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#38 of 357 04 Supercab Lariat 2WD by forddood May 31, 2004 (6:52 pm)
Purchased from Carl Gregory Ford Lincoln-Mercury in Auburn, AL. The same exact truck I'm driving now was originally located at Freeway Ford in Columbus, GA. I saw it there on a Sunday when they were closed, the following Monday I showed up to ask about it, then that following weekend I came back down with a co-signer and they told me the truck was sold. I went to Carl Gregory in Auburn who checked Freeway's inventory online and found the exact same truck I have now. They did a dealer transfer and I bought it from them.   Sticker was $32,655, invoice was approx. $28K, I got D-plan pricing which is like 2-3% below invoice, plus a $2000 rebate, plus $8000 on my car which was kinda negated by the payoff on it.   -Quintin
#39 of 357 $7,000 off MSRP by aspesisteve Jun 16, 2004 (7:45 pm)
on ALL new 2004 F150 supercab 4x2 & 4x4's   this is the add run last Sunday in the paper from Sunnyvale Ford.   it was just one month ago I read $5,000 off MSRP (read post #30).   don't limit what you think can be negotiated when you see adds runing like this.
#40 of 357 $7,000 off MSRP by aspesisteve Jun 18, 2004 (8:31 am)
anyone out there?   so I call the dealer (fleet sales guy) to talk price and he goes on about all these incentives that are very convaluted and add up to $3,500 off MSRP. I tell him his dealership ran an add last weekend for ALL F150's at $7,000 off MSRP.   He's just rambled and mumbled how he wasn't sure how that could be and it was probably just to see if they would get a one time response and it might require certain financing or no financing..... unbelieveble this guy could pretend to have no clue what his dealership is advertising - and how it's probably expired.   Low and behold, today's paper is running the exact same add of $7,000 of MSRP on all F150 super cabs - there's another dealer matching that too.   There's no friggin way I would give such a scumbag sales person my business who can't even acknowledge his own dealership advertising. Replies to this message: jhs70 (Jun 18, 2004 9:28 am)
#41 of 357 Re: $7,000 off MSRP [aspesisteve #40] by jhs70 Jun 18, 2004 (9:28 am)
Replying to: aspesisteve (Jun 18, 2004 8:31 am) Boy are you ever correct! Do NOT be mislead by those splashy adds that promise huge markdowns from the MSRP. You have to read the fine print (hint -- use an electron microscope) to find out what applies and what doesn't, and usually there are one or two people in your community who will qualify for all of them. And isn't it funny how the font size decreases dramatically the further down the ad you go, where 'the good stuff' is?
#42 of 357 with that said by aspesisteve Jun 18, 2004 (4:20 pm)
the '04 Nissan Ttan XE King Cab is selling for $19,888 at a local dealer. This truck competes favorably with the F150 and will no doubt put pressure on Ford to keep up with incentives. Plus the XE King Cab comes with some standard features that Ford doesn't offer on it's base model F150.   I'll use the Nissan to negotiate with Ford. If they can't at least offer what the advertise, I'll get the Titan. If Nissan does the same thing I'm going to take the bus.
#43 of 357 My F150 full of holes and a crack by smiller Jun 24, 2004 (8:45 am)
I sold my 1989 Toyota pick-up with 160,000 miles on it because it had a slight back seal leak. It always performed very well- never let me down. I should have had it repaired but I needed a bigger truck to haul things, my wife and two daughters. I couldn't find a good used Toyota truck in my price range within 50 miles of my home. I looked for a long time but i was not going to travel more than 50 miles to buy a truck. Finally I saw a very clean 1998 F150 SC XLT 4X2 with just under 47000 miles and I thought was in excellent condition. From the outside (and inside)the truck looked flawless, it even came with a very nice matching A.R.E. cap. The truck dealership took my offer of 11,500 (they were asking 13) So I bought my first Ford. (my buddy and brother-in-law own one and they love theirs) After two or three days I took a closer look and found holes in the bed towards the back corners about 5 on each side. These aren't big holes maybe 1/2 inch - so I thought no big deal I'll cover them up somehow. (I bought a BedRug) Then after taking the cap off I found 6 more holes drilled thru the top of the bed rails! (and red rail caps) So now I'm more than a little angry - I went back to dealer and showed them the bed rail holes - they replaced the factory installed bed rail caps for me. But now I'm thinking my truck bed is going to rust out around the holes. I love my truck and I kick myself for not looking closer before the buy - I'm sure I could have gotten a better deal. If I had seen the infamous door crack (hard to see,right now it's only about a 1/4 inch right next to window molding on right, drivers side.) or known about it I'm not sure if I would have bought this truck. I'm still looking for a Toyota extra cab and maybe I'll trade my Ford for it. So if anyone reading this is looking at a pick-up truck with or without a cap take a very close look.
#44 of 357 3rd time's the charm ($7,000 off MSRP) by aspesisteve Jun 24, 2004 (12:57 pm)
It took me three dealers to get it done, but I finally took delivery of my '04 F150 XLT SuperCab today at $7,000 off MSRP.   Two dealers ran adds featuring ALL F150 SuperCabs. The first one I spoke with by phone acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. The 2nd dealer said he would match the offer advertised in the paper, but when it came to doing the paper work he "must have just misunderstood me"   Then I tried one other dealer, Swanson Ford in Los Gatos, CA and BINGO! I used ford.com to build my vehicle and locate it on their lot and simply said over the phone I have a VIN# and want simply what was advertised and it was a done deal. They even filled my 35 gallon gas tank before I drove off.   I used to think, unless it's a price leader (one only at this price) that advertised prices were for people who didn't want to negotiate, but this IMO was an incredible price which amounted to $2,500 under invoice! And on a new model no less.   To get the $7,000 off you do have to finance part of the vehicle (that amounted to $1,000 off), pay tax on the $2,500 rebate, $300 for a contractors rebate, with the rest being dealer discount.   I did call CarsDirect.com and got a great quote - very close to what I ended up with - I would of used them if my last attempt had fallen through. Carsdirect.com is as no hassel and easy as it's gets.
#45 of 357 F150 Lariat Supercab 4X4 by duckhead1 Jun 24, 2004 (3:10 pm)
I bought mine for 29373.00 MSRP was 36000.00 Had the deal done in an hour. Priced it on Edmunds and took dealer invoice minus rebates and that's what I offered them. WoodHouse Ford Blair Ne
#46 of 357 Is this a good deal? by rav4man Jun 25, 2004 (12:51 pm)
So you bought a $36,000 truck for only $29,000. I did too, bought a new 1999 150 for $29,000 in 1999. Now the truck has 65,000 miles on it. I'll have a hard time selling it for $11,000. That is .28 cents a mile just in depreciation. I also had a $750 brake job at 60,000 miles.   Now I learned something. If you are trying to save money, do not buy a new truck or car. buy a used vehicle 2 years or older so the depreciation has slowed.   Pay cash, do not finance. Put bare bones insurance on it. Drive it 2 or 3 years and sell it for not much less than you paid for it. I learned something. Rich people drive old cars. Poor people drive new cars.   I drove the new ford, cannot tell the difference from the old body style. Just has everything square inside instead of oval, and the rear bed is harder to get stuff out of. Replies to this message: flowerfaerie (Sep 07, 2004 7:40 am)
#47 of 357 rav4man by aspesisteve Jun 25, 2004 (1:13 pm)
can't argue with your logic some of of us are suckers for new cars I guess   part of the depreciation hit you have incured is due to the New F150. When the new style hits the show room floor it always subtracts from the older style.

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