Let’s check back in around the early June time frame on the Raptor pricing. I will freely admit I grossly underestimated this market when I decided to start shopping, called and went to dealers and actually struck the deal. This market is not like other vehicle markets. I didn’t even pay MSRP for my previous Ducati; an ’09 1198s, the first road going bike with traction control.
I think prices for the Raptor will continue to hover at or just over MSRP.
You’re at least partially right about the world crisis / fuel price issue, but that takes some time to take effect, it won’t happen overnight. Fuel in the US has been going up at a trickle pace for a while now and seem to have at least regionally stabilized but will go up again in May for seasonal (futures) reasons.
Unless fuel goes up about a buck and sustains it for 6 or more months large vehicles will continue to sell, and Ford has positioned themselves pretty well with the reasonably economical ttv6.