JennyD
Active Member
We finally placed our order this week...it will probably end up one of the last 2018s to roll off of the line, but we got exactly what we wanted!
And ditto this!
And ditto this!
2018 Ford Expedition
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After ordering my Navi this year and getting exactly what I wanted I don’t think I’ll ever buy off the lot again. Other than the waiting it was such a better car buying experience. Co grata on your soon to be built new truck!We finally placed our order this week...it will probably end up one of the last 2018s to roll off of the line, but we got exactly what we wanted!
And ditto this!
That's true, but don't you get much better discounts buying off the lot? Or are you saying that the discounts available to lot buyers as a percentage of the overall price isn't significant enough?
Seeing as we bought a new model year after a major redesign we didn’t expect there to be much money to be negotiated down, and there weren’t any incintives to be offered at the time of pickup. We used the xplan pricing and from the few dealers we spoke with we were told that ordering vs buying off lot there wasn’t any difference in what could be negotiated down and selling a vehicle that was special ordered was actually better for them because it never sat on their lot so the dealer isn’t paying for that car to sit there which leaves them more meat on the bone to negotiate down. I read a bunch of car buying guides that actually said ordering could get you a better deal. We also didn’t need a car immediately and were willing to wait. Now if we wanted to get a 2017 there were mega deals on them but we looked at those earlier and decided to wait because the ‘18’s were far and away a much better vehicle.
JennyD
Active Member
So, Ford kicked our order late last week...they are only building Limiteds and Platinums until production stops in early to mid-September. Should have moved faster! Luckily, a local dealer had one on the lot with everything we wanted (and not what we didn't) minus the HD Tow, plus some great incentives. We decided to give up on the HD Tow and brought the new beauty home over the weekend. LOVE this truck!
JennyD
Active Member
Thanks!
Yukon Joe
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Driver info screen.
What's that screen past the steering wheel called? Mine keeps defaulting to the towing screen. Why? Drives me nuts. It started doing that after I setup the camper in the tow settings.
So how do I change the default screen to the gauges?
Thanks,
Yukon
@Yukon Joe
What's that screen past the steering wheel called? Mine keeps defaulting to the towing screen. Why? Drives me nuts. It started doing that after I setup the camper in the tow settings.
So how do I change the default screen to the gauges?
Thanks,
Yukon
@Yukon Joe
shane_th_ee
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It's because your trailer is still set to active. Which is stupid because the truck knows the wiring harness is disconnected. But it is what it is. Whenever you start the truck and the driver info screen defaults to the towing screen, you need to scroll down to "select active trailer" and then select "no trailer". Incidentally, if you leave the truck running when you disconnect the trailer wiring harness from the truck, the truck WILL automatically set the active trailer to "no trailer" and you won't have to fiddle with the menus.
