2019 F-150 Limited Will Offer The 450 HP Raptor Twin-Turbo V6

This is massive profit waiting to be raked in.

When pick up trucks get this expensive people stop using them for what they were intended for -hauling and work purposes. They have now dwarfed into fashion accessories like the Harley Davidson F150. Lets spend $70K on a rolling land yacht that gets terrible gas mileage, is hard to park or has a lift kit with mudders and never gets taken off road. Good for the Big 3 to capitalize on this stupidity...

Fully loaded Ford, GM, and Ram pickups are EASY sells. It's the "affordable" ones that are the dusty lot rats.

qwertyfla1: You are right on target with your comments. I have a Ford F150. Vinyl seats, no carpet. I use it as a work truck. I have seen some pick up trucks with a never used bed. As you said: Good for the Big 3 to capitalize on this stupidity...

One of my entrepreneurial bents is a car transfer service. I have 4 Heavy Duty Rams that are as plush as Cadillacs used to be that pull 5th wheel car haulers. Dealers use us a lot when doing dealer trades so as not to put miles on vehicles. Drivers have gone to the New York area to pick up incoming from the UK. These cushy trucks are very much work trucks.

To say that people buying plush pickups are stupid because they are not using them work trucks is exactly like saying the people buying Porsche 911s are stupid because they are not racing them.

Matt

Why the Rams and not Fords or GM's. Is the Cummins that superior to the other mills? Also why pick ups rather than Semis or larger trucks? Are they that more economical per mile or is it a licensing issue?

I ask as I was thinking about building a big ass 5th wheel trailer which would be my rolling office/1 bedroom to travel for business that I could park the trailer and zip around with the truck to see customers. We used to have a 38' motor home but that was cumbersome.

The Cummins is hands-down the one to have. To call a Ram 4500/5500 a pickup is a bit of a misnomer. To transport 3-4 cars, the Rams are FAR more economical.

I may switch to Ford Super Dutys because the new Rams aren't likely to be available in time.

The Rams are five years old and two need to be replaced ASAP because they are past 150K miles. I got 4 at once--dumb move on one hand--and smart move on the other because Obama did some tax sleight of hand with the IRS that allowed massive write offs so I took advantage of it. My accountant keeps up with the eccentricities and buying 4 and driving the hell out of two made sense. The other two are at 75K or less.

The Rams have extremely reliable, but then I am also a maintenance hound. I once calculated that a truck would need an oil change in Indiana on the way back from the East coast. I did the appointment and notified the driver. He was like what's an extra 2000 miles on an oil change. I'm THAT guy. He had two TVRs and two Jensens on the 5th wheel. That caused a stir at the dealer.

As for what you should buy, Ford, Dodge oops Ram, or GM you really can't lose. If you do a big ass trailer, buy more truck than you think you'll need because the extra safety is worth it. I could make do with Ram 2500s, but went with 2 @ 4500 and 2 @ 5500 instead because that was what I could get my hands on. A 3500 would be my suggestion with Ram for a trailer.

Thanks for the pointers. Why only ride them to 150K? Is it not more economical to drive them into the ground or is 150K the sweat spot where you can still get a good return on them to cycle into new stock?

I priced out a 3500 and they are almost $95K CDN and the F250 gas is $65K or $13K more for the diesel. How much cash on the hood is there for these trucks in your market? Trucks/SUVs have gotten insanely expensive here as all the US dealers are buying up lease returns and Ford is exporting their inventory to the US because the dollar difference

@qwertyfla One is 172K and the other is 181K miles. Driving them until they die is fine for local, but when you're going cross country, that is exactly what you DON'T want. I'll put both out as possible tow truck chassis vehicles.

Getting 15% off list is easy if you're buying off the lot but usually full-tilt if ordered specifically.