new 2009?
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I think its a shame....that was in my opinion the best looking truck ever made.....I'm hoping for a comeback in 2011
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It's my impression that the Platinum is designed to cut against the LT. If one is driving an LT then test drives a lesser equipped / luxurious truck, the ride will definately be different. Likewise if your buying a 4x4 truck with 20" wheels then you should expect it to ride like a truck if you expect it to work like a truck. I've owned a vehicle with the lower profile sidewalls, the larger wheels look great and handle excellent, but they tend to offer a less supple ride than than a 17" wheel / tire combo.
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With the way the modern suspensions are designed, You never ride on the extra springs until You put a load on the rear suspension. So there should be minimal difference in the ride, when empty, because of the springs.
Although I agree, the 18's will ride better than the 20's.
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hey people been away for a bit new dell inspiron 530 crashed on me 3 weeks ago just got it back today so any hoo in the intrim tested a king ranch with 20s and nav all i can say is really nice drove very well all the technical duhickeys r incrediable really liked it dont remember the wheel base but was a c/c nice color leather nice painted rims but will not be buying. really found the salesmans atitude somewhat disturbing with relation to the current economic situation would make me believe that sales where off the chart and no discounts or low financing terrible trade numbers and all that stuff real turn off i mean these guys like all auto dealers r struggling right? so i will wait and see what comes out and go from there thanks for all your input guys mike
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hey people been away for a bit new dell inspiron 530 crashed on me 3 weeks ago just got it back today so any hoo in the intrim tested a king ranch with 20s and nav all i can say is really nice drove very well all the technical duhickeys r incrediable really liked it dont remember the wheel base but was a c/c nice color leather nice painted rims but will not be buying. really found the salesmans atitude somewhat disturbing with relation to the current economic situation would make me believe that sales where off the chart and no discounts or low financing terrible trade numbers and all that stuff real turn off i mean these guys like all auto dealers r struggling right? so i will wait and see what comes out and go from there thanks for all your input guys mike
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hey people been away for a bit new dell inspiron 530 crashed on me 3 weeks ago just got it back today so any hoo in the intrim tested a king ranch with 20s and nav all i can say is really nice drove very well all the technical duhickeys r incrediable really liked it dont remember the wheel base but was a c/c nice color leather nice painted rims but will not be buying. really found the salesmans atitude somewhat disturbing with relation to the current economic situation would make me believe that sales where off the chart and no discounts or low financing terrible trade numbers and all that stuff real turn off i mean these guys like all auto dealers r struggling right? so i will wait and see what comes out and go from there thanks for all your input guys mike
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Why mention it to the Sales Manager?
In these times, Ford will be closing any unprofitable dealerships. Peeps that deal like that, won't be in business much longer. Let Um cull the bad dealerships out.
In these times, Ford will be closing any unprofitable dealerships. Peeps that deal like that, won't be in business much longer. Let Um cull the bad dealerships out.
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In 1989 I sold Fords for about six months while I was between military careers. The sales manager did most of the closing and he was the rudest P***k that I can remember. He had a knack for telling people what they would pay for the car and they would usually agree and buy it.
However, today's buyers are different. All the various media sources etc, etc and dealers offering steep discounts just to get us in the door are slowly educating people. The days of arrogance are over unless your the only dealer for 100 miles, I'm not so sure that is the case anywhere.
Tim
However, today's buyers are different. All the various media sources etc, etc and dealers offering steep discounts just to get us in the door are slowly educating people. The days of arrogance are over unless your the only dealer for 100 miles, I'm not so sure that is the case anywhere.
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Mention it to the sales manager because he may not know that this happened. Yeah, Ford may need to weed out some crappy dealerships or maybe that dealer needs to weed out one crappy salesman. Not quite fair to jump to the conclusion that it's the entire dealership and not just one greasy, sleasy salesman.
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hi guys just to add a little something,me and the girlfriend have been out shopping for 3 months trying to get her a left over sport trac bunch of em left up here in the northeast all 08s v8 motor limited packages real nice but these guys dont want to move on old stock or give some ridiculous trade in or some astonomically high interest rate i mean some of these guys should be strung up for dead! last sunday we thought we had a deal up in a new hampshire dealer ship, got to the finance guy and it was whole different set of #s real sleazy **** but typical scene of the last few months but hoping that this washingtons birthday weekend comming up might come to a deal, maybe i hope.well thats it for now wish us luck and if any body got some inside info on any new rebates or incentives speak up and share mike
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hi guys just to add a little something,me and the girlfriend have been out shopping for 3 months trying to get her a left over sport trac bunch of em left up here in the northeast all 08s v8 motor limited packages real nice but these guys dont want to move on old stock or give some ridiculous trade in or some astonomically high interest rate i mean some of these guys should be strung up for dead! last sunday we thought we had a deal up in a new hampshire dealer ship, got to the finance guy and it was whole different set of #s real sleazy **** but typical scene of the last few months but hoping that this washingtons birthday weekend comming up might come to a deal, maybe i hope.well thats it for now wish us luck and if any body got some inside info on any new rebates or incentives speak up and share mike
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I'm afraid Ford will keep around the largest and in many cases the worst dealships to deal with. In my experience the best dealerships have been the smaller dealerships and that includes the service dept also. I bought my 04' from a family owned small dealer and before that always used a small dealer that was owned by a friend of the family. That dealership was very good and had goods techs working for them. I prefer to steer clear of larger dealerships especially after the experience I had with one when shopping for my 04'. I walked out of the dealership.
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Were you financing through Ford? Have you been preapproved with them? When we bought our Mark LT on 1/2/09, I knew what we were paying for the truck and what our interest was before we stepped foot on the lot. By financing through Ford we got $2000 in rebates even though I got a lower rate from my CU, it was better to use Ford. I went through the dealers fleet/internet salesman. The only thing the finance guy tried to sell us was a maintenance agreement which we declined. We were out in about 1 1/2 hours. We did not have a trade-in so that could have taken longer. However if your trade-in is in nice condition they should be able to give you a quote over the phone. Have them fax you all the figures, which you can then take with you. The dealer who we used, which is in Southern California, was up front on everything. It was the easiest new vehicle purchase I have ever made.We got a truck with an MSRP of $46K for $30K.