Price of new Ford 3.5 EB F-150 XLT (Are they Crazy)

Yeah, truck pricing is through the roof.
I've got a couple more years to go and then my '03 F-250 will be a towing princess.

bstar1952 wrote:
Was thinking about getting a new F-150 XLT EB Crewcab (thinking didn't last very long). Wow, well over $50K for a mid-optioned 1/2 ton truck, to me that's crazy. I brought a loaded V8 XLT in 2010 and it was only $24K. Cannot in any way justify that much money in a truck, unless a diesel HD. Oh well, my 2500 gas Chevy, which was nearly $10K less than the XLT 2 years ago, lousy gas mileage and all, will do just fine.

Umm... I guess you just "woke up"?

Yeah, EB add significant up charge, Crewcab adds significant up charge, "max payload" comes at a significant up charge (if you don't get a max payload your F150 will only have about 1500-1600 lbs of payload), all aluminum body does not come cheap either..

F150 is marketed for the boulevard queen folks and as such it has ALWAYS cost MORE.. (shhh, its a "secret")..

Price a F250 XLT with a 6.2 and you notice that it is OFTEN LESS than a F150.. Sure, it isn't quite as soft of ride and YES it doesn't get 18 MPG empty.. BUT the EB F150 does not get any substantially better mileage when towing when compared to F250/350 with 6.2..

My nicely equipped 2013 F250 super cab with 6.2 cost me just about $40K out the door with no trade in.. And best of all, I didn't have to buy max payload to get 3415 lbs worth of payload (TWICE as much as a F150 with max payload)..

bstar1952 wrote:
...........I brought a loaded V8 XLT in 2010 and it was only $24K.............

Well you must have gotten one heck of a deal. I paid more than that for my 2009 loaded F150 XLT SuperCab 4x4 with the Ford X Plan. Although you didn't say whether your 2010 was a 4x4 or what cab configuation. :@

Yeah, I've looked at the new ones too and I can't believe the price increase.. I've got a 13 F150 XLT with Max Tow and the 302a option group, so it's the most loaded vehicle I've ever owned! :)

I got mine out the door for $38k with 56 miles on it in January 2014. It's sticker price was $43k.

Can't even look at an equally equipped rig as mine for under $46K BEFORE all the taxes, license and other stuff....

Gonna take real good care of this truck and hope it gets me down the road for another 10+ years!

Mitch

When I bought my used Diesel Denali with 10,000 miles on the dealership was assuring me what a fantastic deal I was getting @ $49,000.00! That winds up being $55,000.00 out the door! It may be what you have to pay, but I will never agree that it's a great deal. It's $55,000.00 for something that starts wearing out the minute you start driving it!

Buy used. From all the lease turn-ins from people who can't afford them.

The one in my sig was MSRP at $46,xxx But I got out the door for $32,xxx. I feel like I have a fair value for the money. I also don't buy into the F250 for less money...it wasn't what I saw when I shopped. They seem to average about 10k from each other.

3oaks wrote:
Although you didn't say whether your 2010 was a 4x4 or what cab configuation. :@

Was a 2 WD, small V8.

CoolMom42 - Like your answer and you're probably correct.

When I bought our 2015 Ram 1500 diesel with air suspension it was over 5k less than a comparable Ford Lariat vs our Laramie. Ours out the door was 46k. I figured with the mileage increase over 120k miles it was at a minimum a 10k decision in favor of the Eco diesel.

I was a Ford guy and our 08 f150 was a great truck. It seems the blue oval can command the numbers, good for them. I suspect time will tell however, if a mid level truck is hits 50k, then they might see some kind of resistance. For those of us who need it all, we just seem to pay the price for all the toys....

I dunno', pretty much past history on my part but I paid around $31K (on a Ford Plan) in '03 for the Superduty in my signature. It is an XL but loaded. At that time, the diesel, for me, was about a $7K upgrade in price. On top of rebates, I got a free topper and an execellent bed spray job.

If I had one gripe: the truck is underpowered for it's weight. I have 192K on the clock with no major repairs.