Originally Posted by RJC2

OP, I don't know what kind of price you're getting on that 8/100 ESP. I have a friend who works at a Ford dealership and sells it for $2235. He tells me that price is $100 over cost. Ford asks you to pay 10% down ($224) and the balance in 17 equal payments, no interest. This plan has a $100 deductible, first day rental car and includes lighting to cover the LED lights as they are expensive to repair.
Take this price to your dealership and ask them to match it. If they don't you can always contact me and I'll give you his info. You have 12 months / 12,000 miles to buy the warranty at that price. It goes up after the first year.

Originally Posted by Melansk

I purchased my F350 Platinum in October of 16, 15,000kms on it now. So far I have had the following issues;

-Headlight replacement due to moisture in housings so much that it was distorting the beam of the headlights.

-Roof leaking through the satellite antenna located on the passenger side of the roof. It was leaking through the up-lifter switches in the overhead console.

- Replacement of the infotainment system because audio quit. Display worked but no sound. 3 visits to the dealer to get this fixed.

-Rear door locks on both rear doors would not work with fob or manual. This was repaired twice, same issue.

-Drivers door would not latch/close. Fiddled with the latch to close it. Happened at the dealer once and then yesterday. Repaired with new parts.

-Drivers seat loose bottom part. They said it was fine, I tightened it myself.

-When cold -30C the truck rear end had a loud bang, enough to knock the snow off the truck. Started out sounding like a mudflap caught in the tire (it wasn't) and then when I slowed to stop at the stop sign the rear end had a loud bang. This happened twice in the same day. They could not find an issue, oil was good, no filings. I suspect the issue was with the rear diff lock selector system.

-Engine revs at 1300rpm upon cold start. If the remote start is used the engine will not idle down like the older models used to, when the remote time is done engine shuts down at high idle, that cannot be good for a diesel but I would be okay to be corrected. Tech said the idle is set from the factory. I said as long as you guys warranty the truck I am good. The engine will not warm up nor will the cab heat up. The only heat I get is from the supplemental cab heater (blow dryer). If I drive about 30 kms I will begin to get heat in the cab. The engine is only heating to 73F and sometimes only 54F. I have to provide video evidence so they believe me.

I love the truck, it drives great, comfortable, but these issues are a pain. I hope yours is much better.

Originally Posted by KNGRNCH

Thanks much. I appreciate the input. I called Flood Ford and will probably go with them unless my dealer is willing to come close to Flood's price. BTW, regarding the Rotella T-6 synthetic oil, the Ford extended maintenance plan brochure references a "full synthetic oil option." Do you happen to know if Ford dealers use the Rotella oil - or do they use Ford brand synthetic oil?