There is an amber gold f150 screw xlt 4wd for sale in my town.

Other than the color and high mileage (124,000), its about 6-7 grand less than it should be.

Not sure if this is against the rules (I'm not selling it) but its msrp is around 20 and I've got them down to 13.5

Do it? Paint it? or wait till 2015 and buy new. Looking for some advice from people who like the truck. My brother has a 2009 FX4 screw and thought it was a good deal other than the color. Though he also warned me he only gets 11mpg.

Thanks

 

If the exact same truck was black and was 20k vs that one's 13.5k, I'd absolutely buy it. But I highly doubt that's the only reason it's that cheap.

What are the other stats? Motor, year, cab configuration, 4x4 or 4x2, pics or links to where it's for sale?

 

Amber gold was 2010 only on Ford vehicles so my guess is 2010.

 

I looked at a amber gold before getting my truck.. It was about 2k cheaper than other preowned pickups on the lot.. I did think about it for a while but couldnt bring my self to buy it.. The more i looked at it the uglier it got!

 

Buy it super cheap, then trade it in for the blue book value?

 

Buy it, plastic dip it black!!

 

I would rather pay $10k more for red, blue, or black.

 

you can spray it with plastic dip black, then peel it off when its time to sell. why pay the extra money when it will/could be any color you want it to be?

 

Would you marry an uglier woman because she earns more money? It's a personal choice! Do what you wish!

 

You willl also find they will go down in price on the other colors. If they go down $6k on the Amber Gold, $3k down on Black, and then you spend $3k to pain it, you saved nothing.

Wait for the 2015 and buy new.

 

This is actually a cool discussion. It would be interesting if Ford knows the statistical 'value' of each paint color.

All things equal, in my mind paint color is only worth about $1500. If a dealer showed me two identical trucks, one in my desired color, and one in any other color, and offered to hand me $1500 in cash if I chose the other color, the deal would be done. But I'm not that materialistic, I prefer functionality over looks.

 

Here's the truck. 4x4, 5.5 ft bed, 5.4l v8. Drove really nice during my test drive.

I suppose the real kicker, beyond the color, is that it is tan interior rather than grey. I really can't think of an uglier truck. I was thinking of taking it to Maaco and geting it painted white and I looked into wrapping the car. Never heard of plastic dipping so I'll check that out.


http://backwebs.homenetinc.com/jimbu...W14V39KB90161/

 

I'll have to check that out at home though.

 

Check out the link, I did my truck and I am very happy with it. I also put seat covers on



https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php?...FVFk7AoduGoAvA

 

Am I crazy for actually liking that color? I say buy it if it's what you want, otherwise wait for the 2015s because the used F150s are all stupid expensive right now.

It's called Plastidip and it can be a solution, but it peels quite easily. Can't beat the price though and it does come right off when applied properly.