Hey guys, I love my 2010 RAM 1500 Laramie 4x4, but I got to be honest, if I was to buy a new truck today, it would probly be an f150 raptor, especially now that the 6.2L is available. Am I crazy? has anyone else checked them out.

 

dont get me wrong its a ncie truck! I have drove one! But almost everyone around here who has bought one dont use it for what its ment for which is offroading. But still a nice truck! Doesnt compare to the ride of the ram though. If I had a good deal on one I would buy a raptor.

 

eh.. good looking truck, but i was just new truck shopping, bought my 2500 trx4.

 

your right, but that is true for most all truck owners or 4x4 owners, who never put there truck in 4 wheel drive. or how many jeep owners go rock crwaling. the raptor has a lot of the off road mods already on that some spend thousands on. It is just nice to have if you ever need it.

 

If I were not so stuck (see: stubborn) on having a solid-front axle, and could give an independent front suspension 4X4 a chance, I would pick up a Ford F-150 S.V.T. Raptor Super Crew, without hesitation. I love this truck!!!

My truck preferences if I were to go out and buy today:

Half-ton: 2011 Ford F-150 S.V.T. Raptor Super Crew
Three-quarter ton: 2011 Ram 2500 Power Wagon
One-ton: 2011 Ford F-350 Power Stroke, Crew Cab, long bed, FX4 Off-Road

Sorry, I have always been (likely will always be) a Ford guy.

 

The Raptor is an awesome rig and I just love the looks of it. If I lived somewhere where I could take advantage of it's dessert runner capabilities I'd buy one in a heart beat. For rock crawling and general 4x4 I'd skip the Raptor though and get a Jeep or Power Wagon.

 

I considered the Raptor when I bought my '11 Sport. Ended up with what I like. Have been a dodge person all my life. Just couldnt pass up the awesome looks of my '11

 

Why would anyone in there right mind pay that much money for a truck and beat the hell out of it? Dose'nt make much sense to me. Hell my 09 1500 TRX4 at $30 probally will not see hard 4X4ing in another 4 years. And I have lifetime warrenty. Just my .02 cents

 

The Raptor is a great off-road vehicle from everything that I've read. Quick, smooth, and swallows high-speed off-roading like no other factory vehicle around. And it's just straight up sexy...Ford absolutely nailed the overall look, in particular the stance.

But you'll note I didn't call it a truck. To me, a truck should be able to haul stuff. With the 5.4, the payload is 1050 pounds. With the 6.2, it drops to about 950. Many cars on the road have similar or higher load capacities. Tow capacity is so-so at 6000 pounds.

I bought a truck so I can haul stuff. If I needed a vehicle to go do desert running, the Raptor would be my ride. I thought seriously about buying one until I saw the payload. 2-3 people and some bags in the bed and you're maxed out on payload. 2 people and a trailer with a 500 pound tongue weight and you're maxed out. I need more than what the Raptor is rated for.

A couple weeks ago I moved. I was towing a 5300 pound car hauler (2100 for the hauler, about 3100-3200 for the car on it), and I had about 900 pounds of stuff spread between the trailer, the bed of my truck, and the back seat. I estimate the tongue weight of the car hauler was in the ballpark of 500-600 pounds. I'm about 200 pounds. I'd have been WAY over the payload capacity of the Raptor.

The Raptor is a great vehicle, but it just doesn't have the utility that I need.

 

95% of light duty trucks are not used.... They have turned into urban people haulers.

I like the truck, but no different than the SRT was it is built for a small market segment.