Chevelle_Nut
Shop Foreman
Talking to my dealer friend yesterday. He was plugging in his demo Lightning F150 and I accused him of being a left wing greenie, we both laughed and he talked about the truck. He said Ford estimates 318 miles, he said it is closer to 250 and you better be getting a charge at 200. He definitely sees a drop in range in the cold. As for usage, it is not for a lot of everyday long distance use, for the short distance driver it is perfect. Also, if you are a jerky driver range drops.
He told me he is driving it because he wants to give his impression to his customers. He does not want any more electrics on his lot, they do not sell. His wife had a Mach E demo and told him no more, she is in a Bronco now. As a dealer he has that option but selling a truck to long term customers and them hating it will ruin a relationship. So I guess it comes down to if you want short drives, have a place to charge it and have another car for trips, an electric might be for you. But, he also said if you buy one you are a servant to the range and have to stop for longer than you may want to and even with a fast charger it will never charge to 100%.
What is his personal vehicle? A 2005 V-10 Excursion. I was dropping my 2005 Excursion off and he was saying to keep it going, there is nothing comparable unless you want to drop 85 Grand on an Expedition or Suburban. He sees the price of vehicles as ridiculous. He also sees the used market tanking, $75K trucks will drop to $45K, he sees it being bad but hopefully not as bad as 2008.
He did say that he sold a guy in California a Raptor F150 and got $30K over MSRP, it ships out this week. In CA anything listed as a gas guzzler cannot be sold new there so people reach out to surrounding states to purchase and dealers are getting $50K over MSRP. All of these trucks are snatched up so the guy reached out to his dealership in NC. He got $145,000 for the truck.
He told me he is driving it because he wants to give his impression to his customers. He does not want any more electrics on his lot, they do not sell. His wife had a Mach E demo and told him no more, she is in a Bronco now. As a dealer he has that option but selling a truck to long term customers and them hating it will ruin a relationship. So I guess it comes down to if you want short drives, have a place to charge it and have another car for trips, an electric might be for you. But, he also said if you buy one you are a servant to the range and have to stop for longer than you may want to and even with a fast charger it will never charge to 100%.
What is his personal vehicle? A 2005 V-10 Excursion. I was dropping my 2005 Excursion off and he was saying to keep it going, there is nothing comparable unless you want to drop 85 Grand on an Expedition or Suburban. He sees the price of vehicles as ridiculous. He also sees the used market tanking, $75K trucks will drop to $45K, he sees it being bad but hopefully not as bad as 2008.
He did say that he sold a guy in California a Raptor F150 and got $30K over MSRP, it ships out this week. In CA anything listed as a gas guzzler cannot be sold new there so people reach out to surrounding states to purchase and dealers are getting $50K over MSRP. All of these trucks are snatched up so the guy reached out to his dealership in NC. He got $145,000 for the truck.
