In their pocket and that should always be welcomed.

bus fares have not dropped

for a one dollar profit.

Lower gas = higher demand for big V-8 toys.

Lower gas $ = working class poor folks having more money left over after necessities.

The other side of the coin, no?

"The other side of the coin, no?"

One of many, many sides rather than merely two.

This newer truck uses aluminum in the bed and the carriage which makes the truck much lighter (and more fuel efficient) than its predecessors. According to many heavy truck aficionados, the phrase "I'd never drive a truck made out of beer cans" is common.

Now get in the back of the line.

just how fast the price of oil changes.

I remember growing up in Alberta back in the 80's just after the oil market tanked. There were bumper stickers saying "Dear God let there be another oil boom. I promise I won't piss it all away this time." The Government was spending a lot of time talking about how they had to diversify the economy so it's not so dependent on oil.

Anyway fast forward to 2011 and the Government back there was in full bluster telling the rest of Canada to STFU because they are the actual economic engine of Canada so the rest of you can take your opinions and pound sand. Did they diversify their economy after all that time? Fuck no...Oil's over $100/bbl we've got a ton of that shit, we're golden don't worry about it.

Now...oops...Maybe we should start talking about diversifying our economy.

I've started to notice that every asshole with a Hummer in the garage who couldn't give the piece of shit away over the last few years is starting to put them back on the road. Because you know, why not flush all that money down the toilet, the price of oil is down and it's never going to go back up.

than to drive the workers to destitution. His strategy for keeping the unions out was to pay his workers better than the competition. He wanted his workers to be able to afford his products.

Now that my solar panels are up, I'm going Hybrid asap. I don't care if they GIVE gas away.

make Margin Calls on Oil. With some 3 billion shares out there for Ford,they get clobbered as a result. This turd from Deutsche Bank isn't the sharpest tool in the drawer. JP morgan did the same about 3 weeks ago and then the Oil Book crashed big time. Ford is a 40 dollar top next year. Just the 1% ers rotating out of Commodities to Consumer Goods. Hang in there,this is just the biggee's stealing again.

and who the hell can afford it? Landscapers?

I drive a 1998 Chev 3/4 ton with a tow package and haven't made enough in years to make payments on a new vehicle along with the insurance upgrade.

and we tend to buy one new Ford every year (at least we have for the last 4-5 years in a row now) including a new F-250 just last week.

I would need to see the math on the fuel economy v. cost increase, but.... my gut tells me it won't help us much. Our trucks tend to be hauling trailers or pushing snow. The actual weight of the vehicle itself isn't the end all and be all of our fuel economy. Also, the F-150 is to light a truck to be worth buying. We do have a Ranger (one of the last ones made) and a Transit Connect, but they are specialty vehicles that do light jobs and travel a lot more than most of our other trucks. The 250 is as light a truck as we can consider buying and the 350 and 450 series are more useful for most of our crews.

Ford made a major investment in more fuel efficient vehicles. The hybrid C-MAX series and the EV Focus along with plug-in hybrid Fusion and Focus models are among the primary examples. It is a long term approach that is bound to play out well. These low oil prices can't last forever. Odds are they will be gone by the time summer driving season rolls around. This really is just a short term phenomenon so enjoy it while you can.

Also, the fuel economy standards are still in place. If people are deciding to buy heavier vehicles then they are going to end up paying for it. It will end up being a virtual bidding war to see where the ceiling is.

$40K? with a 6 foot bed? or a crew cab and a 4 foot bed?

I'm just wondering cause I can't afford to buy one.

but do not know the exact price. I was told it was about $1800.00 nicer than we needed because it has some options like power windows that we didn't really need.

It is a standard cab with the larger bed and it has a snow plow which I believe was included in that 40K number.

It really is a nice truck. The owner of the company I work for is going to plow with it this winter (he almost always uses the newest truck). We have 2 other F-250s and this one seems even more powerful than the others. Maybe it is geared differently, or maybe the HP really is higher. I only drove it a few miles to, get the company logo and phone number put on it, so am not sure why this one seems heftier but it does.

2015 Ford F-150
Price Range: $25,420 - $54,680

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2015/ford/f_150/#ixzz3M1h4VNvw

Thanks!

All of them: Tundras and Dodges being the worst, but they're all fucking mammoths now. All have to have big, imposing front facades/grills and seems to be a requirement that the rear bumper be a minimum of 5 feet off the ground. I rented on recently and I swear the thing should have come with a length of knotted rope attached to the cab ceiling just to pull myself in/out.

It's a shame because the newer engine technology has enabled us to have our cake and eat it with lots of power and good fuel economy....that is until you strap six thousand freakin' pounds to the engine and drivetrain.

I looked into why the Ranger is no longer being made (since I still drive an old one) and the best answer I could come up with was something like "the cost of all the new safety requirements makes it more cost effective to just build full sized pickups".

Along with the SUV craze, I guess anyone buying a pickup wants a big one. If you want something mid-sized then look into a 6 cyl SUV.

Not so good for some parts.

I've experienced fuel saving at the expense of having stuff break repeatedly. No more GM for me. I learned my lesson.