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I'd start online with the ford search site with all stealerships within a 500 mile area or 200 mile or whatever mile limit you would be... -
I purchased my 2025 Lariat ER in December 2025. Only after I received my title in the mail did I notice that my "New" truck said "Used"...
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John Becker reacted to Heliian's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with
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Ya, I get it but it's highly unlikely you'd be able to do that today. The point is if you spend 2 weeks trying to save a few dollars... -
John Becker reacted to ZeusDriver's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
BTW, there is often an advantage to shopping around to a couple dealerships. When I bought my first F150 in 1990, I spent an hour...
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John Becker reacted to ZeusDriver's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Love.
I always think of the time I spend negotiating as if it is a paying job. For me $4000/hr is good pay.
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John Becker reacted to AMGHunter's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
I purchased a 2025 Plantium with the optional Dark Element option ($1000) in Northern CA in late December 2025. Before taxes, negotiated...
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John Becker reacted to Heliian's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
Ya, 70-75 would be reasonable. I got offered a platinum at about 69k USD last year, they weren't big movers at the time and I have no...
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John Becker reacted to callistus's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
Make sure you do a search for state as well as local EV rebates, there are still some out there. My utility ocal power company rebates...
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John Becker reacted to Heliian's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
You can get a 2000$ rebate I think if you skip the charger install.
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John Becker reacted to Jerrynicksdad's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Love.
The last week of December 2025, I was able to get a new 2025 lighting Platinum with all rebates and incentives for 70,600. Including non...
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John Becker reacted to ZeusDriver's post in the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? with Like.
Make sure you know what current discounts are available . My recent dealer's first offer comeback (for a 2025) was about $12,000 too...
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John Becker posted the thread Negotiations for a new 2025 Platinum? in Reservations, Ordering, Pricing, Production, Delivery.Any ideas on negotiating power on price? How much below MSRP?
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the floor liner is just a plastic mat that sits on top of the carpet. you can easily replace it with F-150 carpet mats. I would assume...
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Please educate me. I'm shopping for a 2025 F150 Lightning Platinum. Some have a factory-installed tray-style floor liner. I prefer...
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John Becker reacted to chriserx's post in the thread Intended use for slotted space on front console? with Haha.
Yeah, the top one is dedicated to napkins and utensils that are inevitably forgotten to be placed with my order. The bottom one can't...
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John Becker reacted to Wendy's post in the thread What is the best app for planning a road trip? with Like.
I used the Tesla App for a trip and every time I got to 80% it stopped and told me I was done. Is there a setting somewhere that won't...
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John Becker reacted to Joe Dablock's post in the thread What is the best app for planning a road trip? with Wow.
Everything everyone said is good, but I also take a roadmap and color code Tesla and EA chargers ( or whatever you prefer) on the map...
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John Becker reacted to mr.Magoo's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
"auxiliary energy storage box w/inverters" are commonly referred to as UPS uninterruptible power supply.
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John Becker reacted to chl's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
All of the above point out what I would have said. About the BMS sensor: here is where the negative connection should be for any...
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John Becker reacted to jwrezz's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
I was thinking of doing this but felt it would just keep the truck "on" and then the DC-DC would be active anyway defeating the purpose...
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John Becker reacted to mr.Magoo's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
Oh trust me, I know that feeling all too well - I just spend the last couple of days rewriting the code for my black box from running a...
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John Becker replied to the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on).Well, I'm anal. I overthink everything. Also, I was getting mysterious power off messages to preserve the battery (or something like that.)
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John Becker reacted to mr.Magoo's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
The truck isn't off just because it's off. While charging for example, if the truck is off, all the modules are still alive, including...
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John Becker reacted to chriserx's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
Yeah, I mentioned it in another thread, I tried this and the DCDC seems to stay on so long as PPO is, you can check it for yourself if...
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John Becker reacted to bmwhitetx's post in the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) with Like.
When the truck is on, the DC-DC converter is also on and will put out anywhere between 13.6-14.6ish volts to charge the battery and...
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John Becker replied to the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on).The short answer is yes. The truck has to be on to use PPO. I hope it is okay to charge the LVB with the truck on. There are a lot of...
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John Becker posted the thread 12v Battery Perpetual Charger (while truck is on) in Charging / Chargers / Battery / Vehicle-to-Vehicle Charging.For many years and multiple threads on this forum, I’ve read about the problems with Ford’s inability to keep the LVB properly charged...
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John Becker reacted to Deleted member 19221's post in the thread My Lightning burned to the ground with Wow.
Sadly my truck burned to the ground tonight. Felt a pop under my feet. There was a loud pop followed two smaller ones. We had barely...
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John Becker reacted to chriserx's post in the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time. with Like.
Already tested this, if the inverter is on, it seems the DCDC is on, that being said I haven't tried ACC mode and pro power.... If the...
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John Becker replied to the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time..And now that I'm thinking about it, the NOCO GENIUS 10 would be better in the scenario I described. A maintainer might not be adequate...
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John Becker reacted to bthanos's post in the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time. with Like.
You’re not wrong but the problem is when truck is left off for a while. Noco charger would be charging battery always when truck is on...
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John Becker replied to the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time..Any reason why a NOCO GENIUS1 (or similar maintainer) couldn't be plugged into a 120v outlet inside the cab and then direct the power...
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John Becker reacted to chl's post in the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time. with Like.
When charging the AGM the maintainer will put about 14v on the battery terminals at first, and presumably the same is true of the DC-DC...
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John Becker reacted to chl's post in the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time. with Love.
The DC-DC converter which charges the 12v battery when the truck is on or charging and the battery maintainer are connected in parallel...
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John Becker reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread Battery maintainer powered from a portable power station plugged in all the time. with Like.
If your battery maintainer device has a float function I don't see a problem, but make sure it's connected properly, so the BMS counts...
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John Becker reacted to Chaldaean's post in the thread (Wrong Key#72) How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead? with Love.
All, thank you very much for your help with this. I was able to unlock the truck by: (1) Removing the wheel/tire (2) Removing the wheel...
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John Becker reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread (Wrong Key#72) How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead? with Love.
The Ford Engineers need to get back to the drawing board with this logic, I'd accept a slight increase in vampire drain on the HVB to...
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I got in my truck a few days ago and found this message on my screen. The truck was off when I left it. It started just fine and this...
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John Becker reacted to Jesse-Infotainment's post in the thread Heat pump in extreme cold -20F with Like.
Ive been happy with My lightnings AC and Heat. Granted doesnt get too cold here but it kept up fine with 10 degrees we had here a day...
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So I was driving through some extreme cold pockets this morning -15 to -20F, and I noticed: 1. The truck was blowing cold air 2. The...
