Do we have any information on what the price increase is going to be on the new SD? I am ready to pull the trigger on a new truck and trying to decide weather to just buy now (2016) or wait for the new design. I like the old design better, but the 17's have a couple of features that are appealing like the flat back seat floor and the newer camera's. Not all that thrilled about the front end and the overall geometry of the 17's. If the price is significant I think I will just buy now. Any thoughts?

 

I'm mentally preparing myself for an initial $10K increase on a 2017 F350 King Ranch SCREW 4x4. I figure a $4K increase in the sticker and $4K increase due to lack of good deals for the first 6 months, and $2K for options that I cannot get now (LED headlights, 7 cameras). This is based on what happened when the aluminum F150 was released.

I'm hopeful that the lack of good deals will be short lived. If a nice F350 KR actually costs $70K to drive off of the lot, it will be much hard to not just get a Ram or Chevy for $60K.

 

I swear that these car companies forget that people have to buy these things. Their prices have gotten ridiculous

 

If or when interest rates go up is when you'll see a re-baseline of new car prices.

Free loans are why you see these price increases.

 

I'd say they have a pretty good handle on what kind of prices people can afford, since they keep track on monthly and weekly basis of how many they sell.

As always, a low trim level without all the bells and whistles will be around half the price of a top-end truck, and perform quite well.

 

No hard data yet. When the changeover happened with F150 the XL and XLT stayed in line with inflation for the most part, and the started hitting hard starting with Lariat trim line. I expect the same. Work trucks have to be price competitive for fleet bids. I think the XLs with FX4 and cloth seats and a few other options make a pretty nice rig at reasonable prices. Trucks still tend to get better rebates than the SUVs do, making them a pretty good deal compared to Explorer/Edge IMO

 

Can't argue with that but it would be nice if they made higher models more affordable. In general the people that make the least amount of money need the most expensive vehicles out there. When I bought my 08 i made 32,000 as a carpenter and my xl f350 cost me 40,000. That's insane. I got lucky and got 0% interest but if I didn't I couldn't have bought that truck. And although I don't need a lot of bells and whistles it would have been nice to have cruise and a CD player but those things come in packages that are a lot more money. It's a crapy setup. I'm a carpenter so I need a truck but if I need to take 1/4 of my income to pay for one it kills my profitability

 

Full sticker price on a 2016 XL 350 Reg Cab starts under $35k. It's when you start "needing" things like power windows, 4x4, crew cab etc etc. Did you really need an F350? They are almost $1000 more than a F250. You can buy two basic trucks for far less than the price of one loaded truck. Frankly a good set of AT tires and the rear locker will do a good $$ save vs 4x4 in most locations.

 

The base price of my 08 was 32,000 and it was 39,900 out the door with plow. It does have power locks etc, a/c, 4x4, sliding rear window and that's about it. It is a regular cab. Where I live most dealers don't stock 250s and I wouldn't buy one even if they did. Pointless truck in my opinion. I need a 350 for the payload for my plow, spreader and tools I carry. Plus in my state if you are over 10,000 gvw there is no emissions so that's a big plus.

 

Yes, a carpenter needs 4x4, especially in rural areas like where I live. My dad was a carpenter and I don't know how many times we would have been stuck without 4x4. Yes, it's a must.

However, noting that, my dad NEVER bought a new truck for his carpentry business. A new truck is a want, not a need. For reference to the cost of nojoke327's truck, I bought my loaded Lariat '08 Crew Cab, PowerStroke, 4x4 in 2011 with 26k miles on the clock for $36k. Add $1100 for extended warranty and I saved $13-15k over a new one.

 

I was stuck buying a new truck. I had a 2007 focus that was a total lemon. Ford finally agreed to buy it back for full sticker which was more then I paid but in had to buy a new vehicle from them. At the time I had a 96 f350 that was a heaping pile of crap. It needed thousands of dollars of work so I bought a truck that I knew was going to be reliable instead of putting another dime into the other truck.

 

Sorta unfair to the truck to add the price of a $5k+ plow to it during an evaluation, don't you think? You're other points are all valid though, a 250 with a plow does't have too much payload left. It's not pointless for many folks though. Anything over 10k used for any sort of commercial purpose interstate requires DOT reg and all the fun that goes with it. That's why Ford has downgrade packages for the SD line. Power locks are $1000, 4x4 is $2800, window is a few bucks, it does all add up rather quickly. As a core, it's pretty affordable for what it does. Inflation calculator shows $35k today being $25k in 2000. A fair comparison since its the same basic truck. You get the much improved motor and transmission today as well.

 

That does make sense, though I'm sure the dealer could have worked something out by shuffling a few papers. At any rate, finding a good, used truck is no small feat. I searched for months before I found mine, and getting 0% interest made up for a few thousand dollars on the price of a new one as well.

Good point on the plow. And, though trucks seem expensive, you are right on the money with inflation. Don't forget that trucks now will last twice as long as trucks of 20-30 years ago, and keep you much more comfortable, and have twice the power as well.

 

Adding the plow to the equation wasn't right. You are correct. Wasn't thinking of it as separate purchases since it all went into one loan. In CT there is passenger, combination and commercial registration. A pickup can be registered as combination so it can be used for work and still travel on parkways where commercial vehicles aren't allowed. It's a nice option. One of the few good things this state does. If I registered it in a business name I could still get combo plates but would need DOT numbers and everything else involved.

 

It is a pretty well optioned XL