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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jimmyjamm" data-source="post: 1717421" data-attributes="member: 38515">I had a similar dilemna, considered an F-150, F-350 and Raptor when I ordered my 2018.  With my work I needed a very capable off-road truck (coming from a Jeep 4-door JK Rubicon that was just too small for my field equipment) for work, but also very comfortable for a daily driver-sometimes I drive 3 or 4 hours on pavement, then 10's of miles off-road to get to a field location and have to be able to get myself in and out on my own.  After the cost to upgrade an F-150 (they didn't have the Tremor in 2018) and then the depreciation, the F-150 was out.  Then considering a F-350 diesel (for both resale and durabilit and mileage) I would have to fully upgrade suspension to make it soft enough to really work off-road well, I added all of these costs.Once I did these cost comparisons, the Raptor, if could be purchased at MSRP, was the way to go.  The F-350 would have cost more after the lift, front locker/Torsen, and tires, than a Raptor at MSRP.Found a dealer that would do MSRP and haven't looked back.We bought a small toy hauler last spring that pushes the tow limits of the Raptor, but  other than that, all good.</blockquote>