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Ford F-Series Prices Paid and Buying Experience
Did you get a good deal on your F-series?
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Also, you didn't state if the Supercrew is a 4x4 or not. If it is, then that is extra weight and drivetrain drag working against you.
I have the standard 40/20/40 seat in my 350 and I like it just fine. The captains seats are nice though. A guy I work with commented one day after spending all day in the truck with me that my seats were nearly as comfortable as his captains seats.
If truck with regular (or open) differential is sitting with one wheel on dry pavement, and the other on sheer ice - all the drive torque goes to the wheel that's slipping. Wheel with no traction spins freely, while wheel on pavement sits there doing nothing and you're stuck. With a L. S. differential, clutches shift over to side with traction and allow torque to be applied to wheel on the pavement. Truck can move!
It's not perfect, it can't apply all the torque to one side or the other - hence name "limited" slip. But in many situations, limited slip rear end almost negates need to have to shift into four wheel drive. L.S. has small draw back, it can sometimes result in kind of "squirrely" behavior at highway speeds on wet roads. Torque application can shift back and forth quickly between sides and give you a momentary thrill.
Whether it's necessary for you depends on where you live and where you drive. If you live where it doesn't snow and you're not going to do much off roading then you can probably get away without it. I live in CT, and have a steep driveway where my L. S. came in quite handy many time last winter.
The differential allows the wheels to turn at different speeds for turning corners. The Limited slip limits the rate of difference in speed.
Hope that helps.
Your appreciation for the feature will not surface until you have sat with a wheel spinning with no traction, the other drive wheel sitting idle, and you going nowhere.
Happy traveling.
30,500 at what used to be Texan Ford, great
truck, I take it to Del Rio almost weekly
during hunting season, never any problems -
I put all my equip in the back, feeders, heaters
chairs, even my 40' tarp - There are deals out
there - good luck.
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Extended warranty fell under my fleet/commercial account. Got platinum coverage 7yrs/100k for $2,800.
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I just passed on my 98 f-150 xl extended cab with long bed and Leer cap to one of my employees. I am going to put a new engine in it for $3,800. My truck in excellent condition by Kelly Blue Book is only $7,000. It has 97k miles on it, new BF tires and brakes, and new alternator. If you pay $12k for a truck that used, you're better off getting new. Less money down and 0-2.9% interest. That's only $1,200 finiancing over 3-4 years. Keep your money in your pocket.
The dealer has been very good to date, and is the only reason I hold out hope for a decent resolution.
nada doesn't list for condition of truck.
kelley lists it as fair condition.
edmunds list it as rough condition.
the asking price is 3,500.00 i feel this is too high according to the guide books. it is a nice truck. however it needs all new tires. new exhaust and rag gear is going bad. i haven't test drove it yet nor have i made any commitment to it yet . what do y'all think. i am getting this truck to haul water and horses with maybe haul hay as well. i do want it to be right for my horses sake. my boy friend is a certified ford mechanic so repairs never cost me what it does most folks. do you think this is worth it for the price?
edmunds says 1,500.00 in its current condition.
kelley says 2,305.00, nada says near 3,500.00 with no condition listed for price. which one do i believe? i think the asking price is too high . 3,500 i would think would list it in good condition not fair to rough. it does not have any fancy options on it either. some feed back could help me alot.
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or something more toned down the looks like it came from the factory that way?
Look in you local Yellow Pages under "Truck Bodies and Equipment"
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Jason
I am currently in the market for a new F-250 Crew cab, Lariat. Could anyone share their buying experiences and final price, before tax and license fee? There is one truck that I have looked at that has diesel engine, automatic 5-spd transmission, 3.73 Limited Slip, with many extras such as stereo w/ 6 CD, moonroof, heated seats, reverse veh aid sensor, etc. The invoice price for the vehicle is $40,000 before rebates (MSRP $43,600), etc. and the dealer is offering it at $37,000. Has anyone found a better deal?
Also please share your thoughts on pros/cons of diesel vs. gas engine. Thank you so much for your time in advance.
Regards,
YHC
I believe you are seeing the lure-you-in price. Ya know, the one that gets you in the door but changes quicker than Madonna on mescaline. But something tells me you'll still call 5 other dealerships to get them to sell you the truck for like 35 or 36k (right!) and you won't believe them when you hear what they REALLY sell for and you'll end up at the place that quoted you 37 grand for a 44k truck. But once they start revealing the way those numbers unfold, you'll wonder how you fell for it all.
Regards,
YHC
Paid 38,569 +TX,LIC,Doc,Tire,life Oil Changes minus rebate. This was invoice price.
Is this the norm?
You're response is appreciated
Sevenpin
Sticker was $32,655, invoice was approx. $28K, I got D-plan pricing which is like 2-3% below invoice, plus a $2000 rebate, plus $8000 on my car which was kinda negated by the payoff on it.
-Quintin
this is the add run last Sunday in the paper from Sunnyvale Ford.
it was just one month ago I read $5,000 off MSRP (read post #30).
don't limit what you think can be negotiated when you see adds runing like this.
so I call the dealer (fleet sales guy) to talk price and he goes on about all these incentives that are very convaluted and add up to $3,500 off MSRP. I tell him his dealership ran an add last weekend for ALL F150's at $7,000 off MSRP.
