DallasCajun
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A few of you might remember a comment I made several months ago about not wanting to get an extended warranty as every time I do such a thing I end of moving on from that vehicle shortly afterward. Well, it happened again. I purchased an Extended Warranty through Granger a couple of months ago (thankfully using mostly FordPass Points) and found myself without my Raptor as of yesterday. It's mostly good news as I moved to another vehicle with a rather DGAF attitude towards people's opinions but in a different manner.
To be clear, I had NO PLANS of selling it for YEARS. Big tires meant I could care less about crappy roads. Good weather meant the top was off as much as possible. It [provides more than enough utility for my normal needs and still puts a smile on my face most times I drove it. I Love that Beast...but I was also beginning to get frustrated with it as well. Very loud interior; so loud that I really couldn't hold a phone call when on the highway (Dallas is 75% highway driving). It rattled...all the time. Roof Panels, Rear Cargo Cover and other odd things. Almost weekly I run into issues parking it as it's so wide that many spaces aren't big enough for it, particularly with so many other vehicles parking like crap around here. 3 times in the last month I had to seek an open parking lot as the garage I was going into was barely tall enough for it to fit for my comfort. I actually stopped and measured at one point and had a total 1" gap between the roof and the garage pillar (old garage). Any odd bump or angle and the top would have been toast. But the ultimate disappointment on my part was I never got to take mine off-road. It's an activity that I truly enjoy but in DFW there really isn't any place that's worth going to, and the ones within reach are primarily rock-crawling arenas...not wide-open desert trails. That's where I want to go for recess...not 2mph slopes of rocks that will potentially damage the vehicle.
In all, I have nothing but good memories of the Raptor and don't regret getting the chance to own one. I'm jealous of the pics this group send from the trails from time to time.
So what happened? My wife happened. The lease was up on her Genesis G70 so we spent the last week or so finding her 'spirit animal' of a car. Lexus LC500? Nope. Lexus RC350? Maybe. Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo? Really cool but not much character. Another G70? Maybe... BMW 840 Coupe? Nada. 440i? Ugly snout. BMW M240i X-Drive? ABSO-Freakin-Lutely. She LOVED it from the get go. Sounds great, drives tight but soft enough for her liking. Perfect size, good looks and the right color combination. She can't stop beaming when she's in it. So we find the one she wants and visit the dealership late Saturday afternoon...and they let her keep it for the rest of the weekend. So she was sold. But it was while we were waiting for some paperwork that Saturday that we found ourselves sitting in on specific vehicle on the showroom floor. It was stunning inside and out. The interior is like a hotel lounge with distressed coffee leather and crazy ambient lighting in the ceiling. And it's a V8 PHEV with 644 hp to boot. Yes...I bought a BMW XM (not the Label version) in Grigio Telesto Metallic, a Special Order paint from the Lambo color catalogue.
And before you say it, I will: it's overpriced and not the greatest performer in its segment. It's looks are 'controversial'. It's probably one of the worst financial decisions I've ever made. And I don't care about any of that...at least for now. I had so much equity in the Raptor that it made it almost acceptable. I'll probably still check in from time to time as I will miss my Raptor and seeing how people are enjoying it. In the meantime I'll be posting some accessories that I pulled off and had sitting around: Lightbar, Pod LIghts, Off-Road tools such as ropes, soft & hard shackles, etc.
To be clear, I had NO PLANS of selling it for YEARS. Big tires meant I could care less about crappy roads. Good weather meant the top was off as much as possible. It [provides more than enough utility for my normal needs and still puts a smile on my face most times I drove it. I Love that Beast...but I was also beginning to get frustrated with it as well. Very loud interior; so loud that I really couldn't hold a phone call when on the highway (Dallas is 75% highway driving). It rattled...all the time. Roof Panels, Rear Cargo Cover and other odd things. Almost weekly I run into issues parking it as it's so wide that many spaces aren't big enough for it, particularly with so many other vehicles parking like crap around here. 3 times in the last month I had to seek an open parking lot as the garage I was going into was barely tall enough for it to fit for my comfort. I actually stopped and measured at one point and had a total 1" gap between the roof and the garage pillar (old garage). Any odd bump or angle and the top would have been toast. But the ultimate disappointment on my part was I never got to take mine off-road. It's an activity that I truly enjoy but in DFW there really isn't any place that's worth going to, and the ones within reach are primarily rock-crawling arenas...not wide-open desert trails. That's where I want to go for recess...not 2mph slopes of rocks that will potentially damage the vehicle.
In all, I have nothing but good memories of the Raptor and don't regret getting the chance to own one. I'm jealous of the pics this group send from the trails from time to time.
So what happened? My wife happened. The lease was up on her Genesis G70 so we spent the last week or so finding her 'spirit animal' of a car. Lexus LC500? Nope. Lexus RC350? Maybe. Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo? Really cool but not much character. Another G70? Maybe... BMW 840 Coupe? Nada. 440i? Ugly snout. BMW M240i X-Drive? ABSO-Freakin-Lutely. She LOVED it from the get go. Sounds great, drives tight but soft enough for her liking. Perfect size, good looks and the right color combination. She can't stop beaming when she's in it. So we find the one she wants and visit the dealership late Saturday afternoon...and they let her keep it for the rest of the weekend. So she was sold. But it was while we were waiting for some paperwork that Saturday that we found ourselves sitting in on specific vehicle on the showroom floor. It was stunning inside and out. The interior is like a hotel lounge with distressed coffee leather and crazy ambient lighting in the ceiling. And it's a V8 PHEV with 644 hp to boot. Yes...I bought a BMW XM (not the Label version) in Grigio Telesto Metallic, a Special Order paint from the Lambo color catalogue.
And before you say it, I will: it's overpriced and not the greatest performer in its segment. It's looks are 'controversial'. It's probably one of the worst financial decisions I've ever made. And I don't care about any of that...at least for now. I had so much equity in the Raptor that it made it almost acceptable. I'll probably still check in from time to time as I will miss my Raptor and seeing how people are enjoying it. In the meantime I'll be posting some accessories that I pulled off and had sitting around: Lightbar, Pod LIghts, Off-Road tools such as ropes, soft & hard shackles, etc.
