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Replying to: scramber (May 17, 2005 9:16 pm) Now why would a dealer quote you a price lower than what they can sell a high demand car like a Muistang GT for?.... go figure. |
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Replying to: gtluvr (May 16, 2005 9:53 pm) |
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Replying to: waitingjoe (May 17, 2005 9:05 pm) |
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Replying to: purplegt (May 13, 2005 5:27 pm) I bought my GT under a friend's X plan deal. He works for Ford. The deal was $25,600 for my Mustang which had an MSRP of $28,100....just a little under invoice since Ford raised the price of the Mustang while mine was being built. Under X plan rules, I was price protected, however. Thus, an under invoice deal. I got lucky. Once I made up my mind I wanted the Mustang GT, I began shopping. This was in Feb. In OH, we were coming off one of the worst winters in recent memory. They was still a lot of snow on the ground when I started visiting dealerships. Stock was almost non-existent (as it is now) when I started looking around. I probably visited 6 or so Ford dealerships within a 50 mile radius of me. I only found two in stock within all the dealerships I visited at the time. One wanted MSRP for their Mustang GT. The other one that had stock wanted over MSRP. Neither was willing to negotiate. No matter, neither one had the color/equipment I wanted. During yet another snow storm, I went to two dealerships close to my home. None of them had stock of GTs and neither had any customers in the showroom as the weather was going from bad to worse. Both said they'd order one for me on X plan pricing, however. I ordered exactly what I wanted at the dealership closest to me. Fortunately, I had a "straight up" dealer. They ordered what I wanted at their highest priority number and kept me apprised of it's build status. I got mine in 7 weeks from the date of my order. Others, who have waited for months, have had their dealerships sell their ordered cars to customers who were willing to pay more, or they just didn't give a high enough priority number to get the car built in a timely manner. Today, I doubt I could have made that same deal as the Mustang's popularity has gone up exponentially since then. If you haven't received your '05 GT on an order placed in November, I wouldn't hold out any hope of getting it. The dealer probably put their stock vehicles ahead of your ordered car since they make more money on them. It's true. You can't order an '05 GT today since all dealer allotment is spoken for at this point. You should be able to order an '06 by now, though. I would imagine, with a priority # 10, that build should begin sometime in late July....early August for a Sept delivery. Honoring X, D, Z, A, etc plans is totally up to the dealer as it's voluntary. Allocation is totally dealer dependent. While a bigger dealer will have more allotment, they will also have more customers in line waiting to order. Fact is, you have to start the order process all over again to get an '06 GT. |
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Replying to: graphicguy (May 19, 2005 5:52 am)  the Right Time".... I drive a 96 Taurus (bought new) with 296K on it as of 5/18/05. Knew I needed to start looking for car. Almost got a Chrysler 300 Hemi last year. However, given the relatively poor reliability of the past 2 Chry T&C's (98 & 01) we've owned and my brothers multiple issues with his 99 300M, I started to think that Chrysler quality still isn't there. So, started really looking family sedans, and more I looked realized that really wanted something different. So for kicks looked Sport Sedans and then just kept clicking away and came upon the Mustang. Obviously, impressed by the looks. Started me thinking back to High School days and guy in town (every one knew him by name because of his car) had a 69 Mustang Shelby 500GT convertible. I loved that car. I've have always remembered it (like your first girlfriend). That started me looking more into mustangs and reading about them and from there I got bitten, decided I'd go try one. Well on March 28th, stopped in little NH, home town Ford dealer, saw GT convert on the lot, said couldn't drive it, said fine, tell me what the cost is....kid in business 3 months....left me waiting for 15 minutes and then comes back and starts the crap of let's build you a configuration to price out....we do that...another 15 minutes goes by....I say OK, look, all's I want is the list price of this car (as we configured it)....another 5 minutes goes by (I thought he was trying out for the wizard of OZ, guy keeps disappearing behind the curtain) while back/forth to talk with manager. Finally, he comes back and says working on it, I say you got exactly 1 minute to give me a price or I'm gone... March 29th go out for lunch work (50 miles away from hometown) visit big city (Manch, NH) dealer, tell guy (very relaxed approach) just want price on Mustang. He sits me down desk, fires up computer, has me sit right next to him and details everything out, shows me dealer cost and retail. I ask about discounts, says will only accept retail. I order Stang then,there (never driven, started or sat in one). That day and next, I called 10 other ford dealers (including 4 in metropolitan Boston) nobody taking anything less than MSRP for GT Convert (couple wanted 2K +, one other in Portsmouth, NH wanted 5K over MSRP for an ordered!!!.....) and everybody indicates any dealer order/allocated, spoken for....Today rec'd the call, my car is now built and waiting transportation to dealership. Expected on the ground dealership on June 11th. Can't wait.... By the way, thanks a ton on the tip about the Order Priority of 10. Turned out key for me....when looked order detail, my order originally had a 99 (called my sales guy, he indicated that's code use when building quote in computer and assign new # once live order, said good thing I caught it, said 99 would never get built). 
