Buying plow problems
Fleet Owner
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From: Brentwood,CA
OK, I agree the 250 is better for plowing no doubt about it. But if a guy has a 150 already he can put an plow on made for 1/2 ton trucks.
I also know for a fact you can find F-150's with a plow package installed, my 2015 I bought last year has one.
If your going to plow commercially then by all means get a 250. I only plow my driveway and it works just fine.
I just don't agree with telling a guy to sell his 150 and go buy a 250. there are work rounds.
you can get the plow up a little by installing a 2 or 2 1/2 inch leveling kit. Not ideal but it works.
I also know for a fact you can find F-150's with a plow package installed, my 2015 I bought last year has one.
If your going to plow commercially then by all means get a 250. I only plow my driveway and it works just fine.
I just don't agree with telling a guy to sell his 150 and go buy a 250. there are work rounds.
you can get the plow up a little by installing a 2 or 2 1/2 inch leveling kit. Not ideal but it works.
Tuned
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From: Southgate Michigan
If your salesperson knew one of the uses for your F-150 was to plow snow he should have known and recommended strongly that you get a truck with the 5.0. Some of the blame lies with the salesperson if they knew of the planned use of the truck.
Tuned
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From: North Shore MA
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Missouri
It's not the salesman's job to pick a truck out for you. He's just to guy who takes your money and gives you some keys. Everyone knows 1/2 tons aren't for plowing. Blaming the salesman is some micky mouse ****.
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I don't know that anyone was necessarily blaming the salesman in this case, but there are a LOT of sales people out there who aren't very familiar with the products they are selling, and instead of being honest about that and, you know, LOOKING IT UP, they just lie about whether you can or cannot do a thing.
More Turbo
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I don't know that anyone was necessarily blaming the salesman in this case, but there are a LOT of sales people out there who aren't very familiar with the products they are selling, and instead of being honest about that and, you know, LOOKING IT UP, they just lie about whether you can or cannot do a thing.
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From: Winnipeg
A floor salesperson might not be up to the task of knowing what requirements are needed for aftermarket add-ons. However, I would think the Fleet Salesperson in the building should be able to answer any questions as well as suggest build requirements for a vehicles intended use..
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A floor salesperson might not be up to the task of knowing what requirements are needed for aftermarket add-ons. However, I would think the Fleet Salesperson in the building should be able to answer any questions as well as suggest build requirements for a vehicles intended use..
Like, yes, they should be able to have a basic or moderate working knowledge of a great many options, and what things are available, but to know every single combination that is needed to get what you want? Not going to happen.
This is different from a builder/remodeler. You have the option of going to a manufacturer of cabinets, for example, and saying 'hey, I need this custom cabinet for a particular application' and one of them will do it.
A salesman at a Ford dealer can't go back to the factory and say 'I want a 6.2 dropped into an F150 Regular cab Short box 2WD truck' and expect the factory to build it. That's a lot of custom work for 1 vehicle that the factory isn't set up for, and FoMoCo isn't going to tool that up for a handful of vehicles.
Tuned
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From: Southgate Michigan
I don't know if you have had a better experience, but I've never found a salesman who was truly knowledgeable about trucks, especially the less common packages like snow plow prep. When I last dealt with one, he was insistent on picking colors (even though I told him I didn't really care) and trying to upsell me on the premium sound system. I tried asking him about the difference between tow packages and he had no idea!
I've been using the same dealership and salesman since 2005. He pretty much knows me and my needs. It's a good relationship overall. The salesman in this situation should have known that the only engine option for the snow plow package is the 5.0. If you go on the Ford website and build an F-150 with the snow plow prep package it changes whatever engine you may have chosen to the 5.0. The salesmans order website should have done the same. Maybe he botched the order.
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From: Winnipeg
