GregBC
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- First Name
- Greg
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2022
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- Location
- Victoria, BC, Canada
- Vehicles
- 2022 F150 XLT 5.0L 302A Carbonized Gray
- Occupation
- Retired US Navy; currently DND
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So! After over 2 yrs of searching, researching, asking questions, used vs new, Silverado vs F150, I made the commitment: flew an hour out to Vernon BC to pick up a new truck from Watkins Motors. (Who is apparently the oldest ford dealership in Canada).
Overall experience was good - at this point, I knew what we wanted (4x4, SCREW, 360 camera, tailgate step), what we didn’t (moonroof), and what I was blasé on (FX4, appearance pkg). I actually got nearly 3k off msrp - not like the old days, I guess, but better than I’ve seen over the last few years. Also got 1.5% financing -I had almost pulled trigger on a used one that was around $46k but the 8% financing and 100k km mileage was just too much for me.
Drive back was great - if you know that area, it’s a gorgeous slice of the world and I wasn’t in a rush. For nearly 100km I was behind a semi on a single-lane road going 70-80kmh - got mileage over 23mpg early on! The climbs out of Kamloops and Merritt killed it then it settled out at 22.2mpg for a 470km (300mi) trip. Light foot, empty truck, Eco mode: probably never going to be this good again, lol!
Overall experience was good - at this point, I knew what we wanted (4x4, SCREW, 360 camera, tailgate step), what we didn’t (moonroof), and what I was blasé on (FX4, appearance pkg). I actually got nearly 3k off msrp - not like the old days, I guess, but better than I’ve seen over the last few years. Also got 1.5% financing -I had almost pulled trigger on a used one that was around $46k but the 8% financing and 100k km mileage was just too much for me.
Drive back was great - if you know that area, it’s a gorgeous slice of the world and I wasn’t in a rush. For nearly 100km I was behind a semi on a single-lane road going 70-80kmh - got mileage over 23mpg early on! The climbs out of Kamloops and Merritt killed it then it settled out at 22.2mpg for a 470km (300mi) trip. Light foot, empty truck, Eco mode: probably never going to be this good again, lol!
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