Looking at upgrading my 08 ---> 15+, need help!

jeff kushner · Aug 23, 2017

It's funny that J brings up the sound of the 5.4.....I always thought it was too subdued....a great, deep sound...just too quiet! I can still enjoy it though because I'm a procrastinator and still have my old truck in the driveway....haven't gotten around to selling it yet. I start it up every few weeks or so....just to keep it alive! LOL

21K on my new truck and it's a beast!

jeff

ExpeditionAndy · Aug 23, 2017

jeff kushner said:
It's funny that J brings up the sound of the 5.4.....I always thought it was too subdued....a great, deep sound...just too quiet! I can still enjoy it though because I'm a procrastinator and still have my old truck in the driveway....haven't gotten around to selling it yet. I start it up every few weeks or so....just to keep it alive! LOL

21K on my new truck and it's a beast!

jeff

I've had mine 6 months and I have 4754 miles on it. but now the miles will slow way down because we don't have any more long trips until next summer.

bobmbx · Aug 23, 2017

ynpmoose said:
I can confirm the 2016 has Sync 3. It can even be updated to Sync 3 v2.2 to add support for Android Auto. This means you can use Google Maps or Waze on the dash screen for nav, even without the Ford Nav package.

Hw do you get Waze on the dash? I have IPhone, and Waze never shows up as an app through Carplay. Is that something Androids can do but not IOS?

ExpeditionAndy · Aug 23, 2017

bobmbx said:
Hw do you get Waze on the dash? I have IPhone, and Waze never shows up as an app through Carplay. Is that something Androids can do but not IOS?

Waze isn't certified for Apple Play yet. We use Waze all the time when we travel. I love that app. It has told us to get off the turnpike when there was a big wreck ahead and detoured us around it - saved us a bunch of time. I hope they get it certified soon.

bobmbx · Aug 23, 2017

I've had good experiences with the Maps app on the IPhone. Although last Thanksgiving we were on our way back from FL and headed to Atlanta to visit the kid when the Maps app said "Quicker route available" (there was a wreck ahead). Having taken that advice many times before, we dove off I-75 somewhere in GA and promptly ended up on a dirt road that literally ended at a tree line. Right when we realized there was no road and stopped, out comes this voice from my phone "Make a U-Turn". Now you tell me.

cullinan18 · Aug 23, 2017

You do need to check which version of Sync3 you have. The '17s don't have 2.2, so I don't think you can show Waze / Maps thru Android Auto.

Regarding the engine sound, I've never owned a v8, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I really like the jet fighter sound of the 3.5 turbos spooling up. I love having the windows open to hear it.

ExpeditionAndy · Aug 23, 2017

cullinan18 said:
You do need to check which version of Sync3 you have. The '17s don't have 2.2, so I don't think you can show Waze / Maps thru Android Auto.

Regarding the engine sound, I've never owned a v8, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I really like the jet fighter sound of the 3.5 turbos spooling up. I love having the windows open to hear it.

I did a manual upgrade to 2.2 per the link provided by @LokiWolf in another thread but it still doesn't allow WAZE to work on CarPlay.

JExpedition07 · Aug 23, 2017

cullinan18 said:
You do need to check which version of Sync3 you have. The '17s don't have 2.2, so I don't think you can show Waze / Maps thru Android Auto.

Regarding the engine sound, I've never owned a v8, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I really like the jet fighter sound of the 3.5 turbos spooling up. I love having the windows open to hear it.

There's the Ford V8 sound above. A "roar".

There is ecoboost sound just for a comparison of tone.

LokiWolf · Aug 29, 2017

Just for clarity...No Waze via Carplay currently. Apple CarPlay ONLY supports Apple Maps at this time.

chuck s · Aug 29, 2017

I considered waiting for the '18 but bought a new '17 last month. Coming from an '07 everything falls exactly in place, nothing new to learn other than the Sync3 system and geehaws like the sun roof and other power stuff. I heard the '18 trucks has a dial or knob for the transmission and I wasn't happy about losing the lever.

-- Chuck

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