Expedition Max Platinum. To buy or lease?

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Hello,
First I should get this out of the way. I normally buy, but for a truck this expensive, I’m wondering if this lease is something I should be considering instead.

I checked out edmunds and I think I have everything filled in correctly, however I’m fairly new to this. The LeaseHackr score is 8.9 years which I think is pretty good right?

I think the reason the score is so high really comes down to the particular dealer which is advertising $11,753 in total incentives which seems pretty great for a fully loaded Expedition Max Platinum with the heavy duty tow package.

That said, this is still a crazy expensive truck for what it is. If only there existed any other SUV out there that was as capable of towing an 8000 lb trailer. I’m currently driving a Yukon Denali and it works, but I believe this truck will do a better job.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any other tricks. I filled out the online form at Ford a few days ago so maybe I’ll get lucky and they’ll send a PCO in the mail.

Are there any other tricks I could apply to get this down even further?

Thanks!

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Did you get this quote or are you just using their advertised discount number?

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This is their advertised price. They claim they are not showing any incentives that I wouldn’t qualify for, but who knows if that’s the truth or not…

I was intending on reaching out via email with my intended lease details, but should I get an actual official price quote first?

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Should reach out, price can be different for sale vs lease, different incentives etc.

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Yep, sure enough. He said the lease price was $5k higher! That doesn’t help the situation…

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Great hauler for sure however these thing fall off such a steep cliff from a resale standpoint which makes them awful lease candidates. You may be better off finding a used one to finance. I have seen these modern units at 45K with very little use.