HELP! Would you buy this truck?

[Kodiak]

If you look the truck over and cannot notice any dents, you will love the truck. Good luck with it.

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[zzzilb]

Thank you everyone for the replies. I'm going to move forward assuming the condition is as described when I go see it.

I've been lurking here for a while and have learned a ton!

 

[v8440]

Yeah, if you go prepared to fly back without it if it's not as described I think you'll be making a wise move. Finding exactly what you want unless it's a particularly common combination is often really hard.

 

[GrandpaD]

By the price I'm assuming it's a Lariat (I might have missed that mentioned). I got about the same discount off the MSRP on my '24 and mine had 1k miles (but no dents) when I bought last May (I believe Ford was discounting Lariats and below at the time). So, if the cosmetics are rectified why not? I had zero issues with mine.

 

[FaaWrenchBndr]

Get the VIN number and look it up on Carfax. See if the dealership is reported the damage. I would pretty much guess that it’s going to show up and that’s gonna be a pretty big hit for your resale value in the future.

Personally I would not buy a service/loaner truck nor would I buy one with hail damage.

 

[jhelrey]

Out of curiosity, what state is it in?

 

[PatchManager]

You should look at the Carfax, but it is very unlikely hail damage will be reported especially in this case.

We had around 10 hail damage spots repaired on our Lexus. I am the type of person who notices the slightest defect, and I could not see any sign of the damage even knowing where to look. We of course had an experience dent repair guy working on the car. I would bet serious money that no could find the spot on our car that were repaired. In our case, we also had exterior trim replaced, so you should look at it carefully.

 

[zzzilb]

Get the VIN number and look it up on Carfax. See if the dealership is reported the damage. I would pretty much guess that it’s going to show up and that’s gonna be a pretty big hit for your resale value in the future.

Personally I would not buy a service/loaner truck nor would I buy one with hail damage.

What makes you think that it will show up? They assured me it wouldn't be reported on the Carfax and I don't see why they would report it if they don't have to?

Out of curiosity, what state is it in?

Nebraska. They said the storm happened just before Halloween.

You should look at the Carfax, but it is very unlikely hail damage will be reported especially in this case.

We had around 10 hail damage spots repaired on our Lexus. I am the type of person who notices the slightest defect, and I could not see any sign of the damage even knowing where to look. We of course had an experience dent repair guy working on the car. I would bet serious money that no could find the spot on our car that were repaired. In our case, we also had exterior trim replaced, so you should look at it carefully.

This is good to hear. Dealership said their entire lot was affected and they're fixing each car as they get sold. I have to imagine they have someone experience working on it. Regardless, I'll inspect the car closely before closing.

 

[HammaMan]

They won't claim on insurance if they can sell it and still break even. Why risk rates going up unless it was a huge loss. They'll just sell it as is w/ the damage.

 

[SumGuy]

I need some help on what I should do. I found the exact F150 that I want. In fact, it’s the only one across the country that I have found. I’ll have to fly in to pick it up and drive it home. Its 2024, MSRP is $76,420 and the dealership agreed to my offer of $66.5K plus tax, tag, title plus I can take advantage of Fords 1.9% financing. Basically, it’s the same cost as a 2025 from Grainger but I won’t have to wait and I can lock in the financing incentive. Who knows what financing will look like when 2025’s start coming in.

I call the dealership to discuss details and they disclose it was a service vehicle and it has 500 miles on it. I am kind of surprised they would use such an expensive truck as a service car, but maybe it was a manager driving it? I don’t love that, but maybe that’s not a bad thing as if there were issues with the truck, they would’ve shown up already. I am having him confirm the service records are clean and no previous issues.

He also disclosed there was hail damage from a storm in October. He said the truck only needs paintless repair on the spots and then it’s perfect and he’s having the work done now.

Can someone give their opinion on the hail damage? Is this a big deal? Assuming its all fixed perfectly and I wouldn’t even know without him telling me, is there anything else I should be considering with the previous damage? I imagine its only cosmetic, but is it bad to buy a brand new $66K truck that has to have these repairs? I don’t garage park my cars, so this type of damage could easily happen to me during ownership as well.

I am really torn on what to do and appreciate any advice here. It’s the exact truck I want, excellent price and excellent financing. If I walk, I’ll likely order a 2025 from Grainger and will probably have to take a worse financing deal costing me more overall.

TLDR: Would you buy a new truck for $10K off MSPR and 1.9% financing with 500 loaner miles and previous hail damage that's being completely fixed?

I would trust a dealer as far as I could throw one…especially one looking to offload a truck with hail damage.

order exactly what you want and doesn’t have a hail damage history.

 

[roadPilot]

TLDR: Would you buy a new truck for $10K off MSPR and 1.9% financing with 500 loaner miles and previous hail damage that's being completely fixed?

As long as I was able to personally inspect the vehicle and was satisfied that any hail damage was 100% fixed, I would have zero issues with any of the other factors.

500 miles is NOTHING, and 1.9% is a great rate.

Further, AZ Plan pricing on that truck should be right around $68,472, so getting it for $66.5K is great (are you getting any cash incentives that you didn't mention)? PM me the dealer and the VIN and I'll tell you exactly how much it is.

 

[roadPilot]

This truck's warranty is already ticking away if it was a service/ loaner also, would look into when it started before pulling the trigger.

Warranty doesn't start until it's sold. I've purchased 'new' vehicles that had several thousand miles on them from the dealership using them for service/loaner/employee use.

Every state law is different as far as how many miles can be on "new" vehicle in order to still be sold as new (as long as it has never had the title transferred)

 

[roadPilot]

I had dents removed that size and I bet money you can’t find them

We lost $54K worth of roofs on our house and pole barn last year to a hail storm. Neighbor had several cars severely damaged, but you can't where the paintless dents were removed.

 

[roadPilot]

My suggestion is to see the repair after it's done and then make a decision.

This.

Other than your fully refundable deposit that you have given them, sign or do nothing else until you see the truck. Just be willing to walk away and eat the cost of the airfare if the repairs are not done to your satisfaction.

 

[HammaMan]

Warranty doesn't start until it's sold. I've purchased 'new' vehicles that had several thousand miles on them from the dealership using them for service/loaner/employee use.

Every state law is different as far as how many miles can be on "new" vehicle in order to still be sold as new (as long as it has never had the title transferred)

No, not once it enters service. It's the in service date that warranty begins, not the sold date, even though it's still sold as 'new'. It gets the 41k/41mo warranty on it from the in-service date which can be seen on oasis.

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