SCREW v. SCAB: Please give me *your* "legal opinion" on this important case.

[turcoman35]

Screw costs more, but resale is higher than than the msrp differance, Scab harder to resell, but bottom line sounds like your leaning towards Scab, so just get what you want.

Isn't the opposite true? Because there are so few SCABS compared to SCREWS, shouldnt the SCAB be easier to resell? I remember when I first started looking for my raptor, I couldnt find any SCABS at the dealerships and the second that a dealer got one, it was gone the next second (granted I know ALL raptors are gone in seconds...). Seems like everyone was hunting for a SCAB.

This is a tough decision though. I have the SCAB and love its agileness of getting in and out of tight corners but the SCREW does look good too and has a lot of room in the back. I havent really driven the SCREW but I wonder if it has a "softer" ride as it has a longer wheel base. Anyone able to comment by their experience of driving both cars?

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Isn't the opposite true? Because there are so few SCABS compared to SCREWS, shouldnt the SCAB be easier to resell? I remember when I first started looking for my raptor, I couldnt find any SCABS at the dealerships and the second that a dealer got one, it was gone the next second (granted I know ALL raptors are gone in seconds...). Seems like everyone was hunting for a SCAB.

Majority of owners want a SCREW. They way outsell SCABs in regular F-150s. Now, on FRF with a lot more off-road enthusiasts, SCABs seem more desired than they really are. But with actual total sales, SCREWs are the go-to cab configuration.

 

[Misfit]

The scab raptors are definitely rarer

 

[skyscraper]

Majority of owners want a SCREW. They way outsell SCABs in regular F-150s. Now, on FRF with a lot more off-road enthusiasts, SCABs seem more desired than they really are. But with actual total sales, SCREWs are the go-to cab configuration.

Let me guess: screw owner?


Fact is, both are in high demand. You won't have an issue selling either kind.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Let me guess: screw owner?


Fact is, both are in high demand. You won't have an issue selling either kind.

Sure. But look at every F-150 on the street and tell me what cab configuration is the most common?

 

[Tom]

George Carlin always said " if you have to many needs get rid of some"

No Shit!!! Great quote

 

[RAPTORSV]

Isn't the opposite true? Because there are so few SCABS compared to SCREWS, shouldnt the SCAB be easier to resell? I remember when I first started looking for my raptor, I couldnt find any SCABS at the dealerships and the second that a dealer got one, it was gone the next second (granted I know ALL raptors are gone in seconds...). Seems like everyone was hunting for a SCAB.

This is a tough decision though. I have the SCAB and love its agileness of getting in and out of tight corners but the SCREW does look good too and has a lot of room in the back. I havent really driven the SCREW but I wonder if it has a "softer" ride as it has a longer wheel base. Anyone able to comment by their experience of driving both cars?

Go on KBB or NADA and price out a used Raptor both as a Scab and a Screw. Big difference in resale price. Dealers have told me the same, it's a lot harder to sell a Scab than Screw sitting on the lot. The only Scab I was told you would find on a lot was probably a special order that the customer didn't want.

I test drove both and didn't feel a lot of difference between them.

 

[locktech]

I vote Screw. A ton more room in the back. Test drove both and didn't notice a bit of difference in the way they handled.

 

[Sage]

What do you want, a hot ride or a family sedan?

 

[Marcs]

What do you want, a hot ride or a family sedan?

Ain't that the truth! Screw just doesn't look right.