TractorGuy
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- Joined
- Sep 15, 2013
- Messages
- 4,591
- Location
- N. FL
- Tractor
- John Deere 4310 CUT, Ford New Holland 575E Industrial Backhoe, John Deere F725 Front Mount Mower
I recently entertained the idea of buying a newer F150. I just wanted a newer version of the truck I have but with the Coyote V8.
My current truck is a 2003 extended cab with a 6-1/2' bed, 4.6 V8 engine, 3:55 posi rear, and factory tow package. It tows everything I have a need to tow with ease. It's coming up on 190,000 miles and the plastic pieces inside are getting brittle. I replaced the cup holder with a like new looking used one this year and it lasted 3 months and broke. The compartments on the upper console have broken a couple of times. I replaced it with a good used unit but the other day the glasses compartment lid broke the hinge. It still drives good and is comfortable but I don't like being afraid to open and use a cup holder or glasses compartment.
I found a truck nearby with all my boxes ticked with fairly low miles. 2019 with 25K on it for $37,995. Curious about value I plugged all the options into the "Build Your Own" calculator on the Ford web site and it came back at $38,600 for a brand damn new one. Then I plugged the used truck into NADA and it comes back saying the used truck is worth $38K.
Then I visit a couple of dealer sites and they don't have a single truck listed for less than $50K. What am I missing? Are the dealers all playing the 10-12 grand markup over MSRP these days?
At the end of the day I plan to fix the few items I have been putting off and drive my old truck till it won't go and then fix it again. I don't have many places I have to go since I'm retired. We have 4 vehicles between 2 drivers so I won't be without transportation.
My current truck is a 2003 extended cab with a 6-1/2' bed, 4.6 V8 engine, 3:55 posi rear, and factory tow package. It tows everything I have a need to tow with ease. It's coming up on 190,000 miles and the plastic pieces inside are getting brittle. I replaced the cup holder with a like new looking used one this year and it lasted 3 months and broke. The compartments on the upper console have broken a couple of times. I replaced it with a good used unit but the other day the glasses compartment lid broke the hinge. It still drives good and is comfortable but I don't like being afraid to open and use a cup holder or glasses compartment.
I found a truck nearby with all my boxes ticked with fairly low miles. 2019 with 25K on it for $37,995. Curious about value I plugged all the options into the "Build Your Own" calculator on the Ford web site and it came back at $38,600 for a brand damn new one. Then I plugged the used truck into NADA and it comes back saying the used truck is worth $38K.
Then I visit a couple of dealer sites and they don't have a single truck listed for less than $50K. What am I missing? Are the dealers all playing the 10-12 grand markup over MSRP these days?
At the end of the day I plan to fix the few items I have been putting off and drive my old truck till it won't go and then fix it again. I don't have many places I have to go since I'm retired. We have 4 vehicles between 2 drivers so I won't be without transportation.