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Ford Taurus X Prices Paid and Buying Experiences

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Re: Best Deal [seloo] by seloo
Dec 13, 2007 (3:11 am)
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Replying to: seloo (Nov 27, 2007 3:57 am)

Current Update
     
Post your best deal in terms of below invoice price:
       
07 Freestyle $4900 below invoice.
    
08 T-X $1000 below invoice.
     
With $2000 in rebates, at a minimum current deals on 08s should be at least $2000 below invoice.
 
Watch out for extra fees!
      
Good Luck.
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Re: Best Deal [seloo] by humblecoder
Dec 13, 2007 (8:11 pm)
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Replying to: seloo (Dec 13, 2007 3:11 am)

seloo:
 
In my region, the current rebate on the TX is $1500 ($1000 if you take the special financing).
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Re: Best Deal [humblecoder] by jpzenger1
Dec 14, 2007 (10:32 am)
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Replying to: humblecoder (Dec 13, 2007 8:11 pm)

For a Taurus X, I started with getting prices over the Ford internet sites for vehicles with the options I wanted. They all came back initially at about $500 over invoice. Then I started working with 2 dealerships who were the most assertive (not aggressive) and responsive. I didn't have to ask them to beat each other's deals - both dealers would call me every day or two, find out what the other dealer was offering, and then beat it by $200. It was particularly valuable to get a decent trade in value - in the past I've been low-balled by dealers on trade-ins.
 
It helped to let the dealers know that I had narrowed everything down to one model, and that I was very straight forward with them about the other dealer's offers. I could tell they could smell someone who was BSing them - they asked questions when they thought the other dealer's trade in value sounded too good. Also, it was helpful to say that I was not in a rush, but wanted to buy before the end of the year. Manufacturers offer incentives to dealers for year end sales quotes.
 
In the end, the best deal was for an instock model at a couple hundred dollars under invoice (before rebates) and with a very fair value for my trade. Originally, I was going to have the dealers obtain a vehicle from another dealer, but they were able to further discount an in-stock model by digging into the 3% holdback that each dealer gets. As a result, I got a vehicle with more options for the same price.
 
It is a great time to buy. In the Northeast US, it is $2000 rebate, or $1500 with Ford lower interest financing. The 5.9% financing Ford is offering for 5 years is only slightly less than the 6.1% I got on my own from a credit union.
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Re: Best Deal [seloo] by seloo
Dec 18, 2007 (3:52 am)
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Replying to: seloo (Dec 13, 2007 3:11 am)

Current Update
      
Post your best deal in terms of below invoice price:
        
07 Freestyle $4900 below invoice.
     
08 T-X $1000 below invoice.
      
With all the rebates, at a minimum current deals on 08s should be at least equal to the rebate below the invoice price. (ie... $2000 rebate = $2000 below invoice)
  
Watch out for extra fees!
       
Good Luck.
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Re: Taurus X retail production on hold this year!? [raezmom3] by seloo
Dec 18, 2007 (3:49 pm)
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Replying to: raezmom3 (Dec 03, 2007 5:22 pm)

What happened to your deal?
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Extra Fees by jpzenger1
Dec 20, 2007 (11:09 am)
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Comments were made about extra fees that can quickly turn a good deal into a bad deal.
 
On my Taurus X, I just had a $50 fee to handle the State documents. When I asked for a quote, I specifically asked for an "out the door price" that included everything except actual State fees and taxes.
 
The dealership made a very half-hearted attempt to sell me window etching and rustproofing.
 
I was surprised that the dealership found a lower interest rate than I could get on my own from my credit union. The rate was 5.6% for 5 years.
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Re: Extra Fees [jpzenger1] by danallan
Dec 20, 2007 (11:56 am)
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Replying to: jpzenger1 (Dec 20, 2007 11:09 am)

FWIW - when I picked up my Freestyle, they told me there was a $75 dealer fee of some sort. I told them I would not pay it because I knew it was discretionary on the dealer's part. They refused to budge, but they just turned around and reduced the sale price by additional $75....probably some accounting magic on their part, but it didn't matter as long as my price was reduced by this extra fee.
 
Some are negotiable, some are mandatory. I guess it depends on your state.
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Re: Taurus X retail production on hold this year!? [seloo] by raezmom3
Dec 20, 2007 (3:45 pm)
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Replying to: seloo (Dec 18, 2007 3:49 pm)

The deal went down to 32,000 awd limited with sync, nav, dvd, ultimate pkg, lojack and 7 yr warranty.
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Re: Taurus X retail production on hold this year!? [raezmom3] by seloo
Dec 22, 2007 (2:58 pm)
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Replying to: raezmom3 (Dec 20, 2007 3:45 pm)

How much did they lower the price?
 
What was your price compared to the invoice price?
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Re: Taurus X retail production on hold this year!? [seloo] by freealfas
Dec 22, 2007 (4:33 pm)
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Replying to: seloo (Dec 22, 2007 2:58 pm)

who & where are you and why are you so obsessed with these figures???

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