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579 messages, Last post on Aug 26, 2008 at 8:59 AM
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 07, 2008 10:14 am) Until 1999, I lived on the central coast of central california for 20yrs with no shortage of wind, rain, sea breeze, etc., etc.(now I'm in chicago with salt/winter) with absolutely no problems with underbody rust and having owned pre 2000 bmw's, saabs, alfas, isuzu trooper, ford, vw with NONE of them receiving a lick of dealer ripping you off extra "treatments". PROVISION - as long as your paint is in tact and no bare metal is exposed you will have no rust problems & remember the same holds true with undercoating because it's not like it can't get scraped off in areas as well or damaged. I'd advise you and everyone to keep your money during the dealers last ditch effort to simply capitalize on what is a largely useless and hugely PROFITABLE extra that ONLY BENEFITS the dealer. scotchgard your fabric for $8-10 and wax wash your car regularly by hand and you will be well served.
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Replying to: freealfas (Jan 08, 2008 11:53 am) Think of them like any other car option. Some folks pay for the $2000 DVD or Nav system, while others opt for the after-market Circuit City version that's a lot cheaper.
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 08, 2008 1:12 pm) and those prices quoted by the OP are going to buy a lot of yearly wax jobs I'm thinking... seems we're headed towards agreeing to disagree on them having any merit... |
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I've got a 2005 Freestyle SEL with 70K miles on it. Paid 28K for it on Jan. 2, 2005 and have had no problems at all (other than the gremlin that makes the panic horn go off for no apparent reason--kind of embarrassing and annoying, but no problems can be found). Neehoo, thought it was time to have a look at an Escape Hybrid because I drive a lot of miles. Drove it--it's okay. So, with the model that costs 32K (MSRP), no rear back-up sensor, two power outlets (but it does have the 110V), no keyless entry, a lot harder to fold the rear seats down--you have to take the headrests off. No sound system controls on the steering wheel, no traction control. And no haggling or dealing. They acted like I was stealing from them to get them down to 29K. Pfffft. Gonna pay off my Freestyle (10 more payments--woo hoo!) and go from there. It still looks new. The trade-in value was $9,000. Yeah, whatever. STILL love my Freebie. I still don't see many of them on the streets (or the Taurus X) around here, but I was visiting New Jersey, and there are tons of them there. I'm so sad that they took the CVT out of the Taurus as that's one of my favorite features of the car--big car, hauls a lot of stuff and people, and I'm still getting 21-22 mpg around town, and 25-26 out on the freeway (going over the speed limit 
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Replying to: freestylegal (Jan 08, 2008 7:23 pm) I'm too looking around, but can't find anything better than what I already have. I also agree that the CVT is a great transmission. Very smooth and no shift points. I still look around. The Mazda 5 looks good, but I can't see getting $10K for my FS then putting another $10-15K on a new Mazda5. Plus the MPG isn't much better and there is no rear HVAC system.
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jan 08, 2008 7:37 pm) |
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Replying to: seloo (Dec 31, 2007 12:44 pm) Post your best deal in terms of below invoice price: 07 Freestyle $4900 below invoice. (Any of these left on the market?) 08 T-X $1000 below invoice. (This number is very low, better deals are being made with the CX-9 and VC) 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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Replying to: passat_2002 (Jan 03, 2008 10:32 pm) After talking with my sales rep I decided to build my own 2008 T-X. I was quoted a price of $250 over invoice (less incentive of $1500). Is this a good deal? Thanks in advance. 
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Replying to: djkm1 (Jan 17, 2008 5:10 pm) Anything not covered as part of the local or state Gov't taxes or Lic fee could be an extra fee (Doc Fee, Ad Fee, the list is very long). Since the dealership does not have to carry this car on their inventory, I would ask for $2K below invoice with no fees. The Sales Rep will not be happy, but the dealership still makes good money on that deal! As I understand it, you get the rebate (incentive) of the month when the car arrives. It may be higher next month.
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Replying to: seloo