Why and in what sense? Why do you think Chevy and Dodge will be following suit in the future? Ford just did it first; there's a reason its been the best selling truck for 40 years.
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Worried about car corrosion, body repairs after minor accidents and door dings.
^^I had a minor repair after some idiot side swiped me. I asked the body shop specifically what the difference would have been if it were a steel bodied truck because I was curious. They charged $10 more per hour on the body work which equated to 9.5 hours of total work. They added 2 hours additional hours to the job because of the aluminum so the total difference was about $300 additional compared to the same job on a steel truck.
As far as the corrosion goes I'm not sure yet, only time will tell...I will say that I personally don't give a rip because I only keep vehicles MAYBE 3 years at the most. Even living in the northeast with all the salt even steel vehicles don't corrode quickly enough for it to matter to me. However I do take care of my truck meticulously and it's washed at least once if not twice daily during the winters here. (I have an unlimited membership with a local carwash chain) I have noticed no corrosion whatsoever on the body or under the truck.
The chevy commercial dissing the bed floor in the Ford is a joke as well. I have a spray on liner and there is not one dent in the floor or walls of my bed and it's had countless loads of lumber, firewood, bricks, etc in it since the day I picked her up August 2015. And with bolt ons and 5 star tune in her the truck runs in the 12's and pulls my 10,000 lb camper (when loaded) with no problems and getting about 10MPG. My 2011 f150 with the 6.2 worked harder towing it and barely got 6MPG towing the same camper.
As far as the corrosion goes I'm not sure yet, only time will tell...I will say that I personally don't give a rip because I only keep vehicles MAYBE 3 years at the most. Even living in the northeast with all the salt even steel vehicles don't corrode quickly enough for it to matter to me. However I do take care of my truck meticulously and it's washed at least once if not twice daily during the winters here. (I have an unlimited membership with a local carwash chain) I have noticed no corrosion whatsoever on the body or under the truck.
The chevy commercial dissing the bed floor in the Ford is a joke as well. I have a spray on liner and there is not one dent in the floor or walls of my bed and it's had countless loads of lumber, firewood, bricks, etc in it since the day I picked her up August 2015. And with bolt ons and 5 star tune in her the truck runs in the 12's and pulls my 10,000 lb camper (when loaded) with no problems and getting about 10MPG. My 2011 f150 with the 6.2 worked harder towing it and barely got 6MPG towing the same camper.
$30k won't buy you anything you want unless you enjoy turning wrenches on an F350 diesel.
I'm going to do a bit of hijacking here, but hopefully OP will find the info useful as well...
I'm going to be in the market in the next few months. My budget may be a bit less than OP's (closer to $25K). My question... Is the aluminum '15 that much better of a truck than the '09-'14? The '15+ trucks in my budget are limited, but they're out there. I'm even OK with an XL or low-optioned XLT as my trucks don't have to luxury items. Hour round trip to work in the winter and hauling wood/tractors/etc.
I'm going to be in the market in the next few months. My budget may be a bit less than OP's (closer to $25K). My question... Is the aluminum '15 that much better of a truck than the '09-'14? The '15+ trucks in my budget are limited, but they're out there. I'm even OK with an XL or low-optioned XLT as my trucks don't have to luxury items. Hour round trip to work in the winter and hauling wood/tractors/etc.
you could get a single cab F150/Ram for that price. But if you want 4x4 or quad cab you will need more money ...
I know where the prices are for all of the configurations. I've been searching for the last 2 months. I guess I ahold have framed my question a little differently..
Is it worth to bump up my budget a bit to get into a 15 rather than a 13 or 14? They're hard to find, but a 15 4x4 SCREW can be had for under 30k used. Just not many of them.
LOL page has been deleted by it author ... must have been sold or a scam
I don't image it lasted long.
Id sell my truck for 30'000 USD no problem
2008 f350 crew cab long box
16000 kms on brand new motor
pm if you want pictures
2008 f350 crew cab long box
16000 kms on brand new motor
pm if you want pictures
2015 4x4 for under 30k? good luck LOL
I didn't say they were plentiful. These are within 50 miles after a 5 minute search.
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inven...ersModified=true#listing=164680077_isFeatured
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inven...=false&filtersModified=true#listing=165576311
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inven...=false&filtersModified=true#listing=169137291
not ecoboost ....
If that was closer, I'd be test driving it.
I posted their link earlier but apparently no one clicked on it. They sell a shit load of vehicles so their inventory changes daily. I've purchased 2 vehicles there. I always look there first before I buy anywhere else.
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