Which motor should we get.

flat_twin wrote:

captnjack wrote:
In my experience, working with cash does not help you; it actually hurts. Dealers make money off of financing.

Apparently they do. I knew I'd have to borrow a little to trade up to the F250 and would use my credit union. The dealer insisted his banks could beat their rates. I said show me in writing. He did. I took those rates back to my credit union and they lowered their rates to beat what the dealer offered. This went back and forth twice. In the end I borrowed from my credit union as I planned but I saved roughly $800 thanks to the dealer insisting he could do better.

Nice work. "everything is negotiable" is my mantra!

captnjack wrote:
In my experience, working with cash does not help you; it actually hurts. Dealers make money off of financing.

Apparently they do. I knew I'd have to borrow a little to trade up to the F250 and would use my credit union. The dealer insisted his banks could beat their rates. I said show me in writing. He did. I took those rates back to my credit union and they lowered their rates to beat what the dealer offered. This went back and forth twice. In the end I borrowed from my credit union as I planned but I saved roughly $800 thanks to the dealer insisting he could do better.

Dennis Smith wrote:
Well the dealer came back with a offer and we are the proud owner of a 2009 F250 Crew cab, with the 5.4 and a topper on the back. We fell in love with the power mirrors, press the button and they extend out, and the topper was on our list of must haves. It for sure has a ton of room. We paid $26,000 when it was all said and done. Not sure if that was a good deal or not. But its ours now. The best part, we have been saving for two years and paid cash for it. No monthly payments.

You did just fine Dennis. It was the same kind of deal I was looking for not that long ago. I shopped for weeks online and in person last fall looking for a 3/4 ton crew cab to replace our Tundra ex cab. I found an extremely clean 08 F250 CC Lariat V10 with a known history and got it for 25k.
I think getting a nice fiberglass cap makes your deal a little better because I miss the one I had on my Tundra. The Ford came with a nice roll back soft tonneau cover and we're going to try to get by with that.
I have towed just a couple times with the F250 and the factory brake controller worked just fine. Heavy duty suspension and brakes make the towing experience a lot less stressful.
Enjoy your F-250!!

You should be happy with the 5.4L engine. Plenty of pulling power. Acceptable mpg. Also great for driving without the trailer as an everyday vehicle. My 2006 F150 has the towing package with the 3:73 rear axle. Great all around gearing.

Dennis Smith wrote:
Well the dealer came back with a offer and we are the proud owner of a 2009 F250 Crew cab, with the 5.4 and a topper on the back. We fell in love with the power mirrors, press the button and they extend out, and the topper was on our list of must haves. It for sure has a ton of room. We paid $26,000 when it was all said and done. Not sure if that was a good deal or not. But its ours now. The best part, we have been saving for two years and paid cash for it. No monthly payments.

nice to see common sense thinking. New is great but less stress is better.

chevman

Go with a gas engine and 4.10 gears and you can pull the trailer with a 1/2 ton pickup. Test drive the 3 makes of 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton trucks and see how they handle and how comfortable they are to drive. Big difference in the ride of most 3/4 and 1-ton trucks with their solid front axles.

Dennis Smith wrote:
color silver, weight a lot, 6300 pound, name= no payment.

Got to love the single payment method! Great name!

color silver, weight a lot, 6300 pound, name= no payment.

Dennis Smith wrote:
Oh one other thing, it has the built in Ford brake controller, does anyone have that and does it work well?

On my '06 Ford it works great. I set it when we got it and have not needed to adjust it since.

Congratulations!!! What color, how much does it weigh, what did you name it? :B