Ask the Car People.SM


Ford Focus Prices Paid and Buying Experience

475 messages,  Last post on May 22, 2013 at 9:05 AM

You are in the Prices Paid - Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum.

What is this discussion about? Ford Focus, Ford Focus SVT, Coupe, Hatchback, Sedan, Wagon

    

Messages Page 31 of 48

#298 of 475 jfritsch is dead wrong!!!!!!!! by mrrk47

Aug 21, 2008 (10:19 am)

The Focus is no longer a 5,000 of sticker car. How can Ford's best seller next to the Escape Hybrid be a massive discounted car. I know a little bit about the current pricing of the Focus and all Ford cars right now. Here's an example of the best deal possible without the dealer losing money on the car.....
2008 Focus SE auto, SYNC, 6cd, ambient lighting, 4dr:
msrp 18,590
invoice 17,450
maximum dealer discount -500
rebate -1,500 customer cash
rebate -500 using ford credit
subtotal: $14,950 plus tax and fees
 
3,640 is not 5,000. This is pretty official pricing

#299 of 475 Re: jfritsch is dead wrong!!!!!!!! [mrrk47] by mrrk47

Aug 21, 2008 (10:45 am)

Replying to: mrrk47 (Aug 21, 2008 10:19 am)
one more thing jfritsch....chances are unless you go internet and grind deal so bad you don't car about the poor salesmen you could'nt get this deal becuase Focus's at 500 below inv don't need that much disc. ...you's be lucky to get 500 over invoice nowadays

#300 of 475 Re: jfritsch is dead wrong!!!!!!!! [mrrk47] by jfritsch

Aug 21, 2008 (7:29 pm)

Replying to: mrrk47 (Aug 21, 2008 10:45 am)
Oh brother... poor salesmen, grind deal ........ I calculate the dealers cost as......
 
I know things have picked up in the 30 mpg vehicle segment but the Focus is a 5000 off msrp car. At only 3500 off (Focus) the mazda3,(about 15500) Mazda6 (21200 msrp, 16000), and others are much higher quality. My brother just bought a 09 Hyundai Sonata sedan gls auto (msrp 20000) for 15300+ ttl. Huge warranty and much higher quality and more car than Focus. Mazdas and Hyundais great ratings from edmunds.
 
You fellas may be hopeless but for the many others fyi.
 
Good luck
--jjf
 
one more thing jfritsch....chances are unless you go internet and grind deal so bad you don't car about the poor salesmen you could'nt get this deal becuase Focus's at 500 below inv don't need that much disc. ...you's be lucky to get 500 over invoice nowadays

#301 of 475 ur still dead wrong by mrrk47

Aug 21, 2008 (10:08 pm)

There are people out there who still want to buy American and will choose the Focus over those others. Have you sat in one recently? The quality is far better than the 2007.....To make it a 5,000 off car you have to go into HOLDBACK to do it....that is not the first option. HB on a Focus is in the 550's. It can happen if Ford tosses more rebates... they won't anymore. I

#302 of 475 Focus prices by kyfdx HOST

Aug 22, 2008 (4:13 am)

Let's stick to them...
 
We have many comparison threads... do a search...
 
Thanks!

#303 of 475 Re: jfritsch is dead wrong!!!!!!!! [jfritsch] by jeffyscott

Aug 22, 2008 (5:57 am)

Replying to: jfritsch (Aug 21, 2008 7:29 pm)
Happened to see an Automotive News article, from July 7 issue, about average transaction prices increasing for Focus (as well as other small cars). The figure for the Focus was an increase 8.3% in the last year and average transaction in June was $15,885. By my math that means average one year ago was $14,668 and average has increase by $1217.
 
So perhaps what was a $5K off car is now a $3800 off car.
 
In the same issue is an article titled: As car buyers flee bigger engines, dealers scream for 4-bangers. In talking about one large dealer this article says: His Ford-Lincoln-Mercury store has a 10-day supply of me (sic?) Focus and four-cylinder Fusion. "I could take all the Focuses and four-cylinder Fusions they could send,"

#304 of 475 Re: ur still dead wrong [mrrk47] by bruin4ever

Aug 24, 2008 (8:26 pm)

Replying to: mrrk47 (Aug 21, 2008 10:08 pm)
Got this deal today from a Cincinnati Ohio Blue Oval Ford Dealer.............
2008 Focus S, Auto,Anti lock brakes,Sirius satellite radio.
MSRP 16,850, Purchase price 15,000.00, Doc fee 250.00 Tax (6.5) 991.25 tile fee 25.50= 16,266.75 minus 750.00 Ford rebate brochure, minus 2,000.00 public rebate w Ford Financing = 13,516.75 OTD.........Thats 4600.00 in savings.......
We couldnt be happier with the purchase, love the fit and finish, and the way this car handles! No doubt you get your best deal when the EOM looms large and the sales manager needs to move some metal.

#305 of 475 '08 Loaded SEL by pats1

Sep 03, 2008 (5:44 pm)

We just took delivery of a 2008 loaded SEL, sticker $19450. The dealer gave us a $1250 discount and the $1500 factory rebate; that's $2750 off MSRP, or $16750. Where I live the discount reduces the tax liability but the rebate is treated like cash down, so you apply taxes before it's figured in to the deal. We passed on the Ford Credit financing and the associated $500 rebate, as my credit union beat their rate by enough to save me that $500 many times over. You need to watch those rebates tied to financing - they are not always a good deal. If I would have taken that rebate my total "off" would have been $3250, not $5K. I've dealt with this dealer before, and when he says there is not $5K to work with, I believe him. Other posters have talked about the holdback being in the $550 range, which is correct. So even if you can find a dealer willing to part with an '08 with very few left and provide a discount (like mine did), I doubt he's going to go into his holdback. There just aren't that many left. Maybe 8 weeks ago, but not now.

#306 of 475 Press Request by KarenS HOST

Oct 07, 2008 (9:53 am)

A reporter from a national newspaper would like to speak to consumers who recently purchased a new small or mid-sized car and either got great financing or cash back/incentives offered to them . If this is you, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime phone number by Wednesday, October 8, 2008.

#307 of 475 press request by kirstie_h HOST

Oct 07, 2008 (10:09 am)

A reporter from a national newspaper would like to speak to consumers who have downsized their vehicle in the past year . If you moved from a larger vehicle to a smaller one, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime phone number by Thursday, October 16.

Messages Page 31 of 48

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement