Will I've always been a chevy guy and my dad was a chevy guy. Now that GM stands for Government Motors, I've bought my last one! I'm looking at a 2010 f150 4x4 supercrew xlt. What Should I know. I'm a babe in the woods, so be gentle. Is there a real diff between the 4.x litre and 5.x litre engines other than about 2mpg and 2k$ Anyway enlightened folks please chime in. The only thing I have head is that fords are notorius for coils and ball joints. I'm in PA about 45 minutes west of Philly.

BTW it's kinda funny that a silverado banner add is at the top of this post!

 

lol welcome, ya those ads are pretty annoying. besides the two differences you pointed out, also more power with the 5.4L

 

Welcome to the forum.
Noticed the banner huh ? Well since chebby had sooo much money after the bail out they decided to sponsor a F150 forum. HaHa
If your gonna really use your truck for hauling or towing I'd get the 5.4.

 

Well I got a call back and I can get the truck (msrp is 35k) less 3500 rebate, less 1000 for ford finance use (ill pay that off in a month) and since I work for a company that has a deal with ford call the x-plan (sounds cool) with a $2,650, more discound, I get the f150xlt towing package power package for around 28k + taxes. Does this seem on par on what to expect?

 

ya thats a great deal

 

Well I can certanly say I shopped around. I decided I could go a bit more and stay in budget and get what I want (color options etc). Well the dealer did not have it on the lot but said he could get it if I paid him 500 to go get it. He also requires a 250 fee for etching the glass he indicated that would help get it back if stolen. I said u mean it would help the insurance co. Anyway I said I'll buy right now if you drop the etching activation fee and the 500. I guess they don't have a problem selling trucks because he said he could not do it. He asked If I would let it go for only 500 and I said yep. So I walked. Have not been able to come close to what I want since but I set my limit and did not go over. Oh well I guess its back to looking for used, I just can't find a dealer that has what I want

 

Have you looked into ordering one ?
You can get all the options you want and none you don't.
That is how I got my last two. And they were cheaper than the ones on the lot that were close but. Not exactly what I wanted.
Nothing like driving a truck built special for you !
Just a thought.

 

I would have ordered if I could have, but that would mean a 2011 and could not get the incentives which would have meant losing 3500 bucks Anyway a sales guy who really worked to get me a truck found one that had almost all i wanted except the backup sensors and tow break but they were not got-2-haves anyway. I ended up almost 8k off MSRP. The main point was the other dealership wanted a 500 fetch-it-fee and 250 bucks to activate a security etching which I did not want. This guy worked and he got the sale. I'm flying to Atlanta monday and be gone a week on business but she will be waiting on me Friday when I get home!