2017 F150 Ordered
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makes it difficult! 
This is only my 4th ordered vehicle (3 FORD, 1 Honda)...and this experience is like the others. Not to concerned...
Plenty to keep my mind occupied...believe me...you.
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Our dealer was actually pretty good on that score (The Ford Store Morgan Hill). They called us with the VIN in slightly over a week. With the VIN, you are then able to track through COTUS (such that it is). However, the VIN also gets you access to your window sticker, which is coded with the build date.
Awesome info!! Thanks!
This must be something new since my 2012 was ordered. I'll definitely keep track as time permits.
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So what was your primary reason to switch to the F150 EB?
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It really wasn't just one reason, but I suppose I decided to go with the f150 because the new 2017 SuperDuty trucks actually got BIGGER!! Taller and Longer!! So...that is when I started to looking at the f150.
The tailgate is just to high on the 2017 SD's!! Loading and unloading would be extremely difficult IMHO.
Then...I looked at my needs right now. While I LOVE my 2012 SuperDuty...I no longer have the need for a Heavy duty truck. My 5th wheel dreams, etc. have now shifted. LOL!!
Thanks for the question.
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The tailgate is just to high on the 2017 SD's!! Loading and unloading would be extremely difficult IMHO.
Then...I looked at my needs right now. While I LOVE my 2012 SuperDuty...I no longer have the need for a Heavy duty truck. My 5th wheel dreams, etc. have now shifted. LOL!!
Thanks for the question.
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That's saying something! I actually feel the tailgate, etc. on tehy box-stock F-150 takes some getting used to. My significant other's Tacoma is often "just right' (like the 3 bears). If I didn't have the side steps on the F-150, it would often be a challenge.
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The MPG should be fantastic on the new f150 in comparison to my SD.
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Now I have a 2017 F150 Lariat with the 3.5 EB and 10 speed. Around town is in the 15's and highway with the cruise on gets about 21 mpg.
Go Figure!
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Not really a direct comparison but I found this interesting anyway: I owned a 2005 F350 PSD for eight years. Around town fuel mileage was in the 13's and highway cruising with the cruise control set would get me 21 mpg.
Now I have a 2017 F150 Lariat with the 3.5 EB and 10 speed. Around town is in the 15's and highway with the cruise on gets about 21 mpg.
Go Figure!
Now I have a 2017 F150 Lariat with the 3.5 EB and 10 speed. Around town is in the 15's and highway with the cruise on gets about 21 mpg.
Go Figure!
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Just curious
I've never ordered a vehicle before. Is the process different than going to the Ford website and doing the "build your own" thing? I ask because there are quite a few options I either want or don't want that come with other items. For example the XLT chrome package. I don't want the chrome package because of the, IMO ugly grill, but I do want the chrome wheels. When trying to add the wheels, it says I need to order the chrome package...... Am I missing something? I thought the 2015 XLT Scab was going to be my last truck purchase, but now that I've learned you can get a Screw with the 6'5" bed, I'm leaning that way.
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I find the easiest way to do it is to go to the web site and TRY to configure the truck the way you want it. The interrelationships between the options are based on the way the trucks are put together on the assembly line. You want "A" you gotta take "B". You want "C", sorry you cant have that with "D" only with "B" and so on.
What I do is configure the truck the way I want it (and the way it lets me) on the web site, print it out and take it with me to the dealership. I hand it to the salesperson, say "this is what I want now let's talk your best price". Been doing it that way for years and it seems to work OK for me.
If you try to sit in the salesman's cubicle and configure the truck you can wind up being told that you can or can't have what you want. Also they'll try to steer you to something that's close and is on the lot. With a printout there's no confusion.
What I do is configure the truck the way I want it (and the way it lets me) on the web site, print it out and take it with me to the dealership. I hand it to the salesperson, say "this is what I want now let's talk your best price". Been doing it that way for years and it seems to work OK for me.
If you try to sit in the salesman's cubicle and configure the truck you can wind up being told that you can or can't have what you want. Also they'll try to steer you to something that's close and is on the lot. With a printout there's no confusion.
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You can also get "close" to what you want (say for instance not with the wheels you want), then have the dealer add the specific items you want that is not in the option package you're getting.
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Craigslist and local tire and wheel shops are littered with F150 factory wheels and wheel/tire combos. A lot of people buy new wheels as soon as they get the truck. Right now on my local CL I can find several different new sets of wheels from 20" King Ranch and Platinum on down the the 17" aluminum and steel wheels.
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I've never ordered a vehicle before. Is the process different than going to the Ford website and doing the "build your own" thing? I ask because there are quite a few options I either want or don't want that come with other items. For example the XLT chrome package. I don't want the chrome package because of the, IMO ugly grill, but I do want the chrome wheels. When trying to add the wheels, it says I need to order the chrome package...... Am I missing something? I thought the 2015 XLT Scab was going to be my last truck purchase, but now that I've learned you can get a Screw with the 6'5" bed, I'm leaning that way.
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But you can sit at home in your skivvies and try out various combinations and see their effect on the bottom line price without the salesman trying to talk you into taking one off the lot that's "almost" what you want.