Best Bang for Your Buck Trim Level

[calgecko]

This is a tough question, because it will depend on how the individual plans to use the vehicle.

My vote went Outer Banks, because for me this will be a DD primarily and hopefully get me into doing trails and more outdoor stuff. Since OBX comes with many standard creature comforts and has all the tech options that gets my vote.

If I was looking at someone who is gonna use it as a toy and do offroading and all that stuff more than drive on the highway like me, I would have to say the Black Diamond just based on starting price seems to have a great mix of everything.

My thinking as well - I'm going with the OBX because it will be my DD with occasional offroad/trail stuff, but no hardcore offroading/rock crawling. I like having my creature comforts (I am going to miss the AC seats in my Mustang), so this is the one for me. I will be looking at options for wheel/tire upgrades though... hopefully we'll have options at the time of purchase, because I think the stock OBX wheels/tires are terrible looking!

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[Wahoowa]

FE - only game in town for Navy Pier
LMAO

 

[Treeza61]

Black Diamond you can't get with modular roof? I have only been interested in Badlands, so I don't read up on the other series options.

The modular top comes same color as vehicle but in order to get you must order soft top as well. Let’s see if this changes.

 

[RustyBronc]

My vote is the 2dr Base with the Sasquatch package, as long as the Sasquatch package is 5K or less.

 

[wvmtneer]

The modular top comes same color as vehicle but in order to get you must order soft top as well. Let’s see if this changes.

That is a terrible option. I’ve thought about it, but i’d never use the soft top, and i’d either have the top repainted or wrapped shadow black. This would probably cost me $2,500-$3,000.

I am starting to consider Wildtrak even though i’d lose the rubber floors and vinyl seats. My must have’s are mid, 2.7, shadow black hard top and SAS. I could see BD OBX and BL all within $1000 of a wildtrak.

 

[Cheshire]

I just don’t like the wheels, grille or top with BD.

I assume you can throw 33 inch tires on the stock rims. There is also an aluminum 17 inch wheel upgrade for the Black Diamond. With 33" tires and wheel of choice the BD will look as good as the BL.

 

[FLSTFI Dave]

Hard to tell for sure until official build site is up and running. I voted Black Diamond and think it will be the best bang for the dollar. That said the Bad Lands is second best. Its also what I plan to get.

 

[rkj__]

That is a terrible option. I’ve thought about it, but i’d never use the soft top, and i’d either have the top repainted or wrapped shadow black. This would probably cost me $2,500-$3,000.

You can get a whole vehicle repainted at Maaco for less than that.

 

[wvmtneer]

You can get a whole vehicle repainted at Maaco for less than that.

I figured that would be the cost of dual tops plus paint/wrap.

 

[Villageidit]

I think the Wildtrak might actually be the value leader. 2.7L, Auto, Painted Modular Hardtop, Sasquatch Package AND the mid package all included. Depending on how they price the options/packages the Wildtrak has almost EVERYTHING you can throw on the truck, minus the super luxury stuff and the sway bar disco.

JK

P.S. For low-end bang I voted for the Black Diamond. If you want a “basic” factory build you get 80% of the Badlands for 13k less. ?

I think the BD is a great value for what's on it. I have one reserved. The wife is insisting on a four door. That means I have to add a hardtop, 2.7L, 10spd and mid. With those options going to the Wildtrak will make sense if I'm close in price. Will miss the washout interior and steel bumpers but I can buy the bumpers as someones takeoff I hope.

 

[rjkmoto]

I think the BD is a great value for what's on it. I have one reserved. The wife is insisting on a four door. That means I have to add a hardtop, 2.7L, 10spd and mid. With those options going to the Wildtrak will make sense if I'm close in price. Will miss the washout interior and steel bumpers but I can buy the bumpers as someones takeoff I hope.

I have a 4-foot BD reserved as well, depending on the pricing, I might change to a BL with high package and/or high with possibly no Sasquatch because BL seems to have 80% of it already onboard.

It really just all comes down to the “ala carte” pricing for the options/packages. But the Wildtrak should indicate the “high end” of optioning out one of the lower trims.

JK

 

[canuk688]

They're making 7000 of them, it's not going up in value

7,000 out of over 230,000 pre sold in Y1, and likely well over a million sold in 5 years. Yes this will be something people want.

 

[Treeza61]

I assume you can throw 33 inch tires on the stock rims. There is also an aluminum 17 inch wheel upgrade for the Black Diamond. With 33" tires and wheel of choice the BD will look as good as the BL.

They don’t offer 33s on BD.

 

[BP Bronco]

They don’t offer 33s on BD.

The Badlands comes standard with 33". To get the 35 you need to add the Sasquatch options

 

[Treeza61]

That is a terrible option. I’ve thought about it, but i’d never use the soft top, and i’d either have the top repainted or wrapped shadow black. This would probably cost me $2,500-$3,000.

I am starting to consider Wildtrak even though i’d lose the rubber floors and vinyl seats. My must have’s are mid, 2.7, shadow black hard top and SAS. I could see BD OBX and BL all within $1000 of a wildtrak.

I’ve thought about Wildtrak too but would have to upgrade to leather because Ford cloth seats suck. Then there’s the carpet.....

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