Contemplating the 2017 Platinum F350

[4x4ord]

I've got an opportunity to sell my 2016 Platinum for what I believe to be a very good price, especially reletive to what I paid for it. Then I look at what they want to go to a new one and I think I might just keep what I have. How much more would you be willing to pay for a new '17 Platinum vs a '16 Platinum with 30k miles?

[blofgren]

4x4ord wrote:
All three manufacturers have absolutely incredible drivetrains now. As far as I'm concerned my 2016 Ford back seat is the perfect size and I think the GM might be a little bigger. I probably should look at both GM and Ram before I get too excited. I went to a Ford dealer yesterday and wondered around in the showroom for 20 minutes. They didn't have a Platinum to drool over but I did find a nice a Lariat. Nobody asked if they could help so I left. Maybe next week I'll be able to take one for a drive.

Well, where are the pics of the new ride? :B

[blofgren]

alexleblanc wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
All three manufacturers have absolutely incredible drivetrains now. As far as I'm concerned my 2016 Ford back seat is the perfect size and I think the GM might be a little bigger. I probably should look at both GM and Ram before I get too excited. I went to a Ford dealer yesterday and wondered around in the showroom for 20 minutes. They didn't have a Platinum to drool over but I did find a nice a Lariat. Nobody asked if they could help so I left. Maybe next week I'll be able to take one for a drive.

don't take one out for a drive, I can almost guarantee you'll end up buying it if you do. I wasn't going to buy a new truck this year and I caved after trying one - plus the deal was too good to pass up.

This is why I avoid going to dealerships like the plague! :B

[alexleblanc]

4x4ord wrote:
All three manufacturers have absolutely incredible drivetrains now. As far as I'm concerned my 2016 Ford back seat is the perfect size and I think the GM might be a little bigger. I probably should look at both GM and Ram before I get too excited. I went to a Ford dealer yesterday and wondered around in the showroom for 20 minutes. They didn't have a Platinum to drool over but I did find a nice a Lariat. Nobody asked if they could help so I left. Maybe next week I'll be able to take one for a drive.

don't take one out for a drive, I can almost guarantee you'll end up buying it if you do. I wasn't going to buy a new truck this year and I caved after trying one - plus the deal was too good to pass up.

[4x4ord]

All three manufacturers have absolutely incredible drivetrains now. As far as I'm concerned my 2016 Ford back seat is the perfect size and I think the GM might be a little bigger. I probably should look at both GM and Ram before I get too excited. I went to a Ford dealer yesterday and wondered around in the showroom for 20 minutes. They didn't have a Platinum to drool over but I did find a nice a Lariat. Nobody asked if they could help so I left. Maybe next week I'll be able to take one for a drive.

[Lantley]

desiphil wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

Definitely not the case near Houston. I'm guessing a 2018 Denali is currently $6-10k cheaper than a 2017 Platinum. I found a couple for $62-64k - about the price of modestly equipped Lariat. I would of stuck with GM, but kids and mom really appreciated the bigger back seat area of the Ford.

As much as I prefer the Duramax/Allison drivetrain. The interior room in the Ford cab is hard to overlook.

[desiphil]

4x4ord wrote:

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

Definitely not the case near Houston. I'm guessing a 2018 Denali is currently $6-10k cheaper than a 2017 Platinum. I found a couple for $62-64k - about the price of modestly equipped Lariat. I would of stuck with GM, but kids and mom really appreciated the bigger back seat area of the Ford.

[FishOnOne]

These brand new Ranch Hand bumpers sure look great on these new Super Duty's.

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4x4ord wrote:

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4x4ord wrote:

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

Were you taking about your '16 or the NBS '17s? If the latter, that's v surprising.

March of 2016.

Thanks. That makes sense. Was some great deals to be had on the OBS Super Duties last year. I've always gotten better deals on GMs and Cummins than Fords with one exception--- back during the market crash I had a brand new black 2008 F250 PSD FX4 for 20k off of MSRP. Man it was such a hard deal to pass up but I needed a 1-ton.

To get back on topic- the '17s are tremendous and if you have the means I'd make the jump.

[4x4ord]

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4x4ord wrote:

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

Were you taking about your '16 or the NBS '17s? If the latter, that's v surprising.

March of 2016.

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4x4ord wrote:

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

Were you taking about your '16 or the NBS '17s? If the latter, that's v surprising.

[4x4ord]

FishOnOne wrote:
All I'm going to say is don't test drive one unless your financial position is prepared.

I'm thinking the 2019 6.7PSD will reach the 1,000 ft/lbs plus and if so I'm pulling the trigger and no questions will be asked from this forum. :B

I've read that the Sharonville transmission manufacturing facility (where the 6r140 is manufactured) is scheduled to undergo a major retooling in August of 2019 in order to begin producing the 10r140.
10 refers to 10 forward gears.
R refers to rear wheel drive application.
140 refers to 1400 NM input torque.

1400 NM is equivalent to 1033 lb ft of torque.

If this info is accurate the 2020 Superduty will be equipped with a 10 speed transmission. If they plan to bump the torque of the Powerdtroke beyond the 1000 lbft level anytime soon I'm surprised the new transmission code name isn't 10r150 or 10r160.

[4x4ord]

desiphil wrote:
Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

Prior to buying my Ford I looked at the GM. I thought the GM drove nice. When I told the GM salesman what I could get a Ford Platinum for she said she honestly couldn't sell me a used GMC Denali For that price. You should have been able to trade straight across.:)

[desiphil]

Just traded in a 2015 Chevy 3500 SRW on a 2017 F-350 DRW. It drives nice.

[hedge]

lol, I told myself I was just going to take it for a drive too... then one thing led to another and...

They're interesting to drive, almost feels like you're driving a half ton, except to me anyways it feels bigger. That could be because I went from a 6 3/4' SRW to a dually though. I don't notice the width but I do the length (duallys only come in 8')

[4x4ord]

1jeep wrote:
Have you driven the 2017, do you feel it is worth the extra $$? im not sure it would be worth it to me, even if I didn't love my wifes truck I still think I would wait a year.

I plan on taking one for a spin next week.