Order / Production dates
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4 – F450/550 Initial order Acceptance, production start up and scheduling is TBD. Superduty scheduling begins on 5/26/16 for KTP and 6/23/16 for OHAP. Superduty production start up date is 7/11/16 for KTP and 08/15/16 for OHAP.
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So does this mean if I wanted to order a '16 F250, the order books are closing soon? Rats....guess I'll have to wait and get a '17 !! 
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Enjoy your '17!
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Seriously - what a conundrum. Order a '16 F250 the way I want for similar money as a '16 F150 or hold out and get the new tech on a '17.
I don't need a SuperDuty....but I sure do want one.
Oh well, that's a whole 'nuther thread.
I don't need a SuperDuty....but I sure do want one.
Oh well, that's a whole 'nuther thread.
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I was especially glad to see the boxed frame and that the fuel tank size will increase (4 to 12 gallon increase depending on model - see the ask the engineer category on this site). I'm assuming that means a F350 short bed will have a 38 gallon tank. That saves more than $1K by not having to buy a Titan or Transfer flow tank.
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In reality, that's probably what will happen. I found a '16 F250 that I love, optioned out XLT with "everything you need and nothing you don't," but I hate buying like that. I'm one of these guys that rarely does anything without a plan....let alone make a large purchase.
Gotta keep telling myself, hold out and look at the '17s...if the price jump is too much to justify, then order an F150 to my liking when I'm ready. Its too easy to get wrapped up in the 'emotion' of it all.
Gotta keep telling myself, hold out and look at the '17s...if the price jump is too much to justify, then order an F150 to my liking when I'm ready. Its too easy to get wrapped up in the 'emotion' of it all.
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I just went through about 6 months of serious illness. I come away from that knowing life if short and precious. Don't wait on things to come to you, GET WHAT YOU WANT, NOW.
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In any event, if Ford doesn't get the towing rating on the 350 gasser up as high as the 350 Dodge gasser (the Ford payload is fine as is) I'll buy a Dodge anyway.
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The problem is this situation is being sure of what one wants. What I truly want is a 2017 now, can't have that though.
In any event, if Ford doesn't get the towing rating on the 350 gasser up as high as the 350 Dodge gasser (the Ford payload is fine as is) I'll buy a Dodge anyway.
In any event, if Ford doesn't get the towing rating on the 350 gasser up as high as the 350 Dodge gasser (the Ford payload is fine as is) I'll buy a Dodge anyway.
Very true words from both of you. My problem is knowing what I want...right now I'm in that waffling stage...I'm like Al Gore in a pair of flip-flops....flip-flopping around like a buffoon trying to decide whether to invent the Internet or an ingenious way to sell light bulbs.
In any event, it would help if I had a 'need'. Right now, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at life, I don't need a new truck. But, man, do I want one!
