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Replying to: afidler (Aug 28, 2006 10:31 am) I have bought several Ford/Mercury vehicles with the X-Plan (and of course the good rebates) and found it to be a pretty good deal as compared to invoice deals because of the "no haggle" and "no extra costs" involved. As far as new Oct. incentives as compared to what they are now...I can't help you. I believe there was only $500.00 difference in rebates between the 2006 and 2007.
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Aug 29, 2006 6:32 am) Go review my message 12481 in accord prices paid discussion. It reviews some resources and books you must read to learn to buy a car. This info will be useful the rest of your car buying career. In your case, a 19,000 MSRP Ford Focus is a 11,000 wholesale car 1st year. For comparison a 15,000 no haggle priced Scion XB wagon is a 12000 vehicle in a year, so you can see there is a lot of padding on that Focus MSRP. (Rebates giving back money that was never there anyway eg msrp 23000 with 6000 in rebates) This manufacturer gives the sales force flexibility with this high msrp though as they can sell 1 out of 12 or so uninformed folks the auto at MSRP and knock off $500. No one wants to eat 7-$8000 on a Focus or any car in this range 1st year so I would want $4000-5000 off at least on a 2007. May have to wait for sept oct for more selection to show up. --jjf
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Replying to: jfritsch (Aug 29, 2006 1:42 pm) I know what you meant, but let's call it like it really is.
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Aug 30, 2006 1:43 pm) No one wants to eat 7-$8000 on a Focus or any car in this range 1st year so I would want $4000-5000 off at least on a 2007. May have to wait for sept oct for more selection to show up. I cant say my opinion any clearer, college grad, rebates, boyscout rebates, hidden dealer cash ... I would want at least 4000-5000 off (depending on msrp) an 07. Shoot for more as I've seen 5500 off advertised at year end. I would not want to pay 15000 for ANY focus. Even the one owned by Elvis. I word it this way for the folks like the wagon guy who wrote in who apparently doesn't know about the $3000 under invoice. --jjf know what you meant, but let's call it like it really is.
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Replying to: jfritsch (Aug 30, 2006 3:07 pm) |
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Replying to: afidler (Aug 28, 2006 10:31 am) The dealer had tags hanging from the rearview mirrors on all the cars listing their discount and it was clear they were offering about $600 off list (plus the 2500 rebate) on all the 2007s. I had the X-plan info with me and I had not researched (beyond Edmunds TMV) what others were paying so I thought I was getting a pretty good deal with another $300 or so beyond the discount offered on the tag. After all, the markup (before holdback) is pretty small on the Focus. In the end, I paid the X-plan price, got a pretty fair deal on my trade-in, paid a reasonable $395 for a 5/60 extended warranty and got a phenomenal interest rate (5.85%). I feel like I was treated fairly even if the price of the car itself could have been a bit lower without X-plan.
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Replying to: rasldasl (Sep 04, 2006 8:27 pm)
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Sep 05, 2006 10:40 am)
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Replying to: rasldasl (Sep 07, 2006 11:32 am)
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Replying to: nortsr1 (Sep 07, 2006 2:22 pm)
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