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Schmorganski t1_jed2qzk wrote

Reply to comment by Shakawakahn in Ford hikes prices on its F-150 Lightning again, as production resumes after EV battery fire by Shakawakahn

I was under the assumption that originally, after rebates and EV incentives, the cost of a base level F-150 could have been as low 38k.

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dinoroo t1_jedvuvu wrote

The base price of the Lightning Pro was $40k and some people actually got it for that much. Then they increaee the price twice to around $55k and said no more Pros are available for 2022 and 2023, conveniently only leaving the higher trims with not many added features. You basically pay $80k for the same truck the Pro is.

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mmaun2003 t1_jeehjqh wrote

Yeah I reserved an "order spot" back in May of 2021, thinking I might need a new car by the time they became available. $40K was way over what I've ever paid for a car but I liked the idea of using it as a generator if house power went out. Got my 'time to order' email yesterday and to get the one of want would be $83k 🤯 Put my down payment and trade-in value in an auto loan calculator and my payment would have been $1,300, that's more than my mortgage!

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dinoroo t1_jeerv1u wrote

Same my mortgage is $875 a month. I just can not justify spending that if more on a vehicle and this was going to be a farm truck, which for me, means I would put maybe 1000 miles a month on it max. Even generally using it, it would probably last forever, I still can’t justify that cost.

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