Let's start over......
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I enjoy browsing craigslist, autotrader, and cars.com in my spare time (I'm not looking to buy - just looking), and out of curiosity I thought I'd check out the listings for used 2015-2017 F-150s. I always set the price cap at $35k so I can see a decent variety (and because that would be the most I'm willing to spend if I found something I can't live without ) I couldn't believe it, the 2.7 is taking over!! Out of over 100 listings in a 50 mile radius, there was only one 3.5 ecoboost and a handful of 5.0s. The rest were all the 2.7 eco. What in the world is going on?? If I were in the market, I'd have to spend $40k on an F-150 just to get an engine I'm interested in. That's kind of annoying
I enjoy browsing craigslist, autotrader, and cars.com in my spare time (I'm not looking to buy - just looking), and out of curiosity I thought I'd check out the listings for used 2015-2017 F-150s. I always set the price cap at $35k so I can see a decent variety (and because that would be the most I'm willing to spend if I found something I can't live without ) I couldn't believe it, the 2.7 is taking over!! Out of over 100 listings in a 50 mile radius, there was only one 3.5 ecoboost and a handful of 5.0s. The rest were all the 2.7 eco. What in the world is going on?? If I were in the market, I'd have to spend $40k on an F-150 just to get an engine I'm interested in. That's kind of annoying
ID say 80 percent of them is the 2.7 and the rest was the 5.0.
XLT they are easy to find in the 3.5 combo but then i have to deal with all the chrome or step up to the sport package to get back to painted bumpers etc. 8k between the STX and XLT sport is a pretty big jump. All i want for options is Carpet, Sync 3, Reverse Camera and towing package with atleast a 3.31 or 3.55 rearend.
Moving up to the xlt sport you get a console shifter and a power drivers seat along with heated cloth seats and remote start. Not worth 8k for those small add ons.
I'm with you guys -- I'm good with money and have reached the prime earning years of my career and still can't fathom how people are justifying dropping that kind of money on a new truck.....
I think I bought both my F-150 and my Mustang at just the right time -- I really don't remember having sticker shock when I purchased either one of them and felt like I got a pretty fair deal on both.....
When you look at the kind of ultra-clean low-mileage used cars you can buy for a song off the internet if you simply search around a bit it's hard to justify the kind of coin it takes to get into a new vehicle these days. What I can't figure out is how guys who are still relatively young can even afford the payments on some of the rigs I see driving around town -- talk about being a slave to a car note.....
I think I bought both my F-150 and my Mustang at just the right time -- I really don't remember having sticker shock when I purchased either one of them and felt like I got a pretty fair deal on both.....
When you look at the kind of ultra-clean low-mileage used cars you can buy for a song off the internet if you simply search around a bit it's hard to justify the kind of coin it takes to get into a new vehicle these days. What I can't figure out is how guys who are still relatively young can even afford the payments on some of the rigs I see driving around town -- talk about being a slave to a car note.....
True -- it blows me away what I could get right now for my '09 Ranger. The truck is quickly coming up on 10-years old and the prices for ones in similar condition on the internet are only a few thousand dollars less than what I paid for mine new -- I suspect a lot of that has to do with what has happened with the new truck market.
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Good grief!! I was just talking about how I was only looking and wasn't going to buy one. You're killing me! That thing is gorgeous. I think that's the perfect combo. Such a classy color, and the 3.5 EB and FX4 combo is perfect Although I'm surprised you didn't opt for the XLT sport package given your distaste for chrome. But that is a modest amount and looks sharp with that color.
Excellent choice
Excellent choice
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Good grief!! I was just talking about how I was only looking and wasn't going to buy one. You're killing me! That thing is gorgeous. I think that's the perfect combo. Such a classy color, and the 3.5 EB and FX4 combo is perfect Although I'm surprised you didn't opt for the XLT sport package given your distaste for chrome. But that is a modest amount and looks sharp with that color.
Excellent choice
Excellent choice
Already picked up front weather techs yesterday, The back mat from the 13 fit really good so thats a plus. Also got a thick Bed Mat, Cant have my truck bed tearing