Shopping for New Ford

Thanks for the advice!
We will be buying at least a 33-35 foot 5th wheel. That much I know now. There is no way it will weigh less than maybe 12-13000 pounds. A little extra truck doesn't bother me at all.
Both dealers, Dennis Dillon and Dave Smith, post prices online
for 2017 trucks, so I was hoping someone had a dealer to refer me to who does the same for Fords. I have used car buying services before, and I may well do it again this time.
Thanks again!

"I know I'm going to buy a one ton diesel for my impending retirement (YAY!) so we can get a fifth wheel and go camping"

Great! However, I'd pick the 5er or TT first. You may....may....not need a one ton. Yes, more truck than is needed is a good thing but a one ton pulling a 5,000 to 6,000 pound unit doesn't make sense IMO.

Lithia in Boise had their Super Duty's discounted down about as much as Dennis Dillon did on HD Rams back when I bought in 2015. I'm not sure that would apply with the all new models, though, so you might need to either try to find a 2016 or wait until the new models aren't so new anymore. What I couldn't find at the time was a GM dealer willing to price as low as the Fords or Rams that were available. Happily I liked the Ram better anyway so I didn't really try to work a deal with any of the GM dealers. I do agree that the high volume no haggle model is the way to go from a consumer standpoint.

If you belong to Sams Club they have an auto purchasing program. They give you a flat price and list some local dealers that accept it. If nothing else it would put a ceiling on the final price. I just got a Toyota Corolla for my wife and we got a much better price than the SC program offered.

Even though I am not in the market for a new Ford truck (yet), I typically watch what local dealers are doing throughout the year. And right now, it appears Ford is not offering much, if any, rebate on the new 2017's. In recent years, dealers have typically offered $12,000 or more in rebates and discounts off sticker price locally. I bought my 2012 F350 new at the end of the 2012 model year for #14,000 off sticker, that being Ford rebate plus dealer discount. That kind of rebate/discount was typical around here for the last several years. But not now on the new 2017s. You may have to wait for a while before you can get a good deal on the new Ford Superdutys.

Buying the tow vehicle before the fifth wheel or trailer might not be such a good idea. It limits the size of the rv you can get. You may be set on the weight and length you want, but things change when you are really shopping for the rv.

There's plenty of Big 3 dealers that advertise so-called "no-haggle" prices online. I think what you're saying is there are very few that unabashedly advertise no-haggle, 20+ percent off MSRP pricing online like Dennis Dillon (and to a lesser extent, Dave Smith) in Idaho.

When I was shopping all the Big 3, 1-ton trucks a year ago, Dennis Dillon's 20+ percent off MSRP online pricing enabled me to leverage an awesome deal on a Ram 3500 much closer to home (right there in Southern CA I might add--I live in AZ). I was shopping nationwide and just couldn't find discounts anywhere near this high on any Ford and GM trucks.

Good luck!