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Replying to: graphicguy (May 19, 2005 5:52 am) Another funny thing happened, my sales rep called me, he has now left the dealer I purchased from and is working for another Ford dealer down the road. Said he had an 05 Torch Red with all the options I ordered on his lot, with 1000 miles on it. The guy who owned it traded it for a corvette. Am I interested? I had a leap of hope, thinking, cool, here's my chance. Asked the sticker price, he hesitates, kind of chuckles and says $35,000....but said I know, I know, that's not what it's going to sell for...(it's NOT a convertible)....says to bring my paperwork over and we'll talk a deal. The more I thought about it, the more it made me mad, I'm not paying $10,000 over the price I ordered mine for...NOT. I'm not paying a price game and I'm not paying over MSRP, period, I'll wait. So I emailed my dealer and kind of got a bit nasty due to the whole 7 month wait situation, and mentioned the above conversation, and that this is the 3rd vehicle we have bought new from them and hoped that they would have more consideration to my situation, what is the real deal, etc....and I'm now dealing with the owner since my salesman is gone. After talking to his rep, he seems to think I may have a chance of getting it by late June. Says he'll have details on ordering the 2006 model in a couple of weeks. If my 05 comes in and I decide I still want it, fine....if not, he'll put it on the lot to sell and order me a 2006 at the same pricing and I'd have first allotment. Woo...big deal at this point. If my 05 manages to get here by end of June, sorry, I'm taking it as I need to sell my 96 Mustang before winter flies....it's just all become a big joke. When I started the process in November, I played the internet game, emailed all the dealers in my area and basically did internet bids for ordering to get the price I wanted...like you, the weather was turning bad here, cars weren't selling. I had the bigger dealers in larger cities not wanting to budge at all, it came down to 3 smaller dealers that were willing to play with me. And since I had already bought my first Mustang through my current dealer they wanted my business and gave me the best price. I had done a lot of research on pricing and was not about to pay MSRP. Knew there were ways around it. But now that is pretty much history as we all know, it's spring, and they aren't going to budge. I'll keep in touch and let you know how this all plays out, it's definitely been a learning experience, one I don't want to attempt again. And it's been great reading everyone else's experiences here, it's given me much insight. PLUS, reading the other boards of those having problems with the first one's off the lines, gas tank difficulties, stereo difficulties, etc, etc, I'm glad I didn't get one of the first few months made, hoping the bugs will all be worked out of them by now! Wish me luck.........  
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Replying to: purplegt (Apr 03, 2005 1:24 am) Are you thinking of selling the 96? I had one and sold it 5 yrs. ago and have regretted it ever since. Prettiest mustang on the road.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Mar 15, 2005 10:15 pm) - they are not able to increase production quick enough, - they don't export the car to other countries (where they could earn much higher margins) Ford made a popular car, but they are not doing good at all. |
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purple....good luck. I believe you are looking at MSRP for either an '05 or an '06. If that's the stumbling block, wait until this winter and see what happens. For the most part, my dealer is sold out of '06 allotment until the middle of next year. I was definitely in the right place at the right time. Back in Feb '05, none of the dealers within 10 miles of me knew if they had a "hit" on their hands or not. Since the few they had coming off the trucks were being sold, even at MSRP, it still wasn't a guage on what would happen when the weather got nice. Since then, the cars hit the lot and sell within hours (sometimes before they roll off the truck)....at least true of the GTs and 'verts. If your dealer is offering MSRP, I'd jump on it if you're planning on getting a Mustang within the next 6-8 months. After that, who knows (except I'd expect some price increases in the meantime).
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Replying to: graphicguy (May 22, 2005 3:10 pm)
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