Changes for 2018?
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I wonder if anyone else out there has spent as much time researching... :-)[/QUOTE]
I've only been seriously shopping for about a week, so not as much total time. But damn, I've been burning up that builder this week.
Any idea how actual "out the door" price will compare between a 17 & 18? I've been shopping for used 17s, but if I could build a truck the way I want it and get it $8-10K below MSRP it would end up cheaper (I want a long bed 250 XL with the Ultimate Trailer Tow Camera Package. Proving hard to find out in the wild). I keep fantasizing that maybe the big "end of year quota" scenario will play to my advantage.
Think it might be possible to order an 18 that far below MSRP?
I've only been seriously shopping for about a week, so not as much total time. But damn, I've been burning up that builder this week.
Any idea how actual "out the door" price will compare between a 17 & 18? I've been shopping for used 17s, but if I could build a truck the way I want it and get it $8-10K below MSRP it would end up cheaper (I want a long bed 250 XL with the Ultimate Trailer Tow Camera Package. Proving hard to find out in the wild). I keep fantasizing that maybe the big "end of year quota" scenario will play to my advantage.
Think it might be possible to order an 18 that far below MSRP?
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From: oneonta ny
Think it might be possible to order an 18 that far below MSRP?[/QUOTE]I got $2500 below invoice from Koons ford baltimore....on an '18....wound up paying $700 more than that for the convenience of getting it from my local dealer 5 minutes away.
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From: New Orleans Area
I got $2500 below invoice from Koons ford baltimore....on an '18....wound up paying $700 more than that for the convenience of getting it from my local dealer 5 minutes away.[/QUOTE]
That's a great deal on a 2018. I live in New orleans area and bought a GMC Denali from Koons last year - it was a great deal and they gave the best trade price as well. Shipped them my 2015 F150 and they shipped me the 2016 Denali. No hassles
That's a great deal on a 2018. I live in New orleans area and bought a GMC Denali from Koons last year - it was a great deal and they gave the best trade price as well. Shipped them my 2015 F150 and they shipped me the 2016 Denali. No hassles
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From: NH
Not according to what I saw on the build site.https://shop.ford.com/build/superdut...3V.527.59Q.%5D...unless you mean clear coat as being painted. I'm sure its not just bare aluminum.
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From: SE Michigan
Fleet Mechanic
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From: SE Michigan
Look around. Boatloads of people spend that kind of money (and more) all day long on Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Tesla, Porsche, Lexus, Jaguar, Nissan, Land Rover, Viper, Z06 vehicles. There are plenty of folks who will buy a $100K truck.
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I considered the powered running boards to be more a novelty than anything else. Maybe they extend down a hair more, who knows. What's nice about fixed boards is you can just hop up on them anytime...don't have to open the door or hit a switch. So if you stand on them to reach the roof when washing...nice. And nothing ever goes wrong with them. But if you like the novelty...go for it.
My favorites are the LED lighting and the moonroof. Rear passengers like the heated rear seats, too.
My favorites are the LED lighting and the moonroof. Rear passengers like the heated rear seats, too.
1. I love the clean look of the truck without some dangly running boards hanging out there.
2. They have far less chance of getting damaged when you run over something because the are tucked up there nicely.
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From: oneonta ny
Did you look at the link. Looks like its NOT painted body color when you get the moonroof.
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From: NH
My 2017 dually with the moonroof looked the same way in the Build & Price screens. But of course when I got it, it is fully painted.
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I dont know, when you take the moonroof off as an option it clearly shows the roof painted body color. Only with the moonroof does it show it aluminum color. and all the angles look like it. The last one from above and behind show it the clearest.
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From: NH
Here's an overhead pic of my 2017 dually with the moonroof. A 2018 with the moonroof will look the same:
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From: Maryland
I have the pano roof on my 17 and it is painted but I see what Rick is talking about. I noticed it when I built the 18 like my truck. Its not showing a painted roof. It did not look like that on the 17 build when I put it together. I don't know if they are shipping them that way but it's clearly different on the site compared to my 17.
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From: NH
You guys are reading way too far into this. I'd bet my entire life's savings that the roof will be identical to the 2017 trucks.
On Build & Price, the roof is just white. Build & Price an Oxford White or Platinum White truck. You'll see the roof looks normal.
Please build a diesel truck and then add the chrome package to the build. You'll see the Powerstroke door badges disappear and part of the exhaust go missing. Do you think that's going to be the way the 2018 trucks will be in real life? That the diesels won't have a door badge if they opt for the chrome package and that they'll be missing a piece of the exhaust system?
For the 2017 Build & Price, the rear section of roof appeared black regardless of paint job. But of course, in real life it wasn't black...
On Build & Price, the roof is just white. Build & Price an Oxford White or Platinum White truck. You'll see the roof looks normal.
Please build a diesel truck and then add the chrome package to the build. You'll see the Powerstroke door badges disappear and part of the exhaust go missing. Do you think that's going to be the way the 2018 trucks will be in real life? That the diesels won't have a door badge if they opt for the chrome package and that they'll be missing a piece of the exhaust system?
For the 2017 Build & Price, the rear section of roof appeared black regardless of paint job. But of course, in real life it wasn't black...