Posted on 09/29/2017 12:13:40 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It is time. We knew the luxo-truck onslaught thats been wreaking havoc across this great nation was going to bring us to this moment. But now, its finally here: Ford has thrown down the gauntlet with its new Super Duty Limited line, whose crown jewel is an F-450 that can cost over $100,000.
With the Texas State Fair coming up tomorrow, Fords new Super Duty Limited line offers Texans three new ways to waste spend their hard-earned cash on Super Duty trucks. They can buy an $80,835 F-250 Super Duty Limited, an $82,010 F-350 Super Duty Limited, or the crème de la crème model, the F-450 Super Duty Limited (all of which are 4x4s).
The big boy in the lineup starts at $87,100, but with all the boxes ticked, that price can reach $94,445. Throw on your states 6 or 7 percent sales tax, and youre hovering right around 100 large.
In its press release, Ford says over half of its Super Duty sales are of Lariat, King Ranch or Platinum trims, so it only makes sense to keep cranking that luxo-truck dial, with Ford Truck Group marketing Manager Todd Eckert saying:
There are heavy-duty truck customers who need Super Duty-level capability and want true luxury...We created this new truck to answer the call for even more premium choices in the Super Duty range as we see more and more truck customers trending to more premium models.
Among the features these premium Limited models offer, are: two-tone heated and vented front leather seats, heated rear seats, premium leather-wrapped steering wheel, suede headliner, hand-finished ash wood trim, a unique grille and tailgate, a 360-degree camera, adaptive cruise control, adaptive steering, lane-keep alert, forward collision warning, LED headlamps, panoramic moonroof.
As weve learned from the Lariats, King Ranches, LTZs and Rubicon Recons of the world, people are totally willing to drop heavy coin on vehicles built on platforms that could have been built in the 1940s. Thats great news for truck companies (these body-on-frame rigs have to be cash cows), and if the buyers are happy, then its a win-win, right?
I know its tempting for us to laugh at a solid-axled, body-on-frame pickup that pushes six-figures, but there are rich folks out there who make a living by doing honest, hard work. And if they want to treat themselves with a bit of supple leather rubbing against their butt-cheeks, who are we to judge?
I guess you could call me a luxo-truck sympathizer.
Ford sponsors the NFL.
No thanks.
Does it have three rows of seating
That may be true for ranch folks but not someone like me with 10 acres and horses near a big city
Nashville
I lease dodge 1500 4wd sometimes I get lucky and they give me a Hemi
Usually it’s a six banger like in a Jeep....it’s ok....great mileage
I e owned every truck known since 1971
I prefer Cummins or the old 7.3 ford.....the new Duramax is smooth and reliable
The new Ford diesels are a joke without a 2-5000 dollar bulletproofing
I learned hard way that one
Tks SCT TUNER FOR THAT BILL ON A NEW HEAD!
Anyhow
My trucks are utility for alfalfa etc but also for trips with my kids and date night with Wifey
So a combo Yukon and pickup with some comfort suits us....
I pay 650/month...and provide my own insurance
I run. Lot of miles.......85-150,000 year
My dads old construction trucks were usually GMC just cause he liked them
Bench seats and manual and wood beds sidesteps in the 60s
Utilitarian like Internationals etc
So we’re both right
You guys are just plain wrong on this
I know plenty of folks including me who own luxury trucks and worked them
I’ve run f350 and mega cab Cummins into the 4-500,000 mile range
I have a 2009 Ford 250 6.0 garbage motor rebulletproofed with best studs and she’s into 325,000 now
Just put new alternator and two new batteries in her
8 inch pie and 37 mud terrains
Cold air intake etc
It’ll run with a charger if you turn up the tuner to nearly 500 bhp
It’s hard on a motor though
And we work that truck a lot....it’s go to truck for big stuff
Course it’s basically a white bench seat fleet truck with a hot but crappy motor
We have nice cars but a car is still just a car. I have hauled mulch in my Jag. I pull up to Home Depot and have them load 6 bags of wood pellets in it. I was just putting a kid seat in for the baby grandkid and realized I never cleaned the mud off the leather seats after I hauled home a bunch of plants last time. lol
I get the feeling the author drives a prius with a Hillary bumper sticker.
Luxury trucks are just that, a luxury option. I see people pulling 5th wheels, hauling people/stuff, or whatever. There’s a market with people wanting to buy.
You mean boiiiiinnnnngggg! I would buy one if I had the coin!
I just got a straight off the lot brand new pick up a couple weeks ago. My first new vehicle in over 30 years. I looked at Fords and Chevys. I wanted a full size truck extended cab 4X4, with a V-8. My cousin put a bug in my ear which I’m glad he did. He said go look at a Toyota Tundra. A couple days later I was driving a pearl blue Tundra SR5 Off Road Package. Just short of a 350 Cubic inch engine and 6 speed automatic. 18 inch wheels for high clearance and best of all a lifetime power train warranty. It’s likely my last vehicle purchase.
There is a market for this out there. Lots of wealthier people, particularly in the South and Midwest, still like to drive trucks. I’m sure they would enjoy a lot more comfort. Just because they are wealthy doesn’t mean they still don’t like to do things a truck will help them with. I see lots of rich people hauling boats and campers with their trucks. I also see lots of wealthy people still living on what is essentially a farm. Lots of land, fences, workshops, big garden, and perhaps some animals. These people still often have hobbies that could use a truck.
Where we live we see lots trucks all ticked out like that but most of them are for USE and not show. For example you can always tell a show jeep. It has the huge tires and the fancy extra lights and a bumper that looks like a battering ram, but look all over and there high lift jack. A real offroad machine might look almost the same but they darn sure have a jack and they probably have some faint ‘pinstripe’ scratches in the paint.
Diesel.... $$$$$$$$$
Hmm needs better tires and a lift.
You could have done worse. You could have bought a Ram with a 9 speed Auto.
Have you ever watched "The Gumball Rally"? One of the running gags in the movie is the Jaguar team never making it out of the starting garage.
They're there ...
I used to joke with the kids that I wanted them to get me a Porsche Cayenne for Christmas. One day we stopped at Porsche dealer and looked over a Cayenne because they were curious about. I admitted to them that if I had all the money in the world, I wouldn't buy a Cayenne because I could buy 3 Ford Explorers for same the amount, any one of which could satisfactorily perform the tasks that I need done by the vehicle.
Re: Your $100,000 photo
Looks like there is only 12-18 inches of clearance under that truck.
If you bottom out, you are going to leave about $50,000 of auto parts in the middle of the road!
Still love my '97 F-250. Have sent very little money on it.
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