Holy crap that is ridiculous. Truck is worth $5K less than that!. By me you can get NEW 150 crew 4x4 with 5.4 for $25K. Why buy a 3 year old one for $1K less at a usurious interest rate? **** I'll sell you my 01 crew or $20K... save $4K over the 02.

 

Like everyone said - I think it's best to let this truck pass unless the dealership is willing to do some serious price reduction.

I started looking for a 2001-2003 4x4 Super Crew with a 5.4 about three months ago. The ones I found near Altanta ranged from $12,500 to 25,000 - with mileage all over the chart.

I finally found a 2001 model with what I wanted in another state for a little more than 14k. Fortunately, I was able to get it transfered near me for free (bought it from CarMax) and picked it up three weeks ago. Some of the money I saved has already been put back in the truck to buy my camper shell, step rails, and I've got a few other toys on order.

Also, I shopped around a lot for the best loan rates - started out hearing as high as 18.5% from my bank, all the way down to the 4.3% I got from a credit union (that I joined the day before I bought the truck).

Trust me, I know just how tough it is to walk away from a truck you really like - but sometimes that's the best thing to do. Lucky for me I did just that - otherwise I would have paid a lot more for basically the same truck I'm driving today.

Here's a few shots of my new truck:

 

come on guys it's not that bad of a deal...but i would still look to lower the price a bit... i paid $22k for mine 2 months ago (w/27k miles fully loaded w/shell & DVD/TV)... interest rates thru conventional banks are @ 9.5% up to 19.9%... i financed mine @ 9.9% thru bank of course CUs will be less however some are not very forgiving for late payments & you'll have to join for a small fee

personally, i would keep looking... as someone else said you don't know if the lift was properly installed or not... i would find a cheaper truck save my money & have a lift installed if that is what you want... just my $0.02 worth

 

isn't Ford letting everyone buy vehicles at the employee discount ( A plan)?as far as i know here in Canada they are on all Ford vehicles except the Mustang, just like GM is doing until August 1st. i bought my 03 s'crew lariat at 0% interest back in the fall of '03.( i used my X plan employee discount thru work which was $1000 more then what a Ford employee would have paid). personally i would wait because the 06's are coming out in the Fall which means incentive programs for the 04/05 that are still sitting on the lots.

 

Thanks to all that replied, you all really helped me make my decision. I am not going to buy the truck even though I really really want to it just doesn't seem like a good deal in the long run.

 

No problem!

 

offer them 2000.00 less and they will counter offer you 500.00 less the asking price. then your offer 500.00 more and stick to that no matter what even if it means walking away but i am sure you will get it for that price.