F650
 

Anyone using a F650?

I've been thinking about getting one. I have a 2000 F350 7.3L and it does ok. Boat and trailer weigh around 15,000 +/-

Whats the pro's and con's?

What engine/trans axle ratio are you running?

What kind of MPG are you getting?

2WD or 4WD?

Just kicking around the idea right now and want to gain knowledge.

I have a friend with a very nice one for sale in Cincinnati for low 30s with the cat motor and double overdrive auto trans

Crew cab?

Yes 4 door.

2002 super crewzer

Here's my F650. It does tow like a dream. You don't even know there's anything behind you. If you keep it 65 the mileage is right at 10 mpg. If you like to run fast as I do you're looking at 6 mpg. C7 Cats are thirsty bastards. But then mine has the 425 HP Fire Engine tune. One heck of a truck to be sure but it really is overkill. Certanly turns heads at the truck stops and the boat ramp. Makes you feel like a celebrity with all the cameras flashing. Braking is where the really big difference is. That's the main problem with F350's. If the trailer brakes are iffy it can get scarey. I towed all the way back from FL to CA with no brakes on the trailer at all and never even knew it with the F650. So in summery I love the F650 but I have just bought an F550 to see how it does. It's the same 7.3 drivetrain as an F350 but with much larger front and rear axles, thus much larger brakes also. I don't really have plans to sell my F650 yet but if the F550 does as well as I think it will I just might.[ATTACH=CONFIG]533994[/ATTACH]

Hey BigDowg, I just noticed your in Cleveland. I'm originaly from Shaker Heights. I haven't been back to Cleveland in about 10 years since all my family left there have past on. What's it like there, any big changes. When I was a kid I loved riding the rapids downtown to the Terminal Tower (I don't think it's called that anymore) to visit my grandpa at work. Many good memories of Cleveland. Still miss it at times.

They have a cool factor of 13+

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Fastboats summed it up pretty well.

Overkill- Never lol. Bouncy - Yes, Fun- YES, Getting the looks from everyone Yes. Fun to go Bar hopping with truck load of females YES!!!

I got about 10 MPG all the way to LOTO this yr.

Train Horns -YES!

Necessary- Who Cares

Make sure you look into licensing, taxes, and insurance before you commit.

Yes insurace can be a PITA. All the companies I called for quotes will only do them as a comercial vehicle with very high rates. Some won't do them at all. Progressive is the only one I found that will do them as a pickup truck. It's still in their commercial department but they will insure them as a pickup with rates just slightly higher than my F350.

A member here on OSO told me in VA, it cost him over $8K a year JUST TO OWN AND PARK IT IN THE GARAGE.

Commercial Truck tags via Virginia DMV: $$
Commercial Truck insurance; even though he could run it through his business: $$
Does not qualify for Personal Property Tax relief, so the county was legally able to gouge him as well: $$

In a little over two years of NOT owning it, recovered OpEx allowed him to pay off the F-350 dually he replaced it with; and he put the CapEx back into the boat fund.

wow horror stories, my 2004 sterling (same gvw) is insured for $20K through progressive for about $2K a year and no other taxes aside from renewing the tags each year for about $250

One might look into Montana registration for such a vehicle.

I guess OK is not to bad- Mine is under $750 yr for Ins. Personal. Through Progressive Safeco
I could have put it under company but did NOT want to have to do CDL.

mine is insured thru state farm for $60,000 with $7000 for music and tv for around $350 for 6 months then in storage for about $75 so for about $425 its insured personal vehicle ,anybody can drive , state value . once you tow with a 650 your hooked and fun to run around town.

Cleveland is cold right now, no snow so i cant go snowmobiling. I boat out of mentor. The flats has shut dow mostly. The hood moved in and no one wanted to go there because of crime any more.

141 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes , and 35 seconds until the boat goes back in the water. But who's counting.

Yeah all good things come to an end I guess. I loved the flats. Really cool and different place. That's a shame. Is the farmers market still open?

West side market? Yes, but i haven't been there in years.

+1, I say go for it!! Once you pull with the 650's or kodiaks you will never go back to your standard ole pick up truck. Completely night and day any way you compare it. There ability to maintain control in a hairy situations along with making a statement where ever you go cant be beat. Pull the trigger,you wont regret it.

$1164 per year for insurance in Ohio..