AricsFX

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leather is different. Literally never use the massaging seats but I can say my seats are so much nicer than the lariat I had before.

Stu Cazzo

Ya they probably use real leather in the platinums...not the fake ****.

ssam98

The platinum has real wood, better leather, brush aluminum, rear plaque,nicer rims, steering wheel, massage, and better re-sale value.

sholxgt

I just bought a Platinum. Got $9,000 off sticker and $2,500 over KBB on my trade. There are probably better deals to be had with more negotiating, but that put me close enough to where I thought it was a fair deal. My truck was only a few days on lot so it didn't qualify for the 0 for 72, but did get 0.9 for 72. I specifically wanted a never test driven new to lot truck, so I'm OK with the .9% extra interest.

My favorite spec on the F150 is a fully optioned Lariat Sport, but those seem hard to come by.

cgarison

If you add up the price of the extras that you have to order "à la carte" on the Lariat but are standard on the 701a truck, then the difference in price between the two trims is less than a single truck payment. In fact, my configuration was about $200 cheaper than when all the options were added to the Lariat, but I had a lot of packages selected for both configurations and the Lariat that I wanted had the $300 price premium of the "Sport Appearance Package". So the upgraded leather and massaging seats only cost me $100 more than a Lariat 502a or $200 less than a 502a Sport. So the price difference between the two trucks is a wash.

As far as discounts, the only Lariat models that have more cash on the hood than the Platinum/KR trims are the trucks that are equipped with the 2.7L EcoBoost motor. Those trucks may have up to $11K in discounts towards the end of the model year while the V8 and 3.5L EcoBoost Lariat only get about $1000 which is the same as the Platinum/KR.

BMack37

I had a hell of a time getting them to budge as much as I would have liked off sticker but I was able to get them to throw in spray in bed liner and tri-fold cover. No military or Ford Credit discount for me.

acdii

Your welcome. Guess snarcasm goes right over your head! It was meant as a joke (insert really ignorant statement here, but I won't)

acdii

Spot on. Difference between the two is less than $1000, and the leather and seat comfort is far better. If you don't like the plaque on the back, wrap it. It actually looks really good with a wrap on it. I love mine and I get a lot of compliments on the Magma Red. Of all the colors Ford has, only two actually look good with the brushed grill and tailgate plaque, the White and Magma Red, all the rest look meh, better with the plaque wrapped, especially the black ones.

tmcolegr

I had planned on purchasing a fully loaded Lariat and found the 701A Platinum was less than the Lariat.

Couldn't beat Brandon Ford's pricing or selection anywhere

DaveInMn

Low sticker was $66,940. Paid $55,160 (+tax+lic). Discount included a (very welcome) $3,500 PCO.
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