jakee 1,279 #26 April 25, 2007 QuoteWhen I was in business our customers (quarries and explosives distributors) specified Ford trucks 90% of the time. They were the only trucks that could take the abuse that they put their trucks through. And that type of customer is only going to comprise a small fraction of the F-150 market.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #27 April 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteWhen I was in business our customers (quarries and explosives distributors) specified Ford trucks 90% of the time. They were the only trucks that could take the abuse that they put their trucks through. And that type of customer is only going to comprise a small fraction of the F-150 market. Small fraction? F-150? Our customers used F-250, F-350, F-450, + etc. No half ton truck of any brand would carry their loads and survive. Last I checked I was responding to the quality of the truck, not the quantity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,279 #28 April 25, 2007 Sorry, bad writing on my part. What I meant was that the portion of the Ford truck market that actually needs the haulage capacity, durability etc is (as far as I know) quite small compared to the huge numbers of them that are sold to average Joes that just use them for normal driving. I've only driven an F-150 and F-250, and only a couple of times, but it was enough to know that I hated the way they drove for 'normal' use. That's what I meant by saying I didn't know why they were so popular.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #29 April 25, 2007 QuoteSorry, bad writing on my part. What I meant was that the portion of the Ford truck market that actually needs the haulage capacity, durability etc is (as far as I know) quite small compared to the huge numbers of them that are sold to average Joes that just use them for normal driving. I've only driven an F-150 and F-250, and only a couple of times, but it was enough to know that I hated the way they drove for 'normal' use. That's what I meant by saying I didn't know why they were so popular. Ahhh...I see. In that case your impressions of the handling qualities fall in line with mine. Though our customers loved the toughness of the Fords, they almost all agreed that the on-road handling was the worst of the bunch. Of the 10% that didn't choose Fords, they almost all chose Chevy/GMC and those trucks were for sales people, supervisors, etc. that drove very little off-road so they wanted the best ride/handling they could get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
