The wife spotted a well equipped 2014 F150 XLT. Came with everything we needed, plus leather and HID lights, both of which we appreciated. The interior is a little less fancy over the FX4 we had looked at previously. There is a column shifter instead of a regular shift gate, different center console, less 12V outputs, and the steering wheel only tilts.
But the payload was a little higher, and the price was good.
That dealer also did the autotrader "guaranteed" trade-in. So I ran it and came out at 1900 something. That was about the 2k I was expecting, so we went to buy our truck, half expecting another nasty surprise.
And there was none! In fact, there was zero price negotiation, as the truck we were buying was deeply discounted and I had no interest in haggling given the reasonable trade-in price. We'd have been in and out in 2 hours if not for the finance department being understaffed.
Kudos to Evergreen Ford of Issaquah for a pleasant and low pressure buying environment!
But the payload was a little higher, and the price was good.
That dealer also did the autotrader "guaranteed" trade-in. So I ran it and came out at 1900 something. That was about the 2k I was expecting, so we went to buy our truck, half expecting another nasty surprise.
And there was none! In fact, there was zero price negotiation, as the truck we were buying was deeply discounted and I had no interest in haggling given the reasonable trade-in price. We'd have been in and out in 2 hours if not for the finance department being understaffed.
Kudos to Evergreen Ford of Issaquah for a pleasant and low pressure buying environment!
Tow mirrors are here, just need to be put on
Ford wanted $650 for the factory ones, so got some off ebay.
My Max Tow option only cost $335 extra.. That gives me #7700 GVWR and the tow mirrors.. 🙂
Plus the 302A trim package gets the extra stuff with the XLT. I've seen other XLT's that don't have that package and it's just a step above an Xl..
But, glad you got your truck OP.. Been reading your "blog" of your search and it's been very entertaining and I think you'll be more than happy with your choice!
Good luck!
Mitch
