bpounds wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
...if it's important, it's a simple solution...
I don't believe it is a viable solution.
What is a done-every-day solution is to just buy the truck. Swap tires to whatever you want, and there is a pretty good market for take-off tires, so you'll get a portion of the cost back. Probably come out better than how a dealer would mark it up.
I actually inquired about the dealer changing out tires prior to delivery of a truck. They told me Ford does not allow them to do that. Now, I'm not saying I believe that. Just repeating what they told me. I didn't press him on it, but I'm sure they had trucks sitting there with all kinds of dealer added lifts and lights and bling. Calling a seller a liar usually doesn't help ones negotiating position.
That is an option to just buy a new set after you get home but then you just paid for 8 tires when you only need 4. Even though they are brand new, selling them you will be lucky to get 25% of the value.
The dealer can likely do a swap that costs him zero if he has another truck with the specified tires on the lot. It may technically be wrong per their ford dealership agreement but as most people aren't paying attention, as long as they aren't an incorrect size/load rating, it's unlikely to ever be an issue. Dealer can up-charge 50% of the cost of the tires and that's pure profit.
