About to purchase 23' PB Platinum with under 10K miles...

[Spiffy]

I bought a 22 poweboost with 4k miles a year ago. Platinum. I'm a gadget freak. It had everything except parking assist that a member here helped me aquire.
I absolutely love my truck. I bought the esp warranty from Granger Ford. It was thousands less than the dealers price for the exact same thing.
Mine has been in the shop 3 times. Trailer brake module, recalls, exhaust heat exchanger. I have two other f150 that have 102k and 78k respectively and never been in the shop.
This Platinum is like being married to a fine woman. Except that women would be more of a hassle. I don't mind taking it in. I like the truck enough to put up with things.
I even installed a comma 3x autopilot. It absolutely blows away ford's bluecruse.

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[fordhouston]

Put a Ford ESP on it! Problem solved.

still doesn’t change the fact that the said user would STILL have to deal with the bullsh*t…

 

[fordhouston]

I don't want to deal with a truck that's in the shop all the time

this person gets it

 

[fordhouston]

Hate taking that initial depreciation hit.
It's $60k with 15k miles- origianl MSRP was $79k

some places are doing 13,000+ off MSRP depending where you’re at just FYI.

 

[PCfordguy]

some places are doing 13,000+ off MSRP depending where you’re at just FYI.

The dealership I dealt with had $10k off MSRP for 23 PB Lariats that had been used as loaners, so they had 5k to 10k miles on them. New Lariats were $5k off MSRP. The deal I ended up getting was a pre-owned 23 Platinum PB Black out package with 16k miles for $60k- original MSRP was just under $80k. That was $8500 to $10k cheaper than the new loaner Lariats they had. So the big % interest rate difference (new vs. used) was nullified by the price diff. of the Platinum and the fact its way nicer (imo) and is in nearly mint condition as far as appearance. I am happy with my decision- because i will not be carrying the loan for long. So extra interest expense will be minimal.

 

[rjinaz]

New guy here...
I just picked up a new (courtesy vehicle) Platinum PowerBoost with 4k miles on it.
MSRP was $81k and I managed to get it down to $68k. They had marked it down to $71k, but it did have a small dent on the driver side bed wheel arch.

 

[Shane150]

New guy here...
I just picked up a new (courtesy vehicle) Platinum PowerBoost with 4k miles on it.
MSRP was $81k and I managed to get it down to $68k. They had marked it down to $71k, but it did have a small dent on the driver side bed wheel arch.

Hi Rick, Welcome to the forum!

 

[GypsyDanger]

All- thanks for your assistance- got the truck bought! Super clean Platinum 23' 701-A high-- 16k miles for $60k. MSRP $79,500 Very excited to learn more about running a PB.

The blacked out Plattys are beautiful. My only gripe with the normal ones is the big silver tailgate badge and the BAP ones take car of that. would love to see some pictures of it!

 

[PCfordguy]

The blacked out Plattys are beautiful. My only gripe with the normal ones is the big silver tailgate badge and the BAP ones take car of that. would love to see some pictures of it!

 

[GypsyDanger]

Is that Carb Grey or the silver? Really nice!

 

[PCfordguy]

Is that Carb Grey or the silver? Really nice!

Thanks! It's the carb grey. I absolutely love the how luxurious the interior is. It's at a PPF installer getting the full front wrap and window tint today. Looking to get a shell for it but can't decide between a LEER or a Smartcap.

 

[GypsyDanger]

Thanks! It's the carb grey. I absolutely love the how luxurious the interior is. It's at a PPF installer getting the full front wrap and window tint today. Looking to get a shell for it but can't decide between a LEER or a Smartcap.

Carb grey is the best grey! awesome find!

 

[PCfordguy]

Hello all- thought I would give you an update on this purchase. My original worries came to fruition- my 23 PB Platinum has been sitting in Ford Service for two weeks now, with no end in sight as to when it will be fixed. I bought someone else's headache. At this point I am just hoping it can be reliably fixed. It all started with the trailer brake system fault warning that would not stop going off. It seemed to happen more when driving on wet roads. Long story short, after going into limp mode and driving to the service center at 5 mph, they found one of the modules went bad. But after replacing the module, now Ford can't get the software to reload on the truck. According to my service advisor, engineers at Ford are trying to get a grasp on what's wrong. But after two weeks- I'm not feeling confident this truck will be reliably repaired, even if Ford says it is. Of course, It's all under warranty, but man it's a PIA to have deal with these issues on what's basically a brand new truck. Anyone else with the 23 PB in a similar situation?

 

[PCfordguy]

this person gets it

I've now owned my truck for a month and a half and it's been sitting in a Ford service bay unusable for the last two weeks.

 

[fordhouston]

I've now owned my truck for a month and a half and it's been sitting in a Ford service bay unusable for the last two weeks.

i understand your pain man.. i have no intentions of ever buying another Ford truck lol

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