Trade in for upgrade?

[neririn]

I am at 32k miles on my existing MY22 Lightning. I love it, and I am curious if anyone has experience with or considered upgrading. Frankly, I could use the tax rebate and with the cost of money these days, financing a new ride at 0.0% interest now doesnt sound partcularly worse than sticking my original plan and parking the same money in the bank each month for 2-3 6 years and buying one then.

I have a lot of cool stuff in my first gen lighning that might not be available anymore (like heated steering wheel, wireless charging etc) but I am curious what the over all vibe is for the new model year 2024’s? I assume they are still CCS rather than the Tesla typeNACS port chargers?

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[astrand1]

Well the hard part is the value drop. You might be surprised at what they might offer on trade in. I personally don’t give a shit! I love my 23 ER lariat. I only had 2 deletes. The advanced security pack and lighted cup holders. Both of which have been added back. And yes the 24’s still have the ccs plug. I have no plans to give mine up. The 24’s lost even more stuff. Although they did gain a heat pump. I kinda like my resistive heater it gets nice and hot very fast! I’ll take the range hit and it’s really not been that bad overall here in Michigan.

 

[Nomoregas]

got a 22 and 92KM going to run her HARD into the ground no need for a trade in, if our dollar here up north was not so bad and the Donald telling us 25 points tariff coming I would likely add a cyberbeast to the mix, think in black they look sic

 

[Scorpio3d]

I am at 32k miles on my existing MY22 Lightning. I love it, and I am curious if anyone has experience with or considered upgrading. Frankly, I could use the tax rebate and with the cost of money these days, financing a new ride at 0.0% interest now doesnt sound partcularly worse than sticking my original plan and parking the same money in the bank each month for 2-3 6 years and buying one then.

I have a lot of cool stuff in my first gen lighning that might not be available anymore (like heated steering wheel, wireless charging etc) but I am curious what the over all vibe is for the new model year 2024’s? I assume they are still CCS rather than the Tesla typeNACS port chargers?

Personally, I love my 23 lariat ER and will drive it until the wheels fall off unless when the next gen (T3 ?)truck comes out It is just too much better that I just can’t resist!

 

[MotoGary]

Trade it as soon as you can before the tax credit goes away.

 

[Mach Turtle]

So, which of two great options to choose... nice problem to have.

What trim is your truck? Seems like a pretty high-end model. You'll almost certainly be financially better off in the long run to keep it for another 5 years or more, and AFAIK the changes for 2024 are minimal or slightly negative except for the heat pump. Heat pumps seem to work best in moderate climates, not extra cold ones, so they're good (if a little noisy) for us Californianos but not so hot (sorry) in snowy areas. Mostly what you'll get with a new truck is the warranty and newness. Well, the tax credit is nice too, but small compared to depreciation.

If you have extra cash and can afford the hit, you'll be doing whoever buys your used truck, and our country, a real favor...

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