John M BUNMAN
BUNMAN-Adventures, Rescue & Recovery
<Disclaimer > I’m far from a Raptor Expert or a Trophy Truck Racer or Team Owner.
But… I have owned a Raptor since day one in 2010, I waited 6 months after ordering to get my first Gen1 in my hands. I’ve driven 275k miles total between my 2 Gen1’s and my current Gen2, probably 50/50, 60/40 Trail/Pavement.
I have run the Gambit of putting Tens of Thousands of dollars into my Trucks, Jeep’s and H2’s. I’m far from a wrench turner any more. I couldn’t even locate the fuel pump now. I know an abundance of worthless information though, so I got that going for me. But I do have ears and I listen to people I know and trust.
Where does the Raptor fit into all this??
In 2010 I had a friend that knew the Herbst Boys of Herbst Racing. A Big name in the Vegas Off-Road Racing community.
My “Friend” told me that the family bought like 5 or so Raptors when they came out. A couple to use a Race Pre-runners. They said that there wasn’t another factory truck that they could buy, that had a WARRANTY and they couldn’t come close to building one at the cost they could get a Raptor for from Ford.
I believe that holds true, even today. I got my first Gen1 $5k UNDER MSRP! With the insane success of the Raptor we will never see this ever again. The prices are Beyond my understanding, in the mid 80’s I could have bought a nice house on 2acres in Columbus GA for the price of my Gen2!!
I’ve been a public servant my hole life so I’ve had to skip a day or two of food for the kids to make the Raptor payment.
Is the Raptor price Insane, Of course it is, but… It’s still a “Bargain” for what your getting, especially if you use it Off-Road.
HAPPY RAPTORING
But… I have owned a Raptor since day one in 2010, I waited 6 months after ordering to get my first Gen1 in my hands. I’ve driven 275k miles total between my 2 Gen1’s and my current Gen2, probably 50/50, 60/40 Trail/Pavement.
I have run the Gambit of putting Tens of Thousands of dollars into my Trucks, Jeep’s and H2’s. I’m far from a wrench turner any more. I couldn’t even locate the fuel pump now. I know an abundance of worthless information though, so I got that going for me. But I do have ears and I listen to people I know and trust.
Where does the Raptor fit into all this??
In 2010 I had a friend that knew the Herbst Boys of Herbst Racing. A Big name in the Vegas Off-Road Racing community.
My “Friend” told me that the family bought like 5 or so Raptors when they came out. A couple to use a Race Pre-runners. They said that there wasn’t another factory truck that they could buy, that had a WARRANTY and they couldn’t come close to building one at the cost they could get a Raptor for from Ford.
I believe that holds true, even today. I got my first Gen1 $5k UNDER MSRP! With the insane success of the Raptor we will never see this ever again. The prices are Beyond my understanding, in the mid 80’s I could have bought a nice house on 2acres in Columbus GA for the price of my Gen2!!
I’ve been a public servant my hole life so I’ve had to skip a day or two of food for the kids to make the Raptor payment.
Is the Raptor price Insane, Of course it is, but… It’s still a “Bargain” for what your getting, especially if you use it Off-Road.
HAPPY RAPTORING
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but I do trails in my Raptor at speed that would have Flipped My Ruby on its back.
