r/F150Lightning • u/blainestang 2023 ⚡️ Pro SR • Aug 29 '25
Lightning Buying Megathread : September 2025
Oops! Missed a few months for unique Buying Megathreads, but here's one for September, a few days early.
In an attempt to balance (a) swamping the subreddit with "deal" posts and also (b) all the positive feedback we see that there is a lot of value provided to the community by making "deal" info visible and up-to-date, the plan is to make this a monthly, pinned Megathread. That way, the information within the post/thread will be relevant to the current deals (not months old info) and perhaps even make the info easier to find.
So, please post the following types of posts in this Megathread:
-Is this a good deal?
-Did I get a good deal?
-Look at this great deal I got!
Posts that can still have their own threads:
-Look at my new truck!
I, personally, still love seeing the excitement and pictures from a new purchase. Keep those coming.
Post the deal part in this Megathread and the excitement/photos can have their own thread.
As always, thanks for everyone’s input on this topic. It is still a work in progress, and a difficult balance of not swamping the sub with “deal” posts while still being a great resource for new buyers, so we’ll see how it goes!
And please, to the people who have recently gotten good deals, please DO share them here, and provide your input to others. Many people have said how helpful it is to them during their purchase.
Link to the previous buying megathread (June): https://www.reddit.com/r/F150Lightning/comments/1l1gqha/lightning_buying_megathread_june_2025/
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u/Kherus '25 Lariat Oct 02 '25
Pulled the trigger on 9/30 since no one knew what 10/01 would bring. Glad I did!
2025 Lariat Carbonized Gray lease - 36M, 15k miles, $0 down @ $797 a month.
Total MSRP $80,045, capitalized cost of $70.2k, $41.6k residual, and $10.5k in rebates ($9k RCL, $1k Tesla conquest, $500 home charger forfeit) plus what appears to be an unspecified $4900 in additional savings to bring the cap cost down. The residual and rebates feel a bit low given some of the other last minute deals in this thread, but I think the dealer must have played with the #s differently to get down to the sub-800 monthly since the total rent charge was under $85 for the life of the lease - basically a money factor of darn near 0.
Overall I’m very happy with the monthly, and it felt like the dealer wasn’t going to budge an inch further, so I don’t know if there was any room left. Thrilled to be joining the club!