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#303 of 371
Ford get it straight by newdoc2002
Jan 10, 2006 (8:32 pm)
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Coming close to trying buy an Expy but the dealers are driving me crazy.
 
The paradox is that the MSRP of the 2005 on the EB is almost exactly $1,000 higher than the 2006 so that automatically washes out the 5k versus 4k rebate on the 05 vs 06.
 
Then Ford is offering a 1000 discount on the 06 with the DVD and power 3rd row (what we want). That leaves the 05 further in the hole not counting the near 15k depreciation of driving it off the lot. The Ford dealers I have spoken with on this have their head in the sand or they are finding some suckers to take the 05's off the lot. They won't offer much less than some other's are for the 06's. I would have pulled the trigger for a great deal on the 05 because it is nearly the same vehicle and I drive my cars for 5-6 years minimum.
 
Not to mention the bold face lie told to me by my small town dealer about the Ford Simple Plan and rebates that just ended. Just price the dang car for what it's worth. Ford and GM are circling the drain and the dealers aren't helping them. Anyone notice how dead this expy forum has become?
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Re: Ford get it straight [newdoc2002] by nbx
Jan 11, 2006 (1:06 pm)
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Replying to: newdoc2002 (Jan 10, 2006 8:32 pm)

Overall very good analysis.
 
But, I will add that the $1,000 "discount" on the 06 DVD is not really a discount at all because the discount is not reflected in the vehicle's invoice. The standard mark-up or cost factor for Expedition for many years has been from 88.5% to 88.7%, but some of the above discounted units have cost factors of 89.5 to 90.5%. Thus no real discount.
 
Also have noticed that some of the true price cuts for 06 Expedition are only on units built way early, say May and June of 2005. Later inventory have price cuts from 05 in their MSRPs, but not the invoice prices. Similar to the above.
 
One Ford dealer commented that Ford got its money when they ordered the Expeditions months ago--was hoping to dealer transfer all his stock.
 
Surprisingly, only one dealer has been aggressive in trying to move his new 2005 Expedition. Called me three or four times at work and home. The others like you said have their heads in the sand or dreamland and don't want to admit to what high gas prices have done to market conditions. So there sits non-current new Expedition inventory looking a bit older every month, maybe the finance guy can find a proud owner, that sort of thing.
 
I usually go the 5 year route to avoid the excessive
depreciation that is typical for 2003 and up Expedition. But, wanting the new 5.4L 3V engine.
 
...still like the Expedition XLT for my hard working, general utility use versus say some of the more plush full sized suv models...but my advice to Ford continues to be to get the excessive weight out of Expedition to salvage what otherwise would have been an excellent full-sized suv...forget the Toby Keith ads about massive frames...give us weight reduction so we can comfortably stay in full-sized suv (or F-150)..
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Starters Bad by lemonlady1
Jan 19, 2006 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: dominoetx (Sep 20, 2005 8:26 am)

I have a new expedition with 6,000 miles that I have not driven in 6 weeks because it will not start and the dealers cannot seem to fix the problem. They have tried everything, and every time I get the car back I drive it for an hour or two and then it won't restart. Be careful before prucharsing to be sure it doesn't have the same issue. I wonder how long the starters have been a problem?
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Re: Starters Bad [lemonlady1] by chuck1
Jan 20, 2006 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: lemonlady1 (Jan 19, 2006 10:50 am)

These electrical "gremlins" can be hard to figure out. I would start reading up on your states "Lemon Law" and be prepared to enforce it!
#307 of 371
Is this a good deal by bourla
Feb 16, 2006 (3:03 pm)
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Is this a good deal by bourla
Feb 16, 2006 (3:08 pm)
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HI, I was offered this 06 expedition limited with these options, PEWTER CLEARCOAT METALLIC
MED FLINT GREY LTH BK SEATS
.5.4L-3V SOHC V8 ENGINE
.4-SPEED AUTOMATIC O/D TRANS
.P265/70R-17 OWL ALL-TERRAIN
JOB #2 ORDER
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM 255
POWER MOONROOF 860
ADVANCE TRAC WITH RSC 595
HEAVY DUTY TRAILER TOW 350
NAVIGATION RADIO 1,995
SAFETY CANOPY W/ROLLOVER SNSG 595
CLOTH SUNVISOR W/HOMELINK 120
POWER QUARTER FLIP WINDOWS 125
3RD ROW POWERFOLD SEAT 495
REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT DVD 1,500
POWER AND ENTR DISCOUNT PKG'
 
list is 50,350, and is being offered for 39,995 plus tax and tags or for 43,995 with 0% financing. thanks for reading and any info is appreciated..
#310 of 371
2nd deal offered, is this a good deal by bourla
Feb 16, 2006 (3:17 pm)
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HI, was also offered 06 king ranch model with these options
CHR,LTHR
.5.4L-3V SOHC V8 ENGINE
.4-SPEED AUTOMATIC O/D TRANS
.P265/70R-17 OWL ALL-TERRAIN
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM 255
SEC ROW CAPT CHAIR 795
SKID PLATE PACKAGE 100
POWER MOONROOF 860
ADVANCE TRAC WITH RSC 595
HEAVY DUTY TRAILER TOW 350
NAVIGATION RADIO 1,995
LUGGAGE RACK W/BLK CROSSBARS 40
SAFETY CANOPY W/ROLLOVER SNSG 595
CLOTH SUNVISOR W/HOMELINK 120
POWER QUARTER FLIP WINDOWS 125
REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT DVD
 
List is 53,390 and they are offering it for 44,830 with 0% financing. thanks for reading and any info..
#311 of 371
Pricing for Ford's Extended Warranties by jg88
Feb 22, 2006 (10:26 am)
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We have an '04 Expy EB 4x4 that will be two years old in April and we already have about 31,000 miles on it. It has been completly trouble-free so far. However, we also had a '95 Explorer EB 4x4 that we kept until '04 that had 165,000 miles and it was not completely trouble-free with work done on the 4wd components in the first 100,000 miles. When the Explorer was around 30,000 miles, I purchased an extended warranty for the truck that I considered to be a good investment after we experienced problems later on. At the time, I had information from a dealer that gave me dealer invoice/cost pricing on the extended warranty from Ford and I purchased the Ford warranty for $100 over invoice. Am considering adding an extended warranty to our '04 Expy but currently, I do not know what the dealer costs are for Ford's extended warranties. (Am thinking of something that will cover me for a total of 3 years and another 65,000 miles over the initial 3 year/36k mile warranty taking me out to a 6 year, 100,000 mile total.)
 
Does anyone in this forum have access to the warranty costs from Ford for the Expedition? Please let me know if you do. BTW, am not interesrted in 3rd party warranties, only Ford's.
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Re: good deal? [elpablo123] by sue2000
Feb 24, 2006 (5:50 am)
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Replying to: elpablo123 (Aug 27, 2005 7:24 am)

Just started reading these, so you've probably already found this, however, I believe leather is an upgrade on XLT. I saw one on dealer lot locally in Ga.

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