Lantley wrote:
It seems at the end of the day after adding options required to give the F150 decent payload numbers the cost of the F-150 equals the cost of a F-250.
Totally true.
When I was looking to upgrade form our then F150, I thought about the HD F150 3.5 in XL trim. super cab long bed. It built out at around $34.500 or so. I then started looking at Ram 2500 CTD's CC LB ST. They were in the $46,000+ range. After the current rebates of $10,000 it was just a little more than the HD F150, which would've had to be ordered and getting any kind of rebate was a gamble. Not totally apples to apples but it shows that it's not always cheaper to go with the 1/2 ton.
I just did a build out on the Ford site for an HD F150 Super cab 4x4 8' bed 3.5 and an F250 Super cab 8' 4x4, 6.2, both XL trim with equal interior upgrades.
The HD F150 was 37,135.
The F250 was 36,920
For $900.00 more you can get the F350.