Yep, those Ford folks are good people.
Next step is to get smart about exactly what is available to order. If you're pretty sure you want an F-250, then if you haven't already done it, download the 2008 F-250 Order Guide from
www.sunrisefordfleet.com. Play with that puppy so you'll know exactly what you want, and don't want, in the way of options before you contact a dealerperson.
If you don't already have a dealerperson you know and trust, then consider ordering your new ride from Bobby Williams at that same website where you downloaded the order guide. Bobby can drop ship your new truck to a Ford dealer close to where you live. Lots of folks have done that, including one that lives a coupla hundred miles east of you.
Speaking of where you live, the Northeast Powerstroke club held a shindig just west of Lake George a few years ago. They invited me, so I made that long, long trip from west Texas to north of Albany. And a good time was had by all.
Of course, my daughter lives near West Point, so I didn't drive all that far just to meet with a bunch of dieselheads.