fx4 vs reg 4wd?

[F350DRW1]

im fine...just irritates me when the bean counters are
in charge ! penny wise and POUND FOOLISH !

the superduty is fords #1 most profitable product...
proving that people are willing to pay...and i bet not
ONE of us would complain if they passed the cost onto
us (at a reasonable level) for the items they keep stripping
off the trucks !

Yep. I've been eyeing up the new trucks, and how much difference would it make? $4-6 hundred dollars? BFD when your talking 45k. BTW, those FX4 decals come off with just a hair dryer..at least mine did.

 

[bushpilot]

Yep. I've been eyeing up the new trucks, and how much difference would it make? $4-6 hundred dollars? BFD when your talking 45k. BTW, those FX4 decals come off with just a hair dryer..at least mine did.

those stickers were off my truck 15min after i left the dealer.
I also removed the CHROME door badges too

 

[Mike K]

I also removed the CHROME door badges too

You REMOVED chrome from your truck??!! dont tell Bama

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

im fine...just irritates me when the bean counters are
in charge ! penny wise and POUND FOOLISH !

the superduty is fords #1 most profitable product...
proving that people are willing to pay...and i bet not
ONE of us would complain if they passed the cost onto
us (at a reasonable level) for the items they keep stripping
off the trucks !

ya gotta ask whats the cost to ford for these items...

You have to know a respectable dealer. My dad buys alot of chassis trucks for the manufacture of sewer cleaning and industrial trucks. Since they buy in a large quantity he will cut great deals almost at cost. The dealer mark up is incredible. I recently ordered another E350 and got it fully loaded because he reduced the msrp prices. Remote keyless entry was msrp for 200+ and he included it for 90 bucks, along with the chrome front end and aero dynamic headlamps. If you want to be pissed, be pissed at the dealer.

 

[bushpilot]

You have to know a respectable dealer. My dad buys alot of chassis trucks for the manufacture of sewer cleaning and industrial trucks. Since they buy in a large quantity he will cut great deals almost at cost. The dealer mark up is incredible. I recently ordered another E350 and got it fully loaded because he reduced the msrp prices. Remote keyless entry was msrp for 200+ and he included it for 90 bucks, along with the chrome front end and aero dynamic headlamps. If you want to be pissed, be pissed at the dealer.

couldnt agree w/ you more...TOO MANY dealers arent happy unless theyre
making ALL the profit...or doing whats right for their customers...they DONT
get it <and their repeat biz will pay the price for it>

 

[melmount]

seeing as how we are dealer complaining, i called and asked the service man if i could do cat back exhaust. he said no way, that changes everything and would cost you a warranty,
i said you gotta be kidding..

 

[powerstrokeguy]

in 2004+

the fx4 provided two SKID plates (one protecting the tank, the
other protecting the transfer case)

the fx4 also provided rancho BRANDED <read: LOOKING> shocks...
the shocks are nothing more than cheap factory shocks painted
white w/ a rauncho sticker applied along w/ some garbage red
<HARD> plastic <wanna be> dust covers.

oh and i almost forget...it also included some STICKERS on the
bed of the truck <so everyone i could be reminded how ford
tooled me, and others, for the fx4 package>

cant believe theyre not putting a steering dampener on the 4wd
trucks now ! I guess that went the way of the hood insulation,
fender liners, glove box light & lock as well as the door courtesy
light BULBS !

you mean 03+

 

[bushpilot]

dont know what they deleted on the 03, but i do know what
they removed beginning in 04 (since thats what i own)...and i
honestly couldnt remember if the FX4 was offered before 2004.

 

[F350DRW1]

Yep, 03 seems to be the year the door lights, and glove box light, and hood insulation,and glove box lock went by the wayside. And I guess 05 saw the demise of inner fender wells in the back. I love how they list the jack as a "No charge" option.

 

[bushpilot]

rear fender liners were deleted by 04 (if not prior)