Emilner

Thanks for the reply. We were out of town so I never even checked on the oil status since it kind of hit me by surprise. I just checked and the Lincoln app has the truck at 43%. What's odd (or probably not) is the dealer has never said we were due for a change, I always made a call when the monitor popped up and said schedule a change. Now they say I am due and the truck is at 43% and it isn't covered. I am not sure how many we have done- I will have to ask the dealer for a printout but I would say the average is in the 6-8000 mile range. I am waiting to hear back from the tech for the tranny since I would like to know their definition of rebuilt as in does it need a few new parts or all new belts/clutches/full rebuild etc.

We purchased our 2019 BL new back in 2019. The truck is approaching 40k miles and still almost a year and 10k miles to go on the factory warranty/service. We went in for a transmission issue to our dealer, Empire Lincoln in Huntington NY roughly a week ago. After an hour+ highway drive when pressing the gas to pass the truck would go to downshift and come out of gear and rev up followed by "shift unavailable", or something like that (it flashes too fast) followed by a wrench icon. The transmission would then slam into gear and operate somewhat normally with occasional low gear slamming after we leave the highway. The next day it would be fine. It happened twice so far. The dealer said the transmission needs to be rebuilt and parts are on backorder- that is the message I received yesterday and I am calling in to find out what that means. The second issue is they said I am due for an oil change. We have only had oil changes done when the truck says oil life is getting low. The dealer said we used up our allotment of free changes and now they will be roughly $100- I was under the impression all servicing was complimentary for the first 4 years/ 50k. If the truck says it needs servicing shouldn't that be included?? Any insight?

It looks as though the Escalade came in second or third place everywhere except performance. Yet performance, even with one of the worst feeling engines in history, took it from 2/3 place to first. Shows time and time again how the rags are so out of touch with what people want- I want luxury, not canyon carving....

Car and driver did a test, a few truck reviewers etc. From C&D: "Compared with premium fuel, regular fuel sapped the F-150's urgency both leaving the line and in the meat of the tach sweep. The high-octane gas also helped when soft-pedaling the accelerator, elevating 75-mph fuel economy from 17.0 to 17.6 mpg. That won't make a financial case for running 93 octane, but then you didn't buy the expensive engine as a rational choice." 5 Star tuning says there is a 40hp dyno measured difference although C&D says it's 20hp.

It's a perfectly rational statement. We are all here giving opinions asking questions and giving answers. I wouldn't get so offended (it seems to be par for the course nowadays). Saving a few dollars when filling up a $100,000 truck makes zero sense to me- especially when there is a noticeable difference. And yes, even the professionals said they noticed a difference when driven normally.

Here we go again, and again, and again. If you want the most power and drivability out of the truck use 91/93. There is a fairly large difference in power between 87 and 93 octane- and not just peak power but over the whole power band. I think car and driver did a test comparing our engine (in a raptor) with both fuels and they clocked a 1 second difference in most acceleration runs which is pretty large. Once you spend $100,000 on a truck don't skimp on the last 5 bucks...

Thanks for the pics. I love the color. But as a former upholsterer I'm taken back by the bunching in the corners and seams. The sign of good upholstery is clean neat flush panels...

Thanks for taking the pic and answering- the new screen looks like a huge improvement!

I don't see a $500 deposit as a deal breaker...

Truck looks great. With Sync 4 can you now do FM and XM presets together? And do you have to hit a button to get to the next row of presets? My single biggest gripe about the truck is sync 3.3. That and hitting the volume button blanks out the whole screen for 5 or 6 seconds and the difficulty of turning the heated steering wheel on and off.

Personally I think the Nav interior is far more elegant than the Escalade or GW- I'm really happy with the 2018-2021 and now the 22 redesign. As far as the next major makeover- that will probably happen in the 2026 range. But who knows what will happen by then- perhaps electrification will reach the full size SUVs and totally change the schedule...

You missed the part where Ford/Lincoln recommends premium.

I always love the argument "I couldn't tell the difference so you shouldn't waste your money". It's like "I can't tell the difference between first growth Bordeaux and 2 buck chuck, so you should buy the cheapest wine you can" Do you have a Navigator or Raptor?

But you, and all the others discussing this skip over the tremendous irony of spending $100k on a truck (an extra $20-30k over the equivalent espy) to gain luxury and performance to then balk at spending $3 to get that performance you paid for. If you are, let's face it, overspending on a truck (we all did, none of these are worth $100k, that's why they are mega profit machines) then a 3 dollar decision doesn't enter your everyday life. If it does, you are way over stretched.

Your response is perfect. You don't even get the irony of spending tens of thousands of extra dollars for luxury but you balk at 3 bucks that is BETTER for the vehicle. And yes an average person can notice it- the few places that have done comparisons have explicitly said it becomes quite noticeable across the whole rev range even at part throttle (which make s a lot of sense with a turbo engine). If saving 3 bucks on a tank of gas in a Navigator will in some way improve your life you have made terrible decisions up to this point...