Is this a can of worms?
Okay, A friend with 3/4 ton Dodge noted my 1500 (half ton) has too little tow capacity. True, there is a difference, I don't argue that at all. But look at this... in 2000, I had a 2500HD Chevy wit...
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fla-gypsy wrote:
I just priced out an 2013 F-250 XL crew cab 6.2L/3.73 with every option needed for towing and to make it comfortable, look good and it was 32K after incentives. Paying ridiculous amounts of money for fluff never made any sense to me. I bought my 09 F-250 XL CC with a 6.8L/4.10 with all towing and power options for 30K. Why would anyone pay more?
Because I don't drive XL model vehicles. I spend a lot of time in my vehicles, so I'm willing to pay an extra $5-8k for the "same truck" with all the extra fluff. The $2k navigation system I hate, but I love the large screen for the backup camera. That is before the $8K diesel option for someone who wants that.
But this is why there are $20k of options on the "same truck", and $40k spread between regular cab 2wd XL and crew cab 4WD Platinum/Denali/Longhorn trims. The market wants a variety of choices.
People also get discounts of over $10k off MSRP for full sized trucks. So comparing $32k after rebates to $60k MSRP is just as good as "news media" distortion.
