A buddy of mine went the other day to purchase a Ford. He wanted a base XL with rubber mats, vinyl seats, etc, 4 Door, 4x4 and a 5.4. Basically a big work truck that would pull a load. The dealership told him that he could only get the small V8 with this configuration. This seems very strange to me. Why would Ford not offer a big engine for a 'Work' truck. This seems like the very truck you would want a big engine in, so you could work.
Because of this, he has now gone to looking at other brands (possibly even a Toyota) )

 

well work trucks traditionally aren't supercrews..... he can get a xl extended cab or regular cab...

 

You can get the supercrew in XL, just not with the 5.4L for some reason, which I also think is stupid.

 

I don't think you can get an XL Super Crew with vinyl seats or mat either, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of the XL. After adding a model they should have added a long time ago, they left out the proper options.

 

I havent looked at the Ford site, but maybe that config is available in the STX? It is a little bit more, but it might be his only option without having to step up pay for all the options.

 

You can't get a crew cab in STX, the only way you can get a Crew cab 5.4L is in XLT and above. Personally if he could find a leftover 07, he could probably get for about 27-29K.

I just built a 08 Supercrew XL and it came to $32,450 I put on nothing except, trailer tow package, 35.7 gallon fuel tank, cruise control and running boards.

XLT same configuration, it came to $36,040, I added trailer tow package, 35.7 gallon fuel tank, running boards.

 

The thing about the XL though is that he really wants the rubber mats and vinyl seat. He's been looking at chevy's now, which have this very configuration. Seems very strange on Fords part.

 

I was so surprised when I ran across an XL Super Crew a month ago at the local dealer. I had no idea they had started building those. My euphoria lasted about 30 minutes. When I got home I attemped to build one on Ford Direct. I sat looking at the screen in shock when I figured out vinyl was not even an option. If the XL SCrew was available with vinyl, I would really consider it. I personally will not own a truck with cloth.