This morning my wife dropped a bomb on me... We had been planning to get her a van within the next month and Myself a New F-350 (replacing my 09 F-150 due to weight of trailer and atv's) She had been very set on getting herself the new van. This morning she said "I really like your truck that you have now. I think I'm going to drive it instead of getting the Van". Needles to say i was pleased as the truck is paid off. Then comes the surprise, She says "Why dont you get your diesel now?"
IM LIKE WOMAN MARRY ME AGAIN...
Ok so now im in a pickle. Do i go with a 2012 or wait for the 2013? Or wait for the 2013 and then get the 12?
If you buy a 2012 now, in 3 months it will be considered a year old. You might save 3k buying a 12, but unless you plan on keeping the truck for a long time (5+ years) your best money is on a 13.
I'm sure you could get some great deals on a 12 now but choices may be limited. If you don't mind waiting, you could have a 13 built to your specs. BTW, your wife is awesome, definately a keeper.
Glad to see you got the CC with back seat. A good woman like yours will enjoy that if you use it right (wink).
I suggest you rat hole $400 - $500 and surprise her with a nice piece of jewelry the day you bring the new truck home. Show some love back for the sacrifice she gave you.
I have been married ONCE to my high school sweetheart for 43 years next month. They never forget the small things you do. Just sayin
Congrats on the surprise! I'd be down at the dealer the first day they let you order a '13 if they haven't started yet. And as said above make sure you get her a gift too for letting you get the truck of your dreams.
If you can order one do that. I just got a 2012 and let me tell you the lots are naked when it comes to diesel trucks. I was lucky enough to find one I liked. Most dealers I checked into only had one or two and they would be a F-250 work truck. Nothing fancy
Depends where you are if you can get a deal on 12s..... We have a lot of shale work etc around here. These trucks seem to go quick. I am not seeing deals on 12s at all. If I had that green light, I would order one exactly how I wanted it!
Im not ignoring this thread just stuck working on night shift
So an update:
My wife is super excited to have the F-150. So i sent he shopping today. Well the pick out the tonneau cover she liked Pace-Edwards Full-Metal JackRabbit Spring-Action Retractable Tonneau Cover
Then I showed her a few links to other truck parts. She now wants the led lighting in the box. She wants spray in bedliner instead of the plastic insert. She also wants me to upgrade the stereo to a full blow nav system with sub box.
Yes my wife is amazing, She already was going to phoenix for 3 weeks with my daughter since im going to be stuck working. Maybe something shiny i shall buy her....
But yeah as for the truck Im going to wait a see the 2013 and may just order one of them.
Depends on the incentives. Right now, in Canada, there's employee pricing and delivery allowance incentives that are totaling about $15,000+/- off of 2012 models. If you can find one that has most of what you're looking for, there are dealer installed options that they can install for you. It definitely wouldn't hurt to start looking now. If you can't find a 2012, you can order the 2013 but you won't get the incentives until the end of the year. Who knows, you might find that 2012 in the back corner on some dealership's lot that's exactly what you want. The compromise on some optional equipment might be worth saving a few pennies. This is also advantageous to you as the dealership wants to sell what they have on the lot so you have more negotiating room if it isn't exactly what you want.
Yeah its not going to hurt me to find out what i can get on the 2012. I have sent in a request to a dealership so I will wait and see what they come back with.
Carli's new long travel bag kit should be ready very soon. I run the Dodge version on my 2010 Ram 2500 and it works awesome. I sell a lot of them for the Dodge and soon the Ford guys will be able to enjoy them.
I'm not sure what the finance deals are up there but I may end up replacing my 08 F350 with a 2012. I was going to order a 2013 but they announced a lot of incentives recently as well as 0% financing for 60 mos.
Woodridge has some F350s in transport. Believe they're duallies though. Still have some time to get a 2012 as the 2013 won't be here until November. $15,000 off sticker is standard. That's the Ford Employee pricing and the delivery allowance incentive. Not a bad deal but there's still some wiggle room. Also, when you buy your 6.7, get the maintenance package on it. Well worth it.
The maintenance package is a flat rate maintenance service. You pay upfront when you buy your truck but your truck's services are "free." Not a bad deal considering an oil and filter change is $200+.
Got 22k in rebates/discounts from the dealer/ford.
78k Sticker
56k All done
Now just have to wait until Sept 5 to pick her up !!!
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