lutter5-0

What I think is great is, guys buy pickups with carpeted floors, then go and buy rubber mats to cover nearly every inch they can of the floor. LMAO

speeddemon0712

What's wrong with that? It's to avoid completely trashing the carpet so it looks somewhat half way decent in 10-15 years. Plus it's easier to clean up.

Marklite

Because I got a loaded XL with more stuff than I need for less than 30 grand. I love my rubber floor!

StangMan04

Because I can't feed my family.

BlackBoost

Well first, I got the truck because it's a truck, not a luxury car. I got the XLT with almost every option because it was thousands cheaper than a Lariat to get things I didn't need.


For my XLT, with everything on it (including moonroof) it was the same price as a base Lariat. If I add the same things to the Lariat, it then costs 9k more than the XLT, but the only extra things it has is BLIS, side spotlights, leather seats and a Lariat badge (all things I don't want). So those few things for 9k extra is not worth it for me. Besides, I'm not a fan of all the extra gizmos and stuff that come on the higher trims, and judging by the amount of complaints about how these "convenience" features keep breaking or not working right, I'm glad I didn't go that route.


And no, it's not a money thing. I could have gotten a Platinum or a Limited if I wanted to, but the prices for the extra overpriced gizmos are outrageous for what they are. I'm very happy with my choice, it gets the job done of being a truck, and I only have 3 more months of payments left and she's paid off! I'm guessing I could have also paid off a Platinum in the same amount of time, but I would have probably paid it off in 3 years instead of 2.

otisdog

iTrader: (1)

Because I need a truck, and I don't need all the foo-foo stuff that comes on the upper trim levels...I have that stuff on my other cars. Only thing that I plan on adding are the Lariat visors and the carplay module. Have already torn out the rear sear of the Supercab so I can build a deck for my dog.

jd50i

If you have to ask, you won't understand

msgtord

And he never will.

Don't like leather seats.
Don't like extra shiny trim pieces.
Usually end up buying aftermarket wheels any way.
I de badge my vehicles, so I don't care if people know what trim level I have.

Aenima

For me it was because the Lariat is stupidly more expensive than the XLT, and I wanted to spread out how much money I laid out up front. There's really no frustration in adding most of the additional bits either - the tailgate assist, leather interior, led headlights - they're all nice to have's but completely unnecessary.

ricky81

iTrader: (1)

Because buying the lower trim keeps the po po away and takes the heat away from me. And I save some $$$$ that I stash into the truck