What is your data showing Raptors worth $30K in three years? Yeah maybe if its raced and beat to hell. Try and find a 3 year old low mileage raptor truck for $30-35, good luck.
Who said the 2.3 dumps copious amounts of fuel into the crank case? Most of the time when you read about fuel in the crank case its not the 2.3, but one of the TT V6. I change my oil at 5000 which is about once a year and have no detectible fuel in the crank case. This is with stop & go city...
" 2.7 with FP ProCal is far superior to the 4 cyl. '
Sure you can get more power from the 2.7, but being "superior" isn't just about power. Not everyone is concerned about 0 - 60 times, or tuning the engine. I don't like the fact the 2.7 has a wet belt. Yeah I know its supposed to go 100 or 200K...
Yes, but even so its a gamble. There is a huge difference to seeing a vehicle go for a crazy price on one of those TV auctions, and actually getting that much for your vehicle.
Definitely true! About a year ago a dealer offered me the MSRP I paid to trade my 22 Base for a new Ranger. Bottom line I could have done the deal for $5K out of pocket. When it came time to sign, I backed out, couldn't let the Bronco go. Glad I did.
This isn't anything unusual. You have several things going against you here. First you have a high end model. You are competing against new and most people prefer to buy new for obvious reasons. New have better financing options, and when comparing prices you have to consider the incentives...
I never did understand all the hype about fog lights. Maybe there is something to it on the trail, but on the road they are useless and do not help in fog, rain, or snow.
If you bought it new I wouldn't consider trading it for used to have more features. Do you really need SAS and disconnecting sway bar? It sounds to me you are not a hard core off roader, and your BD is already quite capable. The disconnecting sway bar, advanced transfer case and SAS shocks are...
You are not wrong but they will say they were test driving the vehicle. My point is legal action is unlikely to be successful or worth the trouble. OP's best option is to threaten to release the footage to the press and social media (my opinion). Also we are only hearing one side of the story...
2.3L is a good engine with plenty of power, but the new for 2025 does not have more power (both HP and torque) and it does not get better MPG. That said dual injection is a good thing.
My dad used to off-road in a Plymouth Volare station wagon. He was a rail fan and would explorer abandoned railroad lines in Colorado. I remember being way up there scaling cliffs and dodging rocks. We drove from Minnesota and he didn't have anything except making sure there was enough gas in...