Almost a new F350 owner-need advice, please

[Doms350]

I never thought I’d want such a big truck or spend so much money on any truck! Has anybody had any recent experience buying a 2024 F350? I’m trying to make sure I get a good price. Does anyone have any ideas how to find the dealer invoice? right now I’m working o
n a 5% off MSRP, I have no idea if this is good or not I would love to hear your experiences. This is a huge undertaking for me and I want to make sure I do it right.

 

[bigtruk]

I never thought I’d want such a big truck or spend so much money on any truck! Has anybody had any recent experience buying a 2024 F350? I’m trying to make sure I get a good price. Does anyone have any ideas how to find the dealer invoice? right now I’m working o
n a 5% off MSRP, I have no idea if this is good or not I would love to hear your experiences. This is a huge undertaking for me and I want to make sure I do it right.

Living in Northern Nevada I bought a 2024 f250 lariat. It's my first Ford and I'm really happy with it but not so happy with what I paid. I've talked to a few new Ford owners and they bought their truck in Idaho and Utah for much less than I did here not to mention they got a F-250 tremor for the same price so you may want to look in those two states or others before you lay down your cash.
It's just a thought Good luck brother!

 

[DaveBen]

Smog laws differ in each state. California has the toughest laws in the Nation. We pay a lot to keep our trucks registered here. A truck that you buy in Idaho, for example, can not be registered in California. BE CAREFUL!

 

[Doms350]

Smog laws differ in each state. California has the toughest laws in the Nation. We pay a lot to keep our trucks registered here. A truck that you buy in Idaho, for example, can not be registered in California. BE CAREFUL!

Wow. That’s a bummer. Thank you for the info. Fortunately, we’re in Montana.

 

[bigtruk]

Smog laws differ in each state. California has the toughest laws in the Nation. We pay a lot to keep our trucks registered here. A truck that you buy in Idaho, for example, can not be registered in California. BE CAREFUL!

Yeah Gavin Nuisance makes living in California a pain in the butt and it's very expensive, but It's a beautiful state, I know I'm from there. So I have a question for you... In what way does a truck from Nevada, Idaho or Utah differ from one you'd buy in California? I believe the EPA has plugged up every truck equally.

 

[eZAK61]

Doms350,
I just came across this thread, Did you buy a truck yet?

I just bought a F-350 Lariat.

I found out that the Best way to get a great deal on a truck, or any vehicle is to forego any notion of "I want it now" thoughts.
I Factory order most of my vehicles in the past 20yrs. (the two I didn't were 'Dealer Demos', cars)

First go to sights like 'True Car', 'Edmunds', KBB, find out the range of what they are selling at. Then go to the mfg. (i.e. Ford) and build your own!
If your willing to travel a bit, enter in different zip codes. This way one can pit dealers against each other.
Do a little email or phone haggling to get your deal. There is a lot of back and forth, so I start off with emails then hit the phone.

In the end, I got about 13% off MSRP + 18K for my 2011 350. Took about 4 mos. to deliver.