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#51 of 1831 X-Plan by xraymanrr Dec 28, 2003 (12:17 pm)
esacul   Dealers get a rebate from Ford on the X-Plan if you have a pin number. Therefore, you should ask for an additional discount to close the deal . This would be off your best possible price.
#52 of 1831 The way X-plan works. for esacul. by rodc1 Dec 28, 2003 (9:10 pm)
You only get one price, no negotiation. The Xplan price is a certain percentage above invoice. You present your pin number and you are shown the invoice and the amount over invoice that you pay. If you decide to negotiate a price without mentioning xplan, great that's your price. If after negotiating you decide to bring up xplan, first you'll piss off the salesman who will think you're playing games(ask me how i know), then just tell you what your xplan price will be. So if you want to see if your negotiating skills are good go to a dealer and ask for xplan pricing on a vehicle that is equipped the way you want. Then go to another dealer and try to see if you can beat your own already well defined price. There is no "additional xplan rebate' as has been implied.
#53 of 1831 Now I am confused about XPlan by esacul Dec 29, 2003 (6:11 am)
Answer 51 & 52 are contradicting each other and I am confused now. But I thank you both of you for giving the opinion.
#54 of 1831 esacul by rodc1 Dec 29, 2003 (8:16 am)
If you are not clear about xplan at this point you may want to ask about it in the"Any questions for a car dealer" forum. There are several ford dealers who are regulars in that forum.
#55 of 1831 X-Plan dealing by hoyasaxa99 Dec 29, 2003 (8:44 am)
esacul, X-Plan is a pricing program, not a rebate program. X-Plan prices (which come out to 96% of MSRP for the base model, and 88% of MSRP for all factory installed options) are accepted by the dealer without hassle or negotiation, and in return the dealer gets an extra payment (I think $150) from Volvo for participating. This X-Plan "rebate" is similar to dealer holdback, it's a set amount that the dealer gets from Volvo, but it's not an advertised "rebate" that the dealer will pass on to the customer. So you can't go in and ask for an X-Plan rebate, as no such rebate exists. Additionally, X-Plan documentation states that you must identify yourself immediately as a X-Plan participant to get the X-Plan pricing.   But, if you're trying to negotiate down below X-Plan prices, the fact that you're an X-Plan member may help you get a few final dollars off, since the dealership will consider that they get a hundred or two extra from Volvo by submitting your X-Plan Pin with the sales paperwork. The strategy I found most effective was to contact the dealership and let them know you are an X-Plan participant but are looking for deals better than the X-Plan pricing (since you can get X-Plan prices just about anywhere, they must come up with a better deal to win your business.) That way you save both yourself and the dealer time if they're not willing to deal below those prices, plus you establish a pretty low bar to begin negotiations (since the lower X-Plan is the starting point, not MSRP)   Happy hunting! hoyasaxa
#56 of 1831 Edmunds invoice # wrong? by kimro Jan 01, 2004 (8:59 am)
I went to my local Volvo dealer to try to buy an XC90 yesterday. On the phone, the salesman said they were selling at $500 over invoice. When I took in my numbers (and he did compute his price line by line), he said the Edmunds base price (invoice) was $500 low. Has anyone else found this? He said their number did not reflect the Sept price increase.
#57 of 1831 X plan pricing plus regional advertising cost by mdandg Jan 01, 2004 (4:42 pm)
I picked up my new XC90 yesterday (YEEHAAA) and paid X Plan pricing. In addition, I had to pay $250 for what was called "regional advertising". I asked that this be confirmed as I had not seen this anywhere on the internet or the Ford X Plan site. Has anyone experienced this elsewhere?   By the way, under normal circumstances I am not eligible for X plan pricing. I took the tip found here about 2 weeks ago and found a sponsor in google under X Plan. Thanks so much for the tip, it was easy and worked like a charm.
#58 of 1831 X-plan by eschut Jan 02, 2004 (11:54 am)
Mdandg,   Glad the advice helped. I have received about 10 e-mail from people looking for more advice getting an X-plan sponsor. The only suggestion I can give them is do exactly as you and I did. Google search X-plan and find a friendly ford employee willing to sponsor you.   I don't know about your particular situation but generally I think advertising fees are a dealer scam... kinda like "protective undercoating". Most dealers will let it go if you put up a big enough stink, but it an argument. One of the best things about getting the X-plan pricing was that I didn't have to fight over every penny.   Again glad it worked out for you. Anyone following this thread is still free to contact me but really I don't think I have any more useful advice.   ed
#59 of 1831 took delivery mid-december by qanuklady Jan 05, 2004 (4:14 am)
I ordered a '04 2.5T for $1,700 under MSRP.   There are 5 Volvo dealers total in my area, and while shopping I was surprised that two of them quoted me prices above MSRP--yuk! The other two would sell for MSRP exactly.   Also while shopping, one dealership would not let me test drive on the interstate at first. Their reasoning was that the cars were so popular they did not want to put extra mileage on them. After letting them know that I would not buy the car if I had no idea how it would feel (esp acceleration) they did let me drive it again. Of course by then I'd already decided not to buy the car from them if I did choose the XC90, and it turns out they were one of the ones they felt they could get more than MSRP anyway.
#60 of 1831 HELP XC90 price by jimmy112 Jan 05, 2004 (1:21 pm)
Hi all reading your posts tells me I should not be paying MSRP. Please tell me where I need to shop to get the best price on the XC90.   ganuklady I like the 1,700 off MSRP where did you get such a deal   What about the X plan is it good and how do I get a pin. eschut I tried google search like you said but no results. Please help and all help is very much appreciated. Would love to be a Volvo owning member. Feel free to email me or pm me this is my first post here if I am missing something please let me know all responses and help much appreciated and thank you all.

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