New '04 Ford F-150 sales are brisk

[NFS4]

http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosinsider/0309/25/b01-280703.htm

Buyers have been snapping up the luxury Lariat version of the 2004 F-150, which features a floor-mounted gear shifter and an interior trimmed in leather and wood.

Interesting

 

[thedarkwolf]

Not surprising

 

[NinjaGnome]

If I didnt already just get a car Id be getting one of these too.

 

[Chaotic42]

I'd consider getting it if I could get manual door locks and windows, and I had that much money.

It would also have to be easy to maintain.

 

[cliftonite]

 

[SWScorch]

"But Fords suck, SWScorch! No one in their right mind would buy a Ford!"

 

For the most part they look cool, the backs look to boxy.....

 

[Mutilator]

More than 74,000 trucks in ONE MONTH?! Sheesh my Lightning really is limited production. 😀

Now if only they'd stop advertising these trucks ALL weekend long during EVERY commercial break of EVERY football game lol.

 

[Ornery]

They seem like a great deal, but my brother says any truck less than 3/4 ton is a POS. If I bought one, I'd be ridiculed forever more! BTW, he's a GM man, but he had real good luck with his old 1 ton Ford dump truck. He doesn't spew any drivel about Ford after owning that!

Can you replace F-150 parts with F-250 parts after they break?

 

[Johnnie]

Ford sux

 

[Mardeth]

Burn gazoline, burn!!!

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: Ornery
They seem like a great deal, but my brother says any truck less than 3/4 ton is a POS.

Then your brother is an idiot for making a blanket statement like that.

 

[peterskm]

Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined
- Dodge sold nearly 400,000
- Toyota's Tundra topped 99,000

The F-150 has been the No. 1-selling vehicle in the nation for more than 20 years and is Ford's most important vehicle.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

IF what you say is true and GM wanted the Best Selling mark why don't they just combine the lines and call them all Chevy's, OH I KNOW WHY because then they WOULDN'T SELL as many. we don't obviously know exactly what the percentages are, but i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

 

[peterskm]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

IF what you say is true and GM wanted the Best Selling mark why don't they just combine the lines and call them all Chevy's, OH I KNOW WHY because then they WOULDN'T SELL as many. we don't obviously know exactly what the percentages are, but i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

Even grouping Chevy and GMC together still doesn't put them on top. Note it says full-size pickup trucks. The 800,000 number does not reflect that of other full-size Ford pickups, just the F150.

Note: I am not a Ford guy (though, personally I prefer their fit and finish over that of a Chevy or GM).

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: peterskm

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

IF what you say is true and GM wanted the Best Selling mark why don't they just combine the lines and call them all Chevy's, OH I KNOW WHY because then they WOULDN'T SELL as many. we don't obviously know exactly what the percentages are, but i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

Even grouping Chevy and GMC together still doesn't put them on top. Note it says full-size pickup trucks. The 800,000 number does not reflect that of other full-size Ford pickups, just the F150.

Note: I am not a Ford guy (though, personally I prefer their fit and finish over that of a Chevy or GM).

Umm, that 800,000 includes ALL Ford "F" trucks. F-150, F-250, F-350, etc.

 

[geno]

Buyers have been snapping up the luxury Lariat version of the 2004 F-150, which features a floor-mounted gear shifter and an interior trimmed in leather and wood.

Not surprised a bit, Ford will be the first example of how people like sweetly trimmed "work" trucks.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

It looks like an Audi TT.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGoldbut i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

YOU MUST BE A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE!

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

it's a girlie-man truck

 

[LAUST]

They would be better off waiting a year for the bugs to get ironed out.

Same goes with the 6.0 powerstroke, they are having coldstart problems with it now. 🙁

 

[peterskm]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: peterskm

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

IF what you say is true and GM wanted the Best Selling mark why don't they just combine the lines and call them all Chevy's, OH I KNOW WHY because then they WOULDN'T SELL as many. we don't obviously know exactly what the percentages are, but i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

Even grouping Chevy and GMC together still doesn't put them on top. Note it says full-size pickup trucks. The 800,000 number does not reflect that of other full-size Ford pickups, just the F150.

Note: I am not a Ford guy (though, personally I prefer their fit and finish over that of a Chevy or GM).

Umm, that 800,000 includes ALL Ford "F" trucks. F-150, F-250, F-350, etc.

I read an article in a newspaper a few months ago that speciically stated that was the sales number for F150. This article states "Although the F-150 was the top seller last year, sales of almost 814,000 were down 11 percent from 2001's record of 911,597."

I am not sure if there is any better source to confirm the numbers, buyt it'd be interesting to see as these number could be construed as misleading.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: peterskm

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: peterskm

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: peterskm
Here's a couple stats for the F150...

In 2002
- Ford sold more than 800,000 F-150s
- Chevrolet and GMC sold more than 900,000 full-size pickup trucks combined

I've always got a kick out of that stat. Considering that Chev/GM trucks are virtually identical (an both produced by General Motors) you could have a very good argument that GM makes the best selling trucks.

If Ford resurrected the Mercury pickup, I wonder if they'd want to start combining sales #s.

IF what you say is true and GM wanted the Best Selling mark why don't they just combine the lines and call them all Chevy's, OH I KNOW WHY because then they WOULDN'T SELL as many. we don't obviously know exactly what the percentages are, but i can guarantee you 100% of the GM buyers would not AUTOMATICALLY go to chevy. a good percentage of buyers (pulled out of my @ss) are not brand loyal buyers but price shoppers, or convenience shoppers etc. brand is just ONE of the factors in buying a vehicle.

Even grouping Chevy and GMC together still doesn't put them on top. Note it says full-size pickup trucks. The 800,000 number does not reflect that of other full-size Ford pickups, just the F150.

Note: I am not a Ford guy (though, personally I prefer their fit and finish over that of a Chevy or GM).

Umm, that 800,000 includes ALL Ford "F" trucks. F-150, F-250, F-350, etc.

I read an article in a newspaper a few months ago that speciically stated that was the sales number for F150. This article states "Although the F-150 was the top seller last year, sales of almost 814,000 were down 11 percent from 2001's record of 911,597."

I am not sure if there is any better source to confirm the numbers, buyt it'd be interesting to see as these number could be construed as misleading.

ALL F-Series trucks are lumped together in sales. See here:

http://www.autosite.com/editoria/asmr/svtruck.asp

 

[maziwanka]

damn good pickup trucks.