Ok so my lease for my 2011 F-150 is up in a year and I started to do my homework on getting a new truck just so I dont rush it and I get something that I really like. I'm stuck between 3 things, The Raptor, the Atlas (i know its a concept but it looks like they are going to go ahead with this one since its already on fords wedsite) or an F250. I LOVE to go offroading but i am also looking for a daily driver and a work truck. I dont tow much and i take my truck down the shore (to the beach) during the summer. The reason for the raptor is because i love to play off road. I live in north jersey so we get snow and during the summer i go to trails. I love the power and everything about it but I heard that you cant put a toolbox in the bed though and i need one for work. I think the atlas looks mean as F**K but like i said I like to go offroad sometimes and this truck seems to be more of a pavement princess. I love all of the features it is supposed to have. And finally the 250. I am looking at this because I would want to get a plow so I can start making money again doing that. It snows a couple good times during the winter here and I would make some good money. But it doesnt snow from april-october so i wouldnt need the plow then and i would want a more fun truck (raptor or atlas) for those times. I also heard that it rides rough for a daily driver. What do you guys think would suit me best. sorry if i left out some details.

 

Sorry for Not answering your question but I was wondering. How exactly does a lease work?

 

without getting too technical, you pay regular payments for a term of (usually) 3 years with an agreement on how much mileage you put on the vehicle per year. When the term is up you have the option of trading it in and getting a new vehicle or buying it out in full. You never really "own" the vehicle.

 

exactly

 

You laid awake last night thinking that one up, didn't you?

I don't think there is a simple answer for you. In other words, no single truck will do all those things you describe. At least, not very well. Further, I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't offroad your daily driver. When you break stuff, you are just stuck. I'm also going to go against the grain and say, I don't think the Raptor is all that capable for off roading. Maybe you should consider a new Lariat, or King Ranch for work and daily driving and an old Jeep CJ for offroading. Or, the F250 for DD/work/snow plow, and the CJ for offroading.
That's about the best solution I can come up with.

 

No down payment?

Can you mod it?

I guess that'd be a good deal for a wife right. Since they'd like just a stock nice car.

 

yes you put do a down payment. Ive put tints on it, K&N CAI, emergency lights and sirens (im a firefighter), air horns, rhino lining, tool box. when i trade it in they said that the rhino lining would be considered an upgrade made to the truck and the tints are fine to leave on.

 

How big are your payments?!

 

My down payment was $3,000 and my monthly payments are around $330

 

Depending on your credit you can get away with no down payment. Payments are normally cheaper on a lease but in the end you have nothing to show for it except that you drove a vehicle for a few years. If they consider your mods to be "damaging" then you have to pay for the fix. Really depends on the dealer in this case and since you don't really own the car I wouldn't want to invest to much in modifications. In the end you do have any option to purchase the vehicle or give it back. I leased my wife's Camry and we ended up buying it because we bought it for 3k under blue book value.