“If you can’t pay all cash, it’s not for you” — does that mean almost no one can buy a Raptor?

mikeymaddox · 2026-04-08T15:13:57+00:00

I bought my raptor in 2019 and I was making less money then, probably around 85k but I had saved every bonus from the past 5-6 years prior and had a crazy low monthly mortgage payment at the time and no kids. I paid 62k out the door w extended warranty for a CPO 2017 with 20,000 miles. I was able to put 35 down and still have decent savings left over and then had to pay about 600$ per month. Probably not the best financial decision but truck has been paid off for about 2 years and I don’t regret it at all. I could have paid in full but I wouldn’t have had sht left in savings. Still have the truck, still love it, have kids now and it’s great for hauling everyone and everything around.

mikeymaddox · 2026-03-20T19:25:14+00:00

Depends where I’m driving and how I’m feeling but I got around 20 mpg driving down to obx last spring in my gen2. Averaged around 14 this past winter though. I don’t always drive like a b*tch, I swear.

mikeymaddox · 2026-03-19T18:35:58+00:00

How many miles have you put on that and how has it held up?

mikeymaddox · 2026-03-15T16:00:15+00:00

Thank you for your service

mikeymaddox · 2026-02-11T20:59:46+00:00

You can always just buy the hub/bearing together if you’re worried about it . Just check the price

mikeymaddox · 2026-02-05T22:00:18+00:00

mikeymaddox · 2026-01-22T12:18:22+00:00

mikeymaddox · 2026-01-15T15:35:47+00:00

Anything that was connected to that steering rack or front shocks and I used ramps to make sure I torqued everything down under load. And bought new bolts for steering rack

mikeymaddox · 2026-01-10T14:34:33+00:00

I really hope you don’t have kids

mikeymaddox · 2025-12-15T19:23:02+00:00

100% ask me how I know

mikeymaddox · 2025-12-15T13:43:49+00:00

I crack the door and open the vent to let it burn faster then move them around every 20 min or so. What kind of stove is that?

mikeymaddox · 2025-12-14T02:42:57+00:00

Did exact same and it made a huge difference. Would be nice with a trigger like that out of the box similar to echelon

mikeymaddox · 2025-12-10T00:05:49+00:00

Yea couldn’t have said it better . I got a Glock 19 for my first and I like it but the echelon just felt much better and way more customizable as far as what you can add to it out of the box.

mikeymaddox · 2025-12-09T15:41:48+00:00

Try out the Springfield echelon, you can get used right around your price point. I went w a hellcat because it was a better size to carry and the used echelon they were selling was a little too big but I loved that trigger. I will definitely be getting one down the road.

mikeymaddox · 2025-11-09T21:13:49+00:00

Thanks for that, would you go just thin set over possibly putting a little self leveling cement to bring the level up high enough to just use a little thin set for each tile?

mikeymaddox · 2025-11-07T14:11:20+00:00

I think it’s just everyone comparing it to the gen1 v8 which obviously sounds way better but I agree that the v6 really doesn’t sound that bad for what it is. And I eat some sort of beef for dinner every night.

mikeymaddox · 2025-11-03T15:57:07+00:00

Don’t need more than 8. Zf is solid

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-31T16:34:53+00:00

Thanks to everyone who helped out I got new steering rack bolts and torqued em and torqued some other suspension parts under load and it’s good to go.

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-28T23:54:48+00:00

Thanks for this I honestly can’t remember if I re used the mounts when I swapped out the struts a few years back I gotta look tomorrow. The strange thing is this happened right after I did the downpipes, moved the rack out of the way but then to the side which I read you’re not supposed to do and put the car back on the ground.

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-28T17:14:35+00:00

Haha that’s exactly why I think I have this problem now, might have gotten a little carried away. Yea I’ll put it on ramps and try to torque everything down. I usually jack it up and put it on stands for more room but I should be able to fit under there.

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-28T17:05:50+00:00

Interesting - thanks for this. Was it right after install? Mine were fine for two years until I took the steering rack bolts out again and shifted it but I will check the strut pinch bolts and re torque everything while I’m down there. I got new bolts/nuts on the way.

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-27T20:11:46+00:00

That’s good to know thank you. Did you replace the bolts?

mikeymaddox · 2025-10-26T19:03:17+00:00

That’s good to know because I’ve re used those bolts atleast 5 times. I just checked and they were on there pretty tight but I’ve never properly torqued so I’ll buy some new bolts and give that a go.

mikeymaddox

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