View Poll Results: Used CPO 2014 Raptor or wait for a 2017 Raptor?
2014 CPO Raptor
9
23.68%
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29
76.32%
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Used/CPO 2014 Raptor or wait for 2017 Raptor?
10-12-2015, 06:21 AM
#21
Senior Member
About as many horror stories as there are guys that "were going to buy a Raptor but changed thier mind." lolIf I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I'd have that 2016 GT350R I was going to buy....but I changed my mind, the rear seat delete just wasn't practical.
10-12-2015, 09:22 AM
#22
You got it! :-)
Manufacturers are now in the business of "certifying" low mileage used cars and slapping an extended warranty then marking up the price. Not a bad thing all things being equal and viewed by many as a way to get a gently used car with a warranty.
Manufacturers are now in the business of "certifying" low mileage used cars and slapping an extended warranty then marking up the price. Not a bad thing all things being equal and viewed by many as a way to get a gently used car with a warranty.
10-12-2015, 01:14 PM
#23
Senior Member
Wayne
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solsurfr (10-13-2015)
10-16-2015, 06:21 PM
#24
I was seriously contemplating buying a raptor. A friend of mine bought one and they seem like such a pain in the @$$ for a normal person. What I mean by that is he uses his to go out in the mountains in California. Most people don't take a 60k truck and head for the mountains with it. The shocks are high performance shocks so he has to rebuild them or have them rebuilt and recharged every few thousand miles, his gas mileage is at about 10 MPG, and tires are 2 or 3 grand a whack. Don't get me wrong I love and appreciate a raptor, but to me it just seemed like a lot of costs that you don't know about in the beginning. He personally wishes he would have bought an ecoboost and put used raptor parts on the ecoboost from eBay as he went along so he could pick and choose what he wanted. However, I still have a special place in my heart for a raptor, I just can't afford one if it is going to the shop every time I turn around.
10-17-2015, 05:49 AM
#25
Lol, your buddy is lying to you. 12 is realistic. I see 14.5 combined. Shocks on road don't have to be rebuilt until 50k miles. And tires are about a grand-1200. That's $300 a tire (lots are less). I don't know what terrible information you've been given. Oh, and most brand name AT/MT tires with a 20" wheel size are the same price as the 35" raptors. I've had two ecoboosts, and if I have a choice, I won't be back in one.
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solsurfr (10-17-2015)
10-17-2015, 01:40 PM
#26
Senior Member
6.2 ... 'nuff said 
A newer Raptor might get better mileage (maybe), but I doubt the payload will be that much better if the suspension is still "soft off-road" tuned. The lighter body will likely add 200-300 lbs of payload, but nothing massive.
It will still have big tires, big fender flares, be a somewhat impractical DD, but a kick-***-looking truck...
I don't think I'd have a Raptor as my main vehicle, but if I were to get one as #2, it'd be a 6.2. Go big or go home, right?
and to be frank, I am at ~ 15mpg lifetime average with the EB, maybe 60 city / 40 hwy, how much worse can it really be with a Raptor
I'm surprised used prices are still so high though, I'm scared to see the CAD prices here
A newer Raptor might get better mileage (maybe), but I doubt the payload will be that much better if the suspension is still "soft off-road" tuned. The lighter body will likely add 200-300 lbs of payload, but nothing massive.
It will still have big tires, big fender flares, be a somewhat impractical DD, but a kick-***-looking truck...
I don't think I'd have a Raptor as my main vehicle, but if I were to get one as #2, it'd be a 6.2. Go big or go home, right?
and to be frank, I am at ~ 15mpg lifetime average with the EB, maybe 60 city / 40 hwy, how much worse can it really be with a Raptor
I'm surprised used prices are still so high though, I'm scared to see the CAD prices here
10-18-2015, 10:36 AM
#27
Senior Member
I'm OK with that.
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130428 (10-19-2015)
10-19-2015, 03:08 PM
#28
Senior Member
Made a trip to Edmonton the other day, 60 mph headwind all the way, 17.5 f'in L /100 km pure highway 
13.5 mpg
all that to say that there is so much variation between each truck & engine combo, basing a decision on mileage only is like playing the lottery... hope for the best and see what happens!
13.5 mpg all that to say that there is so much variation between each truck & engine combo, basing a decision on mileage only is like playing the lottery... hope for the best and see what happens!
10-19-2015, 10:15 PM
#29
If you're seriously interested in a deal on a 2014 with some minor mods, take a look at my sister in law's raptor. Just dropped the price to $53k.
https://www.f150forum.com/f58/fs-201...da-54k-313906/
https://www.f150forum.com/f58/fs-201...da-54k-313906/
