Well, 400 watts is just enough for light-weight tools. On the job site they would need much more than 400 watts for normal use tools. I have thought about most reasons why they wouldn't have included the 400 watts and could not come up with anything reasonable. If the dealer can offer me a sweat deal on a 2018 with a trade-in on my 2017 with its negative equity I will go for it just cause I do like how the 2018 looks overall but the payments on it will need to be about the same as I am paying now otherwise no extra effort (money down or over-budgeting) will be made since Ford doesn't seem to put in the extra effort. To put in a 400 watt or better is actually pretty cheap ( pure sign wave ) but the thing that stops me from doing that is it would look like crap mounted aftermarket.
Oh, and thank you all for the warm welcome to the forums!
Yup, I would trade in a 2017 for a 2018 in a heartbeat! The 2017 was mostly designed and developed in the late 1990's and only "refreshed" (not redesigned) in the mid 2000's, so really its a very, very old vehicle based on everything Ford knew and understood about vehicle design some 20 years ago. It's a great vehicle, just an old designed vehicle.
So really, if you trade in a 2017 for a 2018, you can think of it like you're trading in a 20 year old vehicle for a brand spanking new one, lol. Think of it that way if it helps make the decision easier.
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