I'm currently looking at one with just over 7500 miles on it. It was put into service Feb 2015 so just at a year old as far as warranty goes. It is a dually, crew cab, long bed, 4x4, with the 6.7 and Aisin tranny. It has navigation, sunroof and a few other smaller options that don't add up to more than a few hundred bucks. The original MSRP on it was 69,840 so I figure it originally sold for 59-61k depending on the persons negotiating skills and available rebates. The dealer has it listed for 53,888. I'm thinking it should be closer to 50k but if you looked at KBB you'd think it was a steal at asking price.... Not that I put a lot of stock in KBB. I know it was bought at an auto auction by the dealer so there should be some significant wiggle room even though they tell me they like to price their cars like CarMax so there is no haggle.... I'm not paying full price on anything over 500 bucks no matter what it is. So what should it cost me??

I agree.... I would target $50k. But a red flag caution on a vehicle sold via an auction.Thread carefully on this one.

FishOnOne wrote:I agree.... I would target $50k. But a red flag caution on a vehicle sold via an auction.Thread carefully on this one.X2Why after only a year was it an auction vehicle???

We just has a 2015 F350 Platinum traded in today with 4000 miles, owner was bored and wanted something different, some people just have too much money.

FishOnOne wrote:I agree.... I would target $50k. But a red flag caution on a vehicle sold via an auction.Thread carefully on this one.I would tend to agree but I can't find anything wrong with the truck. Has a clean Car Fax (not that it means anything) and literally looks brand new. Could have been repossessed and sold at auction or could have been Lemon Law'd and sold at auction. The only thing I know for fact is that it was sold as new on Feb 24 2015 and sold at an auto auction on Dec 1 2015 and is now sitting on a fairly large Ford dealers used car lot.

There are many reasons why a new low mileage truck is on the lot. Rickeoni has a good point, it could have been a high rolling buyer who realized that he didn't like driving a big dually truck. I would think that if it were lemon lawed that should show up in the Car Fax records. The only thing that really makes me scratch my head is why it ended up at a Ford dealer instead of a Ram dealer.

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FishOnOne
Nomad
Jan 27, 2016
transamz9 wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.

That logic all the vehicle should be chrome plated.

No... Just the areas that receive the most abuse.

BTW... I'm glad to see the '17 King Ranch Super Duty's going back to the more durable chrome bumpers. The painted ones is was kept me from buying one in '12.

Are you sure they won't be a option?

I can just tell you that on my 2005 it has a mix of chrome and paint and the chrome is flawless after 11 years but the paint is chipped and pitted from road debris.

Yep...My 05 Super Duty was the same way and you better not leave any Love Bugs on that paint or the acid from them would etch the paint right off. I had my '05 truck parked at the Matagorda Harbor boat ramp a few years ago and someone's boat trailer clipped by front bumper pretty good. A little chrome polish and a buffer polished it out back to new. If that would have been a painted steel bumper it would have required a trip to the body shop to get it back to new.
FishOnOne
Nomad
Jan 27, 2016
NJRVer wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater,

More an issue of owners not washing road salt off than defective plating.

No road salt here in South Texas...
NJRVer
Explorer
Jan 26, 2016
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater,

I have seen plenty of trucks of all brands with rusted bumpers.
More an issue of owners not washing road salt off than defective plating.
Me_Again
Explorer III
Jan 26, 2016
FishOnOne wrote:

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint.

Was that in the 1920's or 30's?
transamz9
Explorer
Jan 26, 2016
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.

That logic all the vehicle should be chrome plated.

No... Just the areas that receive the most abuse.

BTW... I'm glad to see the '17 King Ranch Super Duty's going back to the more durable chrome bumpers. The painted ones is was kept me from buying one in '12.

Are you sure they won't be a option?

I can just tell you that on my 2005 it has a mix of chrome and paint and the chrome is flawless after 11 years but the paint is chipped and pitted from road debris.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jan 26, 2016
FishOnOne wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.

That logic all the vehicle should be chrome plated.

No... Just the areas that receive the most abuse.

BTW... I'm glad to see the '17 King Ranch Super Duty's going back to the more durable chrome bumpers. The painted ones is was kept me from buying one in '12.

Are you sure they won't be a option?
FishOnOne
Nomad
Jan 26, 2016
Cummins12V98 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.

That logic all the vehicle should be chrome plated.

No... Just the areas that receive the most abuse.

BTW... I'm glad to see the '17 King Ranch Super Duty's going back to the more durable chrome bumpers. The painted ones is was kept me from buying one in '12.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jan 25, 2016
FishOnOne wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.

That logic all the vehicle should be chrome plated.
FishOnOne
Nomad
Jan 25, 2016
Grit dog wrote:
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

I think Dodge at one time had front bumpers that rusted but was probably due to poor quality control at the plater, but I can assure you properly chrome bumpers are much more durable than paint. Let some Love Bugs set on the paint for 1 week and then wash them off you'll notice the acid from these bugs literally etch the paint off. Rock chips again will chip off the paint. Both of these will not even phase good quality chrome.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Jan 25, 2016
Painted grille/bumpers vs chrome is a preference thing only IMO.
The paint holds up fine. Yes there will be wear and tear but judging by my 2 vehicles 9 and 10 years old, the painted one has held up better.
Have replaced the chrome grille on the truck once like 5 years ago, chrome peeled off. Bumper is rusting and the rest of the truck is rust free. 135kmi and the grille is discolor ing again.
06 charger, painted, 100kmi shows less west and tear and is original.

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