2023 F150 Lightning ER Lariat, $30k Discount, $49215 final selling price.

[Carieth]

Hi all,

I had cashed out my SR XLT while the market was still solid. Now that Ford has brought some substantial discounts back along with POS Tax credit, I am tempted back into getting another one.

Pickup is set for tomorrow and I managed to secure a $30k total discount on a Lariat ER which includes the $7500 POS tax credit. I had a few questions for the gang here

1. What should I know about jumping back in?

2. How bad are the updates?

3. Has infotainment improved at all?

4. Does FordPass actually work reliably

5. Would the 18inch wheels be a significant range increase over the 20 inch wheels on the Lariat?

6. Have Service at dealers improved or are people still seeing ridiculous wait times for parts and engineers have to be flown in?

Thank you so much.



FAQ - 2023 F150 Lightning Lariat ER Details:

• MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price): $79,785
• Selling Price: $69,965
• Rebates Total: $13,250
• POS (Point of Sale) Tax Credit: $7,500
• Final Selling Price (After Rebates and Credits): $49,215
• Balloon Loan Terms with FNYCU (First New York Federal Credit Union), Administered by AFG: $242 per month

Explanation of the Deal:

• The dealership honored the discount on the website, and I maximized rebates on top of that.

Breakdown of the $13,250 in Rebates:

• $7,500 direct Rebate Cash from Ford
• $3,750 AZXD Plan Rebate for utilizing the X-Plan
• $2,000 Private Offer via email from Ford

What's a Balloon Loan?

• It's similar to a lease in that you have low monthly payments, but you own the car. At the end of the term, you can either return the car or buy it out at the residual value. This option is available through select Credit Unions, like First New York FCU in my case. It's a strategic choice to mitigate potential depreciation risks.

Proof and Further Clarifications:

• The $7,500 POS rebate is applied as a down payment, which is how the credit is utilized in the deal.
• And yes, the tax amount was indeed $5,597, a consequence of living in NY.

It's never a bad idea to save money, right? In addition, I sometimes like to play on sites for mobile gambling and get additional income. I just saw a review of a no deposit casino bonus hungary and they have good free cash offers. I've been lucky a few times and and the winnings were enough for the first loan payment. Pretty cool stuff.

I'm also currently considering options. It would be nice to have such an offer

 

[asianman35]

Yes I agree I still think it’s a good deal. Issue was more of the lies, deceit and games they played. They claim fed credit included in dealer discount which I strongly dispute that they can’t claim it’s their discount on the website when it’s federal funding. This was going to be my argument when I was planning to take this to small claim court.

how much did you get for your Pro? all those mods gone to waste...

 

[Minh]

how much did you get for your Pro? all those mods gone to waste...

34500 with slightly over 25k mileage. Don’t really care about the money spent on mods. Discount was big enough that I’m ok with the lost.

 

[monsterlag]

34500 with slightly over 25k mileage. Don’t really care about the money spent on mods. Discount was big enough that I’m ok with the lost.

How much did you get your Pro for? If it was at the original $40k, you would be ahead after the tax credit haha.

 

[Minh]

How much did you get your Pro for? If it was at the original $40k, you would be ahead after the tax credit haha.

Yes I got it at the original offer of just under 40k

I added some option to it. However since I’m in NJ there isn’t sales tax so it was worth the switch to bigger battery which is the major reason I made the switch

 

[monsterlag]

Yes I got it at the original offer of just under 40k

I added some option to it. However since I’m in NJ there isn’t sales tax so it was worth the switch to bigger battery which is the major reason I made the switch

You made out really great with that trade and the deal then, despite the awful dealer.

 

[asianman35]

Yes I got it at the original offer of just under 40k

I added some option to it. However since I’m in NJ there isn’t sales tax so it was worth the switch to bigger battery which is the major reason I made the switch

makes sense, I couldnt justify the upgrade in MD since there is sales tax and i dont NEED the ER. I would rather put that $15K-ish i would spend into a MT Toyota GR86. I miss my MT mustang...

