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#32 of 765 Northwest Indiana purchase by rincon1840 Jun 15, 2005 (6:48 pm)
We purchased a SEL AWD from Art Hill Ford in Merrillville, IN. I went back the the salesman who sold me my 2000 Focus. We were eligible for the X-plan. MSRP was 33,XXX. X-plan was right over 30K, plus there was a 1500 rebate. I think we came to around $28,900. Lots of options made this SEL so high, but it had everything we wanted (didn't need the reverse sensors, but we have them). We were out looking on Memorial Day because of Memorial Day incentives (yes, they were closed). My wife found the car sitting off on the side of the lot. Our sales experience was good, but since the dealer used a wholesaler for our trade, we were getting low-balled with little movement. I was out of town, so my wife did the haggling with me on cell-phone alert. She managed to get more on the trade; closer to the NADA trade-in value. Then the finance manager extended warranty haggle. We were set on getting an extended warranty, especially since the CVT is knew to Ford and unproven and it's a first year vehicle (the Focus suffered horribly for it's first two years; I luckily got an exceptional Focus). He started at $1900 for 6/75,000. Wife got him down to $1425, which is pretty much standard for what I have researched from other dealers. 3.9% financing for 60 mos. The Memorial Day special included two years of free maintenence, a first for Ford. We were supposed to have 90 days/no payments, but to get the monthly down, we cut that in half. What Ford does is if you do a 60 month loan with a 90-day no pay, your loan becomes 57 months, which causes your payments to increase (3 missing payments spread out). Now I notice 0% financing and rebates, so better deals can be had out there. BTW, when I told him we were eligible for the X-plan, he printed out and gave to me a list of all the invoice/MSRP costs for everything on the car, plus all the "plan" prices listed at the bottom. It's basically no-haggle pricing. Since our SEL was a more expensive model, we did check on the LTD--some of which were actually cheaper--but they all had black leather inside (ours is shale) and the X-plan rebate was only $1000 (versus the $1500 for SEL models). I would like to have the Audiophile sound & heated seats, but the SEL is pretty nice. We're both very happy with the car. We'll probably drive it down the the US Grand Prix this weekend for a more extended trip. I can't believe I have two Fords in my garage....
#33 of 765 Re: driven back a fully loaded limited awd GREAT BOSTON AREA [lanbaba] by m59 Jun 16, 2005 (3:53 pm)
Replying to: lanbaba (May 02, 2005 7:12 am) I am from the Boston area and am interested in buying a freestyle. How were you able to get below invoice and where did you purchase the vehicle? Thanks. Replies to this message: lanbaba (Jun 21, 2005 10:58 am)
#34 of 765 Re: driven back a fully loaded limited awd GREAT BOSTON AREA [m59] by lanbaba Jun 21, 2005 (10:58 am)
Replying to: m59 (Jun 16, 2005 3:53 pm) I shopped around several dealers with email first, and used the quirk's price at boston global as a base line. Then you can further reduce the price for a few hundred dollars. Since ford is offering 0%apr now and have 1000 rebate (I don't know if you can combine them or not), you should get a better deal than me. I finally wrap the deal at sentry ford, and I ONLY went to the dealership to wrap up the deal, the price negotiation is done in the email.
#35 of 765 Demo pricing by nannyogg Jun 22, 2005 (1:27 pm)
Any guidance for pricing on a Freestyle demo (app. 5600 miles)? It's a loaded Limited model - all the options. I haven't seen any on the local streets, and they've got close to a dozen assorted Freestyles on the lot (medium size city). Thanks! Replies to this message: cmuniz (Jun 23, 2005 2:54 am)
#36 of 765 Re: Demo pricing [nannyogg] by cmuniz Jun 23, 2005 (2:54 am)
Replying to: nannyogg (Jun 22, 2005 1:27 pm) I was able to buy a brand new AWD Limited for $4,500 below MSRP using Ford's A-Plan for employee family members and the $1,000 rebate. You should be able to get the demo for several thousand less than that. If it is fully loaded I would say somewhere below $28,000, but that just an opinion.
#37 of 765 New Freestyle purchase by cgalen Jun 23, 2005 (5:16 am)
Since this is all about comparison, here was the deal we received this week at a No. Virginia Ford dealer: 2005 SEL FWD, with the $696 safety package and the $115 split 3rd row. Total incl. freight but not TT&T was $24,697, which is about $3200 below sticker and $1200 below invoice. This does not include the FoMoCo rebate of $1k; we opted for the 0% APR financing. The employee discount rate is in use, and coupled with below-market financing rates, there are good deals to be had.
#38 of 765 elconde1 by elconde1 Jun 24, 2005 (3:55 pm)
I went to a dealer today and got a quote of $23,322.00 for a FWD SE, convinience group pkg,aux climate control,side air curtains,premium sound system. I'm debating between the Freestyle and the Toyota Highlander. The Highlander does not have side curtains but according to consumers report is a better car and I can get one for $24,000.00 without side curtains. Need help in making up my mind. Is this a good price for the Freestyle? Thanks Replies to this message: cmuniz (Jun 25, 2005 2:57 am)
#39 of 765 Re: elconde1 [elconde1] by cmuniz Jun 25, 2005 (2:57 am)
Replying to: elconde1 (Jun 24, 2005 3:55 pm) FYI - I just traded a 2002 Highlander for a AWD Limited Freestyle. Both are excellent vehicles. You should base your decision on which best fits your needs and where you get better dealer support. I find the power in both to be very similar, but the Freestyle has more room for 6 people. I never had any problems with the Highlander and I don't expect any with the Freestyle even though the CVT is new technology for Ford. I believe that the Freestyle gives you more car for the money, but the Highlander is also a proven performer. The price you were quoted sounds reasonable - I would compare it to the Edmunds TMV for similarly equipped vehicle. I actually like the way the Freestyle handles better than the Highlander.
#40 of 765 numbers by brian211 Jun 29, 2005 (4:43 am)
Here's what I was quoted for a freestyle ltd in the new york city area. 30,990. MSRP, 33,735.00. Think there's any room for further negotiations? Like to get below 30k. Think I can? Replies to this message: cmuniz (Jun 30, 2005 3:50 am)

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