Better be keerful a-rollin' down them winders while drivin'!

 

 

Yup, poofy pretty boy stuff and fancy electronics jack the price way up, don't they?

 

I used to be intimidated by the window sticker prices, but there is always some "sale" going on at some point. Employee pricing, 120 Hour Sale, 0% financing, $1000 off for being a Costco member, loyalty discounts, package discounts......

You'd think that crazy chick from Progressive was running the show!

 

Damn there nice and all but for that kind of coin I would just buy a 10-15 year old truck and buy a nice used vette or something. There not that flipping special!

Had no idea? I will denfently shop around when I'm in the market. Thanks for The reality wake up call

 

Ford has been putting a boat load of money into their employee pension fund, which is underfunded. They have also been buying out (prepaying) employee pension obligations, so they don't have them hanging over their head down the line.

That takes a lot of jack. If the market will currently bear an extra $5k or so per F150, they are going to take it.

 

I agree - pricing on the new trucks has become absurd! Glad I purchased my "baby" back in '05 when the "gouge" wasn't on!

Oddly enough, the truck I would want if I bought one today would be an XL work truck, so maybe you can still get deals on those....??? As trucks have become so fancy, I've found myself being drawn to the simple "stripper" models that hearken back to what trucks were in the '60's and '70's.

 

I really don't have much of a problem with how much these trucks cost new. What I do have a problem with is the super ludicrously insane price of them used! It seems like they don't depreciate at all other than purely by the miles that are put on them OR age, never both. If you're looking at one less than 3 years old with less than 70k on the clock, it's best to buy new in most cases.

 

Not so much...

Most of the discounts are based on the profit margin of the truck. The cost to build a "poverty spec" XL vs a Platinum is pretty close. The engine, trans, suspension, body parts etc are all the same for all trucks. The only difference is the materials, electronics and trimmings. Considering the XL still requires all the same things just not as nice there really isn't near as much wiggle room on the low rent trucks. I haven't looked since I bought my last truck but then a X Plan would get you grand or two off an XL and around 10 grand off a KR or Platinum. My 2005 KR and my 2011 Platinum both stickered over $50k but after X Plan, discounts, haggling and me being an *** were sold for around $40k before trade in.

 

That is the main reason as well that I only have a flippy phone and make fun of the googlie phones.

Sounds like he is a man. Why I have my '08 with a XL, six speed, and crank windows.



For sure the Globemaster 2 is waaay more manly than my cushy Globemaster 3.

Adrianspeeder

 

Try as ye might to be "manly"...yer still usin' a 'puter, and I garn-damn-tee Jeremiah Johnson never used no sissified 'puter!

 

Naw .. knowin' Adrian, he's holding a .45 to the head of some poor REMF who's actually doin' the typin'

Guns be Manly, aight?


Back on topic ... I've found that, the longer you stay in school, the 'cheaper' stuff becomes, lol

 

Well there may be a reason that the truck only has 21k miles on it being a 2000 model...he never drove it. LOL

Relative to the cost of student loans, definitely.

 

X-plan has nothing to do with it, it has to be rebates and incentives. X-plan is fixed at invoice minus 0.4% plus a $275 admin fee. Profit margin expressed as a percentage is very close between strippers and loaded trucks. 2 grand off on a XL sounds about right, that would be about 4 grand off a Platinum - before rebates and incentives.

You mean new, don't you?

 

Yup! I'll go change that. Thank ya sir