s-late 80s
Phoenix, Arizona
I drove a 67 Chrysler 300. 440TNT/4spd, black vinyl seats with 4 chrome ornaments on seat bottoms and backs, Chrome Hurst shifter. 3spoke steering wheel with aluminum band around the rim (very similar to RR/GTX).
Blistered palms, thighs, back and between my right index and middle fingers..
No AC to help cool it down.
(still my favorite car to this day—sadly, stolen in 1989)

Sorry to hear about it being stolen! That would have been a hell of a car to pass down to your kids (if you have them)

But yeah, things were different from my perspective, we never had fancy cars so that was just life for me. But damn does looking back makes me realize just how bad it was haha

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