FX4 Taste, STX Budget (STX owners please chime in)
#46
10-23-2013, 02:12 AM
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We got our 2013 STX 4x4 extended cab on 09-31-13. The rebate was pretty good.
Ours has the rubber floor and I have to admit that so far I love it. The truck is really quiet on the road. We're just going to get a few decent floor mats and run with it the way it is. I'm actually starting to prefer it over carpet.
The lack of a center console sucks... allot. However, I plan on trying to get my hands on a decent console out of a wrecked truck and swapping it into the truck in place of the weird jump seat thing that's currently between the two front bucket seats. There is a very small storage bin under the jump seat and a cup holder slides forward out of the bottom of it. That being said, it's a PITA to get my mug in and out of that damned thing while driving if I have the back of the seat folded down as an armrest.
Ours has the rubber floor and I have to admit that so far I love it. The truck is really quiet on the road. We're just going to get a few decent floor mats and run with it the way it is. I'm actually starting to prefer it over carpet.
The lack of a center console sucks... allot. However, I plan on trying to get my hands on a decent console out of a wrecked truck and swapping it into the truck in place of the weird jump seat thing that's currently between the two front bucket seats. There is a very small storage bin under the jump seat and a cup holder slides forward out of the bottom of it. That being said, it's a PITA to get my mug in and out of that damned thing while driving if I have the back of the seat folded down as an armrest.
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10-23-2013, 03:47 AM
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There's no way the markup is 3-4% on a new vehicle. Multiply it by 10 and you'd be closer haha. It should be ~20% (wide range). But then again MSRP and mark-up aren't the same thing . . .
But I don't know if getting $300 off a RAM is any kind of negotiating weapon. It can't hurt, but it's such a low value.
But I don't know if getting $300 off a RAM is any kind of negotiating weapon. It can't hurt, but it's such a low value.
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10-24-2013, 11:35 AM
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Congrats on the nice truck. we have the same likes and gripes on our stx's. I have seen A LOT of new STX trucks in my area lately. They really make for a great no nonsense truck with many nice features. If you have the 5.0 see if you get an mpg boost with higher octane. I did for sure.
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10-24-2013, 12:33 PM
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#50
10-28-2013, 04:55 PM
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With a very consistent schedule, I over 1 mpg better going to 89 octane. It was about a wash after the increase in price but still worth it for the extra range. I ca get 19.5 mpg using 89 octane over 36 gallons. NEVER hit 19 mpg with 87 octane.