Harvey Singh
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Are they offering you a factory warranty on either truck?
the 17 has
27000km or 16875 miles left for powertrain.
the 18 has nothing as it’s over 100k km or 60k miles. But I’d 5000$ cheaper.
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Are they offering you a factory warranty on either truck?
Buy what you want and forget about trying to "time the market" for the best value.
Things happen! First Year Model has a stigma with some buyer. Grey is the better color IMHO.
There are a few differences. later build 2018 trucks get the metal oil pan, which has proven to be less prone to leaks, and failed repairs. When a truck with the plastic pan goes in for a leak, they get a plastic replacement pan and the procedure to replace it is apparently difficult for some stealerships to implement, resulting in some failed repairs. check the ’17 oil pan for leaks.
Both trucks would be potentially susceptible to the older model cam phaser, which can suffer from the failure to properly lock at shutdown, which rattles at startup.
Repair history on both trucks would be helpful.
the 2017 has the sony sound system, ’18 has the b&o. The sony is slightly cheaper and easier to upgrade and you can upgrade it in steps, where the ’18 is pretty much an all or nothing upgrade.
What do I the Carfax report say on them?
Did you call Ford and see if either have an ESP?
What is the American dollar price for the trucks?
If you're torn, just offer both dealers 5k off what they are asking, and accept the one that offers. If they both offer, go for 7500 and play them off each other.