He's just rambled and mumbled how he wasn't sure how that could be and it was probably just to see if they would get a one time response and it might require certain financing or no financing..... unbelieveble this guy could pretend to have no clue what his dealership is advertising - and how it's probably expired.
Low and behold, today's paper is running the exact same add of $7,000 of MSRP on all F150 super cabs - there's another dealer matching that too.
There's no friggin way I would give such a [non-permissible content removed] sales person my business who can't even acknowledge his own dealership advertising.
I'll use the Nissan to negotiate with Ford. If they can't at least offer what the advertise, I'll get the Titan. If Nissan does the same thing I'm going to take the bus.
It always performed very well- never let me down.
I should have had it repaired but I needed a bigger truck to haul things, my wife and two daughters. I couldn't find a good used Toyota truck in my price range within 50 miles of my home. I looked for a long time but i was not going to travel more than 50 miles to buy a truck. Finally I saw a very clean 1998 F150 SC XLT 4X2 with just under 47000 miles and I thought was in excellent condition.
From the outside (and inside)the truck looked flawless, it even came with a very nice matching A.R.E. cap. The truck dealership took my offer of 11,500 (they were asking 13) So I bought my first Ford. (my buddy and brother-in-law own one and they love theirs) After two or three days I took a closer look and found holes in the bed towards the back corners about 5 on each side. These aren't big holes maybe 1/2 inch - so I thought no big deal I'll cover them up somehow. (I bought a BedRug) Then after taking the cap off I found 6 more holes drilled thru the top of the bed rails! (and red rail caps) So now I'm more than a little angry - I went back to dealer and showed them the
bed rail holes - they replaced the factory installed bed rail caps for me. But now I'm thinking my truck bed is going to rust out around the holes. I love my truck and I kick myself for not looking closer before the buy - I'm sure I could have gotten a better deal.
If I had seen the infamous door crack (hard to see,right now it's only about a 1/4 inch right next to window molding on right, drivers side.) or known about it I'm not sure if I would have bought this truck. I'm still looking for a Toyota extra cab and maybe I'll trade my Ford for it. So if anyone reading this is looking at a pick-up truck with or without a cap take a very close look.
Two dealers ran adds featuring ALL F150 SuperCabs. The first one I spoke with by phone acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. The 2nd dealer said he would match the offer advertised in the paper, but when it came to doing the paper work he "must have just misunderstood me"
Then I tried one other dealer, Swanson Ford in Los Gatos, CA and BINGO! I used ford.com to build my vehicle and locate it on their lot and simply said over the phone I have a VIN# and want simply what was advertised and it was a done deal. They even filled my 35 gallon gas tank before I drove off.
I used to think, unless it's a price leader (one only at this price) that advertised prices were for people who didn't want to negotiate, but this IMO was an incredible price which amounted to $2,500 under invoice! And on a new model no less.
To get the $7,000 off you do have to finance part of the vehicle (that amounted to $1,000 off), pay tax on the $2,500 rebate, $300 for a contractors rebate, with the rest being dealer discount.
I did call CarsDirect.com and got a great quote - very close to what I ended up with - I would of used them if my last attempt had fallen through.
Carsdirect.com is as no hassel and easy as it's gets.
Had the deal done in an hour. Priced it on Edmunds and took dealer invoice minus rebates and that's what I offered them.
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Blair Ne
I did too, bought a new 1999 150 for $29,000
in 1999. Now the truck has 65,000 miles on it.
I'll have a hard time selling it for $11,000.
That is .28 cents a mile just in depreciation.
I also had a $750 brake job at 60,000 miles.
Now I learned something. If you are trying to save money, do not buy a new truck or car. buy
a used vehicle 2 years or older so the depreciation has slowed.
Pay cash, do not finance. Put bare bones insurance
on it. Drive it 2 or 3 years and sell it for not
much less than you paid for it. I learned something. Rich people drive old cars. Poor people drive new cars.
I drove the new ford, cannot tell the difference from the old body style. Just has everything square inside instead of oval, and the rear bed is harder to get stuff out of.
some of of us are suckers for new cars I guess
part of the depreciation hit you have incured is due to the New F150. When the new style hits the show room floor it always subtracts from the older style.
There is a lot of satisfaction in having the new body panels and nice, new. It is such and incredible premium we pay for that.
The prices on the new style are also much higher than the old. We simply do not know if the truck is built any better or if the manufacturer has
devised more profit per vehicle.
Don't get me wrong, I want want want the new style
but it is such a high price on my future.
ford.com website information:
base MSRP $27,935 + options + destination = MSRP of $29,365, invoice of $26,150.
Edmunds TMV others are paying: $24,029 after $2500 rebate.
Paid just under $23,400.
LA Times this weekend ran adds (2 at this price) F150 supercab's at $9,0000 off MSRP. Factory cash back was bumped up to $3,000 plus $500 for a graduation discount, $1,000 FMCC cash back and the rest dealer discount.
Don't ever let a dealership tell you they're loosing money on a car - even if it's below invoice - there's soooo much fluff built into their pricing model it's wacky.
That same dealer, just 2 weeks later is now advertising ALL F150 Supercabs XLT at $8,500 off MSRP.
I'm a little disapointed that I may have passed up an additional $1,500 in discount, but more dissapointed as to how a dealer will lie to you and even let you walk off the lot to go buy a truck at more $$ at someone elses lot. Go figure.