It's time to upgrade our towing capacity for family camping and are looking at 2.7EB F-150's. I finally found an 2018 XLT at a good (for this market) price that actually has the seemingly rare 2.7L Payload Package i want on it... But also just found a 'hail damage' report for ~$6500 (Canadian apparently) in the Carfax from July of 2021. Apparently there was a MASSIVE hailstorm in Alberta that this seems likely to be the result of. I know there was some crazy damage in Calgary. The records for this truck all come from Lloydminster, but I haven't been able to find a good indication of what the hail was like there.
From the salesmans accounts and videos he sent, there is no remaining visible indication of the hail damage that he can see.
On the one hand, the hail damage should all have been to mostly superficial panels. That's also a pretty low repair value and most hail damage reports on these trucks are fixed with PDR, so it seems unlikely to have been heavily damaged.
On the other hand, I really have no idea what the actual damage was or how it was actually repaired. While the hood may be superficial, the roof is not so much. From what I know of aluminum, it doesn't perform particularly well after the first time being deformed.
What say you? Leverage for additional negotiation, or cut bait and hold out for whenever the next right truck at the right price comes along.
