Hauling 50 Dogs and Other Amazing Feats of the Ford F-150

Every new 2011 F-150 has a maximum payload (amount of stuff that you can put in the bed of your truck) at around 2,500 pounds. While Ford advertises that this weight is “best in class” one must wonder, how much “stuff” is 2,500 pounds really? Well, 2,500 pounds is: 1. 5 ATV’s 2. 50 … [Read more...]

Traveler’s Guide to the 2011 Ford F150

The Ford F-150 has been America's best selling truck for the past 34 years. To many 34 years is a long time to so in order gain a full appreciation of how long ago 34 years is, let's quickly review what was happening around the world in 1977: the world's first computer was demonstrated at the CES … [Read more...]

Test Drive the 2011 F150 Equipped with EcoBoost Engine

Announced last week Ford is giving you the unique opportunity to drive the new 2011 Ford F-150 equipped with the twin-turbocharged EcoBoost Engine. Once signed up you'll be the first one on your block to have a 2011 Ford F-150 delivered right to you front door or place of business for an exclusive … [Read more...]

A September Afternoon of Apple Picking

The original plan? Visit the nationally renowned Schoolhouse Restaurant on Glendale Milford Rd. and then head to a “u-pick” apple orchard. But, as things often go in the busy back to school month, the mission didn’t quite happen as planned. We welcomed in the first few days of fall with a new … [Read more...]

Ford F150: A Mars and Venus Perspective

We gave Brant Fischer and Katherine Foster the opportunity to spend a week with the all-new Ford F150. Brant is a Project Engineer for Messer Construction Co. here in Cincinnati and the perfect candidate to critique the F150. Below in their own words Brant and Katherine describe their week from … [Read more...]

Week Fourteen: The Ford Ranger

What vehicle is just as perfect for your sixteen-year-old irresponsible son as it is for your eighty-six year-old, stubborn workhorse of a father? One does exist—whoda thunk it. The Ford Ranger is a practical first and last truck. At both of those ages, concentration abilities are limited and … [Read more...]