Tips searching the country for raptor r

[Dudebrodude]

Nice truck! I would love to have one...just can't find a decent deal on one. If anyone knows of one without too much ADM, please let me know. Trying to decide pretty soon whether going to go TRX, 37, or R. Thanks

You can get R's for 10k over pretty easily. I talk to a dealer every couple of days at that price point. I have a TRX today and the reason the R makes more sense for me is the slight advantage in the dirt and parts availability. I am not gentle with my TRX and have driven plenty of Raptors and they just have the slight edge where I want to push.

If you're not going to be running the truck in the desert at high speed, I prefer the TRX. Interior is leagues above the Raptor, it sounds better, and I prefer the styling. If you're looking to bomb in the desert and/or just want the latest and greatest, get the Raptor R. Either way, I would get a TRX or R before I did a 37 strictly because of the engine.

 

[clemsondds]

You can get R's for 10k over pretty easily. I talk to a dealer every couple of days at that price point. I have a TRX today and the reason the R makes more sense for me is the slight advantage in the dirt and parts availability. I am not gentle with my TRX and have driven plenty of Raptors and they just have the slight edge where I want to push.

If you're not going to be running the truck in the desert at high speed, I prefer the TRX. Interior is leagues above the Raptor, it sounds better, and I prefer the styling. If you're looking to bomb in the desert and/or just want the latest and greatest, get the Raptor R. Either way, I would get a TRX or R before I did a 37 strictly because of the engine.

Could you pm me some of those dealers names? Because every single one I call wants $25k or more. Right now I'm leaning toward a TRX since I can't find an R. I even considered a used '24 R but they were still asking $129k. And I would have had to have it trailered to me and so adding everything up...just wasn't worth it to me. Hoping to find one a little closer to me and at msrp or up to $10k. Thank you

 

[Dev]

I’ve had a 22 TRX and now 24R. Can’t go wrong with either truck. Good luck!

 

[RPG9]

You can get R's for 10k over pretty easily. I talk to a dealer every couple of days at that price point. I have a TRX today and the reason the R makes more sense for me is the slight advantage in the dirt and parts availability. I am not gentle with my TRX and have driven plenty of Raptors and they just have the slight edge where I want to push.

If you're not going to be running the truck in the desert at high speed, I prefer the TRX. Interior is leagues above the Raptor, it sounds better, and I prefer the styling. If you're looking to bomb in the desert and/or just want the latest and greatest, get the Raptor R. Either way, I would get a TRX or R before I did a 37 strictly because of the engine.

Agreed. I have owned 3 TRXs and every generation Raptor for the last decade including my R. TRX is a great truck and I’ve never had an issue with any of them—I can’t say that about my Gen 2 or Gen 3 Raptors. The 24 Raptor interior is a lot nicer than 21-23 MY, so the difference between the TRX and Raptor isn’t as vast. Seats are more comfortable in the Raptor IMO. Both are phenomenal trucks.

 

[dvm]

As a previous owner of a 22 TRX and now a 24 R. I am no brand loyalist. I buy what I like and don’t care who builds it.

I prefer the R because of the horizontal screen, physical buttons for the cooled seats and heated steering wheel. The buttons stay on in the last setting so every time I get in the cooled seat stays on. These simple things make a huge difference to me. In the TRX it was always going through menus to turn it on. That gets old.

Also the 2wd drive mode is a huge advantage. The interior in the 24R has been upgraded a lot. Don’t miss really anything from the TRX.

 

[03Cobraraptor]

Let’s get the list of dealers doing 10k over!

 

[Dudebrodude]

As I talk to dealers at $10k I’ll comment them here. Most recent ones were as follows. Idk if they still have available trucks.

Lundgren ford
Bill Estes ford
Lindsay ford wheaton