asidrave

I bought my 16 KR (build date 2/16) on 8/17 brand new leftover with only 23 miles on the clock. It now has over 10k miles on it, not a single issue (knock on wood)

With that said, its the luck of the draw on any new vehicle sitting on the lot 1 week, 1 month or 1 year.

Fx4gary

I got my 15 in Feb. 16 as a leftover. My 13 had been totaled when I was hit head on. Mine was built on 9/29/15, last 15 was built on 11/5/15. Being built near the end of the production year I figured that most of the first year defects should have been corrected. I was right, 37k later not a single issue requiring a trip back to the dealer. Als got a good deal on the price as a leftover. Since I'm not planning on trading anytime soon, not worried about losing resale or trade value. So I have no complaints about a leftover.

dajohu

Mine spent a week in the shop the first month, all due to the IWE issue which they had never seen before I guess. Replaced a ton of parts until they finally fixed it. So I wondered the same thing. Got it pretty cheap, and it was located at a smaller dealership an hour away from a larger city.

After a few more months, it's been trouble free (8k miles) and I still love the truck.

mdphotographer

I bought my 2007 F-150 Scab in Feb 2008 it had already had a birthday when I bought it put 118k on it in 8 years never replaced anything except tires and brakes and the battery

KubotaB

tom231

I bought one of the last 2011's on the lot in December of that year, it was a white scab with a tan interior that apparently nobody liked, so I got a good deal on it. I drove that truck for almost three years and never had a single issue with it. Just because it's a "left over" doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be troublesome.

95stepside

If you can't be civil and stay on topic, stay out of the thread

rogerswt

Old stock vehicles are in dealerships for a variety of reasons, but most likely because its an unusual or unpopular build combo or color. Domestic OEMs manufacture and sell under a "push" model; vehicles are manufactured according to market estimates, and pushed/sold to dealerships without pending customer orders. Individual customer factory orders ("pull") are not a large percentage of sales. The factories are running day and night building all kinds of combinations they think will sell, and all that inventory has to go somewhere. It's common practice for OEMs to jam dealerships, requiring them to accept less popular build combos in addition to the combos that sell rapidly. And those are the vehicles that end up sitting for a while.

As far as the vehicle goes, it really doesn't matter how "old" it is when its a new vehicle; its still new, still low mileage, still with full warranty based on an in-service date, not a build date. Sitting for a long period can be tough on tires and paint, and you may see some normal surface rust on rotors and exposed steel, but that's minor stuff that can usually be discounted in the deal. I'm sure the mechanics on the forum have an opinion on vehicles sitting around and there probably are some minor downside risks ... fluids, perhaps ... which if you are are aware of them, could also be taken into account in the final deal.

Bottom line ... there are great deals to be had on old stock if you can find the vehicle you want.

04YELLOWGT

I picked up my 2015 is April of 2016 with 80 miles on it. The truck stickered for 43 I paid 30 OTD. It wasn't exactly what I wanted but had the main features, 4WD, SCREW, and tow package. The only thing that was a slight turn off was the color (red) and it didn't have the backup camera. For the price the color had grown on me and when I feel like it I'll add a backup camera. I have 25k miles on it and haven't had a single issue with it.

I looked at a few used trucks before I bought the 2015. Most had 20-30k miles on them and they were as much or more than the 15.

shadowmaker

In Jan 17, I was looking at a 2016 Lariat that was built in Nov 15. It had less than 25 miles on it. It was discounted $9k. I talked to 3 different salesman and finally the sales manager. They came down $500 on the price but had a $699 processing fee that they wouldnt take off. Basically the truck was almost 2 yrs old and even though new, once it was mine it would be a 2 yr old truck. I passed on it. It sat another 3 months I think.