I drove a Tacoma TRD in Buffalo on a trip this past winter just to see what was up. Thought it was a capable truck but I could not go from a Mustang to that. Grateful Ford brought this thing to the states!
I used to drive a tuned Audi S5 and would pucker at every imperfection in the road. Now I just casually fly across speedbumps and potholes like they're nothing. It's liberating.
Not to make this a thread about Tacomas but the 3rd gen had nothing good going for it other than reliability and resale value (why I had one).
Love the color, graphics package, could do without. You'll love the way it handles & drives. Got my Desert Sand RR yesterday, turning some heads in my small Mountain townI'm coming from back to back S550 Mustangs, first a '15 Ecoboost then a '19 GT. It was unfortunately time to grow up a little--the Mustang was no longer viable or practical for where I was at in life.
After casually window shopping for 6 months, I got a notification that the blue book on my Mustang shot up $6k (thanks, I guess, US government??) and I knew this was the time to make a move. I ended up with this Marsh Gray 25 that was on the lot for 2 hours before I'd called about a test drive. Turns out it was a special order from a guy that worked at the dealership and had a habit of ordering a high-demand car, driving it for 2 weeks, selling it at a gain, and doing this all over again in perpetuity. Once the RRs started sitting around MSRP again, he evidently declined delivery on this one. Ended up snagging at 1k under MSRP in Orlando, FL.
Marsh Gray wasn't my first pick, but after seeing it in person I loved it. I could do without the graphics package, they might go eventually.
I'd read "oh it's loud, it handles like an offroad truck, it's not nimble," yada yada. Brother, I'm coming from a GT with 20" wheels on it. Other than the fact that provided the fun of being a 6 speed manual, so far this is an upgrade across the board. I am pleasantly surprised with how quick and comfortable it is. I've never driven a vehicle that *prefers* you hit the speed bump going 35. It's wild.
First moves will be tint, a decision between a Bedrug or Line-X, and then that retractable Amazon tonneau cover I see folks yapping about on here. Looks great for the price! Will drive for a few months then probably be itching for the ProCal tune...
Happy to be here and look forward to being on the Helper side rather than the "please help me" side in due time!
I think for me, I drove the Mustang and over time compared it to my wife's 2023 Acura MDX A-Spec. It got to the point where I just preferred driving her car (in a neighborhood where it's all cobblestone and it takes you 15 minutes to drive 2.5 miles) and I knew it was time.
Congrats. I've had my '25 RR in white for 6 days now and am loving it.I'm coming from back to back S550 Mustangs, first a '15 Ecoboost then a '19 GT. It was unfortunately time to grow up a little--the Mustang was no longer viable or practical for where I was at in life.
After casually window shopping for 6 months, I got a notification that the blue book on my Mustang shot up $6k (thanks, I guess, US government??) and I knew this was the time to make a move. I ended up with this Marsh Gray 25 that was on the lot for 2 hours before I'd called about a test drive. Turns out it was a special order from a guy that worked at the dealership and had a habit of ordering a high-demand car, driving it for 2 weeks, selling it at a gain, and doing this all over again in perpetuity. Once the RRs started sitting around MSRP again, he evidently declined delivery on this one. Ended up snagging at 1k under MSRP in Orlando, FL.
Marsh Gray wasn't my first pick, but after seeing it in person I loved it. I could do without the graphics package, they might go eventually.
I'd read "oh it's loud, it handles like an offroad truck, it's not nimble," yada yada. Brother, I'm coming from a GT with 20" wheels on it. Other than the fact that provided the fun of being a 6 speed manual, so far this is an upgrade across the board. I am pleasantly surprised with how quick and comfortable it is. I've never driven a vehicle that *prefers* you hit the speed bump going 35. It's wild.
First moves will be tint, a decision between a Bedrug or Line-X, and then that retractable Amazon tonneau cover I see folks yapping about on here. Looks great for the price! Will drive for a few months then probably be itching for the ProCal tune...
Happy to be here and look forward to being on the Helper side rather than the "please help me" side in due time!
I've seen references to "when the tune is approved for 2025". I'm not sure what that actually means and why Ford is holding back on any approval of it. Maybe I'm missing something from the 2024s and introduction of the Ford Performance Tune. I definitely want to add the tune to my '25 RR when it is available but will likely wait until 2nd oil change at 5k miles to get it broken in and get a feel for stock performance so I will appreciate the difference.
Nice! I'm in no hurry, got a motor to break in and just spent $3k on other shit for the truck within a week of buying it but I imagine by the end of the year i'll be itching....
Anyone know how to determine if a dealer is Ford Performance? I'd rather take mine to a Performance dealer for the tune. Anyone in the Denver area had their '24 RR tuned?
In all of CO, per their site where you can pick up from a dealer, looks like only 6:
I think i found my answer online. A Ford Performance dealer services or sells Roush F150's. Per Roush's locator link:
