Opinion on half ton trucks
Im at the point im looking at a new TV. I have done extensive research, poured through both biased and un-biased forums. Watched tons of YouTube videos on MPGs, tow tests, and known mechanical issue...
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IdaD wrote:I've priced the "comparable" 3/4 ton truck, depending on incentives at the time the prices can be real close but the 3/4 ton is generally about $2K more (at times the difference has been a few hundred, incentives vary a lot month to month). And go ahead and press that diesel button and you can throw another $9K at the price.troubledwaters wrote:IdaD wrote:I can get a brand new 2018 XLT, 3.5L Ecoboost, 10 spd transmission, SuperCrew, 4x4, 6.5 ft bed, Equipment Group 301A, Heavy duty payload package, spray in bed liner, hard tonneau cover, remote start, running boards, and towing mirrors for $46K (including incentives), right now today. The MSRP is only $52K plus you get to subtract $2750 in incentives.Samsonsworld wrote:
IDK, I'd be tempted if the price was right but every time I find a max tow on a lot, it's over $50k discounted. You can get a dang nice 3/4 ton for that.
Yep. The average F150 currently sells for about $6-7k more than I paid for my Cummins Ram, let alone the relatively rare ones equipped with max tow and heavy duty payload. People don't spend less on half tons, they spend just as much (or more) and get less truck. I realize I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Yes, exactly. I paid just under $40k for the truck in my sig in June 2015 - same basic configuration as that truck, slightly lighter on options but not hugely so, with the Cummins diesel. Trucks have gone up in pricing since then but I could still get a comparable truck for less than $46k.
The deal breaker for me is you can't get the 3.5 Ecoboost or the 10 sp transmission in the 3/4 ton. If I can get the payload I need with the 3.5 Ecoboost and 10 sp transmission i'm all in. Get me a 3/4 ton in that configuration and I could change my mind.