 

[spadesaspade]

You made out really great with that trade and the deal then, despite the awful dealer.

• My local dealer is willing to play ball with the pricing except for the X-plan. I went through all the responses here but was unable to find a solid credible proof I can provide to my dealer on how to make the X-plan work with the discounted price.
• There is a screenshot showing Lightning is eligible for X-plan discount. But then the dealer says it can only work on the original price+$7500 credit by Ford.
• There is another screenshot and link from the X-plan website showing lightning is not eligible.

Not sure how I can make the X-plan work with the discounted price. If you have any tips on how your dealer made it work, that will be very helpful to me and many members here. You got the fastest color BTW, congrats

 

[monsterlag]

• My local dealer is willing to play ball with the pricing except for the X-plan. I went through all the responses here but was unable to find a solid credible proof I can provide to my dealer on how to make the X-plan work with the discounted price.
• There is a screenshot showing Lightning is eligible for X-plan discount. But then the dealer says it can only work on the original price+$7500 credit by Ford.
• There is another screenshot and link from the X-plan website showing lightning is not eligible.

Not sure how I can make the X-plan work with the discounted price. If you have any tips on how your dealer made it work, that will be very helpful to me and many members here. You got the fastest color BTW, congrats

It’s an X-Plan REBATE Cash for 2023 Lightnings, THERE IS NO X PLAN Pricing for 2023 Lightning. They are 2 different things.

If the dealer doesn’t understand it, move on to one that does. There are thousands of Ford dealers across the country. The dealer should have access to a regional rep who could explain this to them but that’s all I can think of.

 

[Captaindeadpool]

It's crazy, as i worked on a deal I went back to your thread last night and noticed you had gotten that extra phat xplan rebate and i was thinking of chancing it signing up for Mustang club of America but decided against it because I couldn't find anything about that rebate.

 

[monsterlag]

It's crazy, as i worked on a deal I went back to your thread last night and noticed you had gotten that extra phat xplan rebate and i was thinking of chancing it signing up for Mustang club of America but decided against it because I couldn't find anything about that rebate.

I did get it via Mustang Club of America but I signed up a long time ago to try and get a deal on MachE, luckily the dealers were awful and I never went through with it.

 

[Dlm]

• My local dealer is willing to play ball with the pricing except for the X-plan. I went through all the responses here but was unable to find a solid credible proof I can provide to my dealer on how to make the X-plan work with the discounted price.
• There is a screenshot showing Lightning is eligible for X-plan discount. But then the dealer says it can only work on the original price+$7500 credit by Ford.
• There is another screenshot and link from the X-plan website showing lightning is not eligible.

Not sure how I can make the X-plan work with the discounted price. If you have any tips on how your dealer made it work, that will be very helpful to me and many members here. You got the fastest color BTW, congrats

I ended up running into the same issues as you. They were adamant you couldn’t combine discount and XPlan rebates. How I ended up getting around It is after we got firm on dealer discount and the only hold up was application of the XPlan rebates, I told the dealer to take that discount, bump my trade up by the discount number and then sell the truck at the “invoice” XPlan price. Same exact numbers, but put the dealer’s mind at ease.

 

[Feather&Fin]

I recently (3/18/24) was quoted $58k for a 2023 Lariat Lightning with the Extended Range battery; NJ doesn't charge sales tax on EV.

Didn't pull the trigger due to trade-in value for a recently purchased Tesla Model Y this past October 2023; bought the Model Y as my lease was up and the Ford Lightning dealer quoted me close to $100k for a Lariat or Platinum model..??

Trying to sell the Tesla privately and then swing back towards a Lariat Lightning purchase.

 

[Captaindeadpool]

They tax based on where you register the truck. Does that mean you're in NJ then? Where's the extra 4k in rebates coming from?

 

[Feather&Fin]

They tax based on where you register the truck. Does that mean you're in NJ then? Where's the extra 4k in rebates coming from?

Yes, NJ resident and First Responder $500 discount; I'm guessing dealership discount.

The spray in bed liner is the way to go; I think the other charge for $499 is BS..

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