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<blockquote data-quote="Craigy" data-source="post: 1128226" data-attributes="member: 16960"><p>David:</p><p></p><p>I agree with you on all the Dave Ramsey-isms, but that's not the point here. And since you asked: <em>afford: to be capable of yielding or providing; to be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of.</em> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Pretty long post but to give you an idea of where I'm coming from, and at the expense of sounding like a completely broken record, I'm from southern Louisiana and almost any guy who can rub two sticks together has a nice pickup truck and a boat. E.g. an FX4 Lariat or Platinum F150, tons of superdutys, you name it. The Raptor used to be a little more money than a Lariat and little less than a Platty, prob about the same when you factor discounts. I.e., something not cheap but readily attainable if you responsibly save, or something that you could finance without severe heartache. </p><p></p><p>Jumping to the end, yeah, you're absolutely right, these days you have to make six figures to easily afford a Raptor. That's the entire crux of what I've been bitching and moaning about, how Ford has moved the Raptor substantially upmarket. Used to be mid-high $40s *loaded* and now it's $65k+++ to over $70k. They literally added a whole nother car to the pricetag. </p><p></p><p>I went and looked this up just now: used to be you could buy the "luxury package" for an extra $2,100 and get a nicely equipped Raptor. Now if you want any of those same modern features, you have to select the 802a package for $9,345. That's just cheesy marketing. </p><p></p><p>Regardless of whether any tom, **** or harry can "afford" a Raptor, would you not agree that a $70,000 truck is a lot more difficult to afford than a $45,000 one?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craigy, post: 1128226, member: 16960"] David: I agree with you on all the Dave Ramsey-isms, but that's not the point here. And since you asked: [I]afford: to be capable of yielding or providing; to be able to meet the expense of; have or be able to spare the price of.[/I] ;) Pretty long post but to give you an idea of where I'm coming from, and at the expense of sounding like a completely broken record, I'm from southern Louisiana and almost any guy who can rub two sticks together has a nice pickup truck and a boat. E.g. an FX4 Lariat or Platinum F150, tons of superdutys, you name it. The Raptor used to be a little more money than a Lariat and little less than a Platty, prob about the same when you factor discounts. I.e., something not cheap but readily attainable if you responsibly save, or something that you could finance without severe heartache. Jumping to the end, yeah, you're absolutely right, these days you have to make six figures to easily afford a Raptor. That's the entire crux of what I've been bitching and moaning about, how Ford has moved the Raptor substantially upmarket. Used to be mid-high $40s *loaded* and now it's $65k+++ to over $70k. They literally added a whole nother car to the pricetag. I went and looked this up just now: used to be you could buy the "luxury package" for an extra $2,100 and get a nicely equipped Raptor. Now if you want any of those same modern features, you have to select the 802a package for $9,345. That's just cheesy marketing. Regardless of whether any tom, **** or harry can "afford" a Raptor, would you not agree that a $70,000 truck is a lot more difficult to afford than a $45,000 one? [/QUOTE]
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