F 150 5.0 V-8 or 3.5 ecoboost

[Mossy]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think your 08 is a 5 speed tranny so whichever you decide, the new 6 speed will be a world of difference.

  You are correct - test driving a 2015 today and already see a big difference.  (too many bells and whistles on the new ones for a tech dummy like myself, but guess I can figure them out)

So what did you end up with?

[jackelope]

We were replacing manual transmissions in those buckets with under 1000 miles on them faster than they could supply replacements.

 

I am not in the service industry, but I'd imagine you'd have to be majorly fubar to massively mess up a box of gears in this late stage of the automotive development game.

Ya. Our zone rep had authorized us to take transmissions out of vehicles in inventory to put in the broken cars. It was bad.

[baldopepper]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think your 08 is a 5 speed tranny so whichever you decide, the new 6 speed will be a world of difference.

  You are correct - test driving a 2015 today and already see a big difference.  (too many bells and whistles on the new ones for a tech dummy like myself, but guess I can figure them out)

Bought the super crew cab with the v-8, obviously haven't put any real miles on it yet, but like what I've seen so far.  Run it over to the east side house in a week or two and give it a good test.


So what did you end up with?

[rudysts]

I don't think the Eco-diesel has been too popular anyway. Don't see too many of them on the road.

That's because they are always in for service a friend of mine has one he had the engine replaced in the first couple months of owning it constantly going in for repair even after the engine replacement.