All posts tagged: truck

2018 F-150 Powerstroke Diesel Overview

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Great news, truck lovers! Ford is making F-150 history with its very first half ton diesel. These beauties are just beginning to roll into our Leif Johnson Ford locations, and we could not be more excited. Interested in owning one of these legends? Here’s what you’re working with: 3.0 Liter, Turbo-charged Diesel Engine  250 Horsepower and 440 ft pounds of torque. These features are both best in class! Fuel Economy. 25 MPG on the highway, and 20 in the city. Switching from a regular F-150 means you’ll be saving up to $1,000 a year on gas! Can tow up to 11,400 pounds Has a payload capacity of 2,020 pounds  The SelectShift 10 speed automatic transmission allows for smooth and precise shifts. Snazzy onboard tech including Sync 3 and and MyKey (The latter is especially useful if you have teenagers and want to encourage responsible driving. There’s even a setting for keeping music off until seatbelts are buckled!) New variable geometry turbo-charger, fuel injection system, connecting rod and main bearings, oil pan and a forged crankshaft. …

Truck Month @ Leif Johnson Ford

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It is officially Truck Month at Leif Johnson Ford! Every year during our Truck Month, we donate $100 of each new truck sold to Susan G. Komen. This means that you are helping us save lives and give back to our community! Quick Facts: Just one $100 donation can cover the cost of a life-saving mammogram On any given day, about 1,000 women receive a free breast cancer screening made possible by Susan G. Komen Through Komen’s research and community programs, there are more than 3 million survivors and counting. From 1989-2014, there has been a 38 percent decrease in breast cancer mortality Last year during Truck Month, our Leif Johnson Ford family raised a total of $27,700 to donate to Komen Austin. We’ve only just begun week two, and have already raised nearly 5,000 this year! Thank you to all of our amazing customers who are helping us fight against cancer, one beautiful new truck at a time!    

Customer Highlights: Tara

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  Tara bought her Ford F150 from Leif Johnson five months ago, and couldn’t be more pleased with her purchase. Before coming to Leif, she visited another dealership and remembers that “They didn’t seem interested in talking to me.” This definitely was quite different than the “awesome experience” she had with us over at Leif Johnson. Tara recounts her salesman walking right up and introducing himself, and from there immediately taking a test drive in the F150 that would later become her prized new truck. She also tells us that the whole process was “very easy” and while the customer service was both “friendly and respectful”, she never once felt as if she was being hassled to buy a vehicle. She also loved the fact that the Leif Johnson crew took the time to check up on her and her new truck. As for that lovely new truck, she boasts (as she should!) that she’s had no problems with her F150 whatsoever and that it’s a “Good traveling vehicle.” We couldn’t be more excited that Tara was able to bring home her …