[northernlights]

Hi Matt, why did you test drive the new RL after you bought your new Ford. Why join and come here to post such a thing if you like the Ford over the RL. Just wondering and do like ones that compare, do you have second thoughts even thou the RL kinda lost in your world, the Ford is a nice truck as are many others now.

 

[northernlights]

Other things to consider are safety and resale value.

All depends on the accident and how long you keep it.

 

[northernlights]

I read this thread last week and something funny happened yesterday. I was in a parking lot at the bookstore and had the pleasure of watching a new $70k F150 Platinum park. The guy literally went forwards and backwards 7 times in an attempt to fit that beast into the parking spot. A few minutes earlier I had whipped into my parking spot with no problem in one fell swoop.

I got a nice chuckle thinking of how the OP rated parking ease the same between the two.

Bad driver, I bet that Ford has a better turning then the RL. If it can fit it will, he or she was just bad. I have never witnessed such a thing not that it cant happen but seven times.

 

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it is not the stopping distance that would concern me. it is the parts and tech of drum vs disk.

VS

Any questions?

Disc are great but you dont break them down like the drum break down. Their still are parts involved, your pic for a disc doesnt show that.

 

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I have issues with such a shallow box gezz another inch would have been great. How about fold down sides on the box, would make it good for the both of us but then again I know many women that can do 10 pull ups and 25 push ups at 50 years old.

 

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Standard parking lined is at least 8 feet. I understand not getting in that spot under certain things. So you get in there and all is fine then you have ones that complain about door dings. No win parking that close, you tag someone trying to park or your back and forth thing (ive never seen it) if its that bad or risk the dreaded door ding. See the back corner at Home Depot thats where you see my RL, at work I dont have a problem. Point said why is it such a big deal parking so close and then risking door dings. And if its at work and you dont have a choice thats to bad drive something old that you could care less about. Parking should have nothing to do with the new RL or any other vehicle, learn how to drive.
EDIT: I have seen people drive into there parking spot with no problem and then done the back and forth thing just to make sure they had even footage on both sides cause they did want to risk a door ding from the person on the sides, hell I have done that when need be and aint afraid to say it.