[jdlowery]

My son and I made it to the Ford and Chevy dealerships today to drive some trucks. The first stop was Ford. We drove a LS configured truck 4x2 with 2.7L V6 EcoBoost. We did some freeway and street driving. I liked the way it felt. A lot different from some of the older trucks that I've driven in the past but, it's brand new so it should feel good. I also wanted to drive the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost. The only one they had on the lot was configured in a very high end package ($66K, who pays that for a pickup?). But we drove it anyway. I could feel the difference in acceleration and grunt between the two engines. Of course the question is do I really need the 3.5L. The answer, probably not. We talked numbers a little and I will probably not be able to find a 2017 the way that I want it configured. I may not be able to find a 2018 the way I want either. Here's the problem with dealerships. They configure these trucks the way that they want which will give them the biggest profit. The more basic models are setup as work trucks. They're usually white and minus some creature comforts. They were able to find a truck with almost everything that I want, in white, that is a 2018. I asked them to do some more digging for a different color. The price offered was $34.5.

Next stop was Chevy. Chevy had no 4.3L engines on the lot ready to test drive. The 5.3L they had was blocked in by several rows of cars. I didn't bother having them dig it out. I asked them to give me ring when both engine types were available and ready to test drive. Hopefully, I'll get to drive them sometime this week.

By the way, I don't mind ordering and waiting to get the exact configuration that I want.