johnday in BFE

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Sounds like you have a pretty good relationship with your dealer too. My salesman, and a lot of the mechs and people in the offices all know me and the truck, so there is the possibility it could work to my advantage. A couple of the mechanics showed interest in buying it earlier this year, no price was talked about since I hadn't thought of selling it then. Most of my services were done there, and the couple times it wasn't, it was done at a dealer in Westland that more/less know the truck as well.
Way back, in '94, that's 1994, not 1894, I traded an F150 I bought new at year end in 1991. I actually got within $500 of what I paid for the truck new on a trade. This truck is every bit as clean as that one was, so I'm hoping. That truck was on the lot 1 day. I saw the new owner drive off with it, the dealership didn't even bother detailing it, this truck they won't have to either.
Ha, if the deal isn't worked, I'll just park that olde '12 in the barn this winter instead of an '18, either one will take up the same amount of space.

johnday in BFE

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OK, decision and begging time.
Dealer offered me 21k for mine, to be returned to stock. My tires/wheels, suspension, exhaust, and CAI are already sold if I do this, I'll have more parts for sale.
Not a bad deal at all, includes being hand delivered right to my door, and the "Z" plan price.
Now to convince the real boss. LOL, she still can't figure why I insist on keeping a paid for Ranger as a DD!

RLXXI

I've got 1 more payment and my truck is all mine. I think I'll enjoy a like new highly customized truck with less than 14k miles for a while.
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stainlessman

Oh Come On Rnl....the 2018 F150 diesel is calling your name !!! When I make my last payment...I'm shopping !!!

RLXXI

Nothing with a diesel is calling my name, I hate the stinking things. Shopping on the other hand,...... well lets just say you might see something like this on the back of my paid for truck.


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BigDozer66

Summers22

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Magma Red, Magma Red.......its calling your name.

johnday in BFE

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Haha! Ya, it is. From what I'm told, there aren't many around yet, problem will be keeping that dark of a color clean if I do this. I've thought about Lithium, but I don't think so. It's a nice color, but a bit too common. If it was E4 Red, there'd be zero doubt what I'd do.

Summers22

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LOL, I hear ya on clean. I didnt realize how much darker Lightning Blue was than the Blue Flame. Regardless, I love the color and am super glad I chose it. Almost went with Magnetic. Glad I didnt though because about the same time a guy in my town bought a Magnetic and then another bought a black one. So out of the 3 F150's that are 2015-2017 in my town of 900 people, we all have different colors.

johnday in BFE

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LOL, yesterday while I was at the dealer, besides talking about the new truck, I needed things done on the Ranger. As I sat there, a 2011 F150 came in, identical to mine, except a year earlier, and bone stock. I had seen the guy around town before, and we got BSing. I described my 150, and the guy says he'd been wanting to talk to me about it. That makes 2 other ones similar to mine in Alpena. I saw the 3rd one the other day, and it looks like he's starting to do a few things to it. Looked like he had a new level on it.

I'll be honest here, I'm having a hard time making up my mind, and still haven't said anything to the boss yet. Cost is a nonissue, it's just that I've got a rather low mileage, modded out truck, I'm somewhat attached to. Plus, it'll be the first time in many years I "haven't" had a 4X4. I get a little nervous with that, but really, about the only time I used 4X4 on this truck, is when it wouldn't go where the RWD Ranger would. I don't need to get out anymore in megafeet of snow/ice that could require 4X4, so there is that, and the mileage I'll pickup by running some of those short little "32" inch tires!! LOL
Never thought I'd be thinking like this, previously, 4X4 was a given!!