New Pick em up Trucks

johnk · Dec 15, 2008

yooperdave said:
The attached picture shows my truck during a deck building project.

I am now considering a 2008 F150 4x4 super cab. It is over $11,000 off original MSRP.
It should also be more heavy duty than my 2001.

I tow my tractor on a tandem axle trailer once in awhile. What I really wanted was more payload as indicated in the attached photo.

The F150 is more agressively sale priced. F250's are less discounted, and very difficult to find at this date.

The Ford propaganda machine was also impressive at the dealership. Ford looks pretty good.

Yooper Dave

That baby looks like a Low rider. Did the rear up come back up when unloaded... Only kidding. Lucky a State trooper wasn't following you..

yooperdave · Dec 15, 2008

What did you pay for your '08 F150 XLT?

The XLT I am looking at has the 5.4 V8, 17" off road tires, 3.73 ltd slip axle, power moon roof, power sliding rear window, trailer tow package, heated mirrors, 35.7 gal fuel tank, flex fuel, power driver seat, sirius radio for $24,800 + $175 'dealer prep', bed liner and brake controller. MSRP was $36,180.

I can make final negotiations tomorrow - if they still have the truck.

Is there any more wiggle room in the price? Dealer prep of any price raises an eyebrow.

Yooper Dave

Diamondpilot · Dec 15, 2008

If that is the price for a 4x4 I would jump on it? Is it a 08 or a 09? I am guessing you are talking a extended or supercrew since it has the sunroof.

Can you post the dealers name so I can take a look at it on Ford.com or a link to the truck if you have it?

Chris

yooperdave · Dec 15, 2008

Hi Chris,

It is a new 2008 4x4 XLT super cab (not crew cab).

I have an agreement to sell my 2001 for $8,000 so the differential price should not be too bad. The $5,000 rebate will still get sales taxed though.

I wanted an 8' bed, but 6.5' is all I could get. I have a bed extender as seen in the earlier picture, but I am limited to 16' long items.

Regards,

Yooper Dave

txdon · Dec 15, 2008

yooperdave said:
I am thinking about selling my 2001 F150 4x4 off road for something newer and maybe bigger.

I would like opinions of what is good out there in the market place now.

I like Toyota, Nissan and Ford. Ford's employee pricing is looking pretty good right now.
Yooper Dave

I took a quote from Ford 150 to Toyota and they could not even come close (within 5K) with a similar equipped Tundra. (First week of December.)

shvl73 · Dec 15, 2008

That sounds like a good deal. Ours was $35K sticker and we paid $22K even, out the door. Ours was the "New Englander" edition. Chrome grill, bumpers and covers over 18" alloys. Standard mirrors, 3.55 rear, sliding rear window, tow package, 5.4L, push button 4wd, split bench front seat. We did have a "document fee" included in the $22K. Our local dealer claimed he could only come within $1500 of the deal I got. Funny thing, I didn't tell him he had to match or beat it. I would have paid $500 more to be dealing 7 miles from my house, they just didn't seem as interested. They never actually asked for the sale, or asked what would it take to earn my business.

RollingsFarms · Dec 16, 2008

yooperdave said:
What did you pay for your '08 F150 XLT?

The XLT I am looking at has the 5.4 V8, 17" off road tires, 3.73 ltd slip axle, power moon roof, power sliding rear window, trailer tow package, heated mirrors, 35.7 gal fuel tank, flex fuel, power driver seat, sirius radio for $24,800 + $175 'dealer prep', bed liner and brake controller. MSRP was $36,180.

I can make final negotiations tomorrow - if they still have the truck.

Is there any more wiggle room in the price? Dealer prep of any price raises an eyebrow.

Yooper Dave

don't mean to try to change your mind about the deal but if it were me that dealer wouldn't charge me a "dealer prep fee". no siree. i tell him to waive the fee or wave to me as i walk out the door. as desperate as dealers are to move 09's, not to mention 08's, i would balk at some rediculous add on fee. if they want to REALLY sell you the truck, they'll waive the fee, if not then you get to keep your money. so to answer your question, that would be my begining wiggling point of final negotiations. good luck!

gemini5362 · Dec 16, 2008

RollingsFarms said:
don't mean to try to change your mind about the deal but if it were me that dealer wouldn't charge me a "dealer prep fee". no siree. i tell him to waive the fee or wave to me as i walk out the door. as desperate as dealers are to move 09's, not to mention 08's, i would balk at some rediculous add on fee. if they want to REALLY sell you the truck, they'll waive the fee, if not then you get to keep your money. so to answer your question, that would be my begining wiggling point of final negotiations. good luck!

I have dealt with some dealers on the dealer prep fee and they will not budge on it. I have had them pay for bedliners or other add ons that were more than the prep fee but they would not actually remove it. I am not sure why but it was a deal breaker if I insisted on it

yooperdave · Dec 16, 2008

I am buying the beast tonight.

I got the dealer to come down another $675 & throw in the bedliner as it was already installed.

I'll see if I can take some pictures.

Yooper Dave