Originally Posted by wallyuwl
Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to try to find a deal on a left over 2019. The new rebates today are $7k off a 2019 Big Horn, $6k off a 2020. But dealer discounts are more on a 2019, too. I'd even look at a Tradesman if I could find one, around here everyone has Big Horns with a few Limited trims. The rebates are only until the 14th instead of the typical whole month, so I'm thinking they will be even better incentives in a couple weeks as this virus stuff gets more intense.
I may look to lease this one. I only leased a vehicle once before and it was a while ago, and we got hosed (due to mileage - long story, but the deliar lied to us about something, go figure). Do you negotiate leases the same way you do a purchase? Then the lease is based off the the vehicle price? Or are lease amounts pre-set by the manufacturer? I know $$ down and mileage restrictions change things, too.
The reason for getting rid of the F150 is the problems. It has had several recalls, and two of them have had me return to the dealer at least one additional time (one of them two times). The shifting has never been good, and two transmission software "fixes" later it still doesn't shift well. I put Blisteins on the back for shocks and it still has a fair amount of rear wheel hop. I have the oil consumption issue with the 5.0, though now at 22k miles it isn't too bad. I also have the off-throttle rattle from the front of the engine that they tried to fix with a software patch that doesn't work (I'm worried about long term oil flow to the top end of the engine, lots of theories on this). Had the dash warp problem, and the new dash is squeaking/rattling. I have a rattle from a storage area by the gear shifter, and the warm idle squeak from the engine. These last three issues I'm taking it in for tomorrow morning. I bought the truck for its features, but the color has never grown on me (silver). It is also the vehicle I had to use to take to put down my two dogs of over 11 years in the last 14 months. They were more than family.
First, don't overlook the pentastar V6, not at all underpowered, but you can tell it's not a hemi. Start your negotiations at 20% off sticker plus the rebates. That's the deal I got on my 16. I threw Dennis DIllon pricing at them.
