I was out looking and I found a Red 01 L w/20k on the odo, and they were asking almost 27k at the dealer. Way too much IMO. And I really don't want Red. I really want Black, DSG, or Dark Blue. So he tells me he could look at the auctions for me. I said go for it. He asked me what I was looking for. I told him an 01+, and I didn't want to pay more than 25K. He then told me if I bought an 03-04 I was looking at 35k.

WTF? Stupid dealers trying to make a *** load of money off me.

I'm going to go look at a Black 2003 L with less than 10k on the odo. They are asking 27.5k. What price should you go for with that truck?

Anyway I test drove the red truck. It had skinny *** tires on it. 265's. I really couldn't take off too fast. But once I got moving it was fun! And, the blower whine was awesome!!!! I gotta get one now!

 

Maybe where you live the prices of these things are really high? Most of us with '04 Ls got them under $30k brand new. An '03 with <10k miles should be $24-25k max. Even then, it had better be _perfect_. You can get an '04 leftover brand new for $27-28k if you can get an X-plan deal.

Now once all the new '04s are gone, prices will creep back up slightly on the used ones. But its so cheap to finance a new truck, that used prices are very low, even for nice, clean, low mileage trucks.

$27.5k is way, way too high.

 

WAS 28 TO MUCH FOR A COMPLETE CUTOM 03 WITH 1600 MILES

 

Yes

 

Prices in CA tend to be considerably higher than elsewhere. I paid $21K for my 2000 with 24K on it and all of my contacts, dealership and elsewhere, tell me that I stole it. I think it might have something to do with the mild winters, lack of road salt, etc. that keeps resale higher out here.

 

I think everything is more expensive out there. Seriously. We have all those things here in N. Texas that you described.

I know its not just Lightnings, though. Corvettes in CA are more expensive than here in TX as well.

 

Dont forget you can buy a truck from across the country and ship it for less than $1k

Doug

 

There is a silver 04, brand new sitting in the showroom for $24,000 here locally! I would buy that if I liked silver that much.

 

Why would a truck with 10,000 miles on it have skinny tires on it?


Jerry

 

GREAT question... Even I dont burn through F1's that fast .....

Doug

 

Which dealer(s) did you look at? I saw a red one at Villa Ford in Orange yesterday when I drove by, but I didn't notice the year.

 

the skinny tire truck had 20k on it.

 

I was looking at the Ford on Harbor in Costa Mesa. Tim Robins.

I don't think I'll be going back there. They seem to charge too much for everything.

 

Yeah, I really don't want to pay more than 25k for a L. But I'd like to have an 02 or 03.

That should be possible... right?

 

Somewhere is a post today I saw that there was a new 04 on the lot for $24 or $26 - think it was silver and may have been in Ohio

Doug