2014 F-150 Discounts Aren’t As Big As In Years Past – Here’s Why

If this was any other year, Ford F-150 buyers would be enjoying big discounts on close-out 2014 models…but this year is different. The 2014 F-150’s aren’t technically being “closed out” until December at the earliest, as the 2015 F-150 isn’t due on dealer lots until mid-December.
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skytop - 9/15/2014 2:05:02 PM

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Buying the first of a new generation is fraught with anxieties and risk. Add in the introduction of aluminum body work, and designers are asking buyer to be guinea pigs. Aluminum is not nearly as robust and strong as steel which is extra notable in a truck application.

chewy - 9/15/2014 11:53:12 PM

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Isn' it the other way around? You can make a much stiffer chassis with aluminum and still save weight. But you are right about first generation products especially with such a huge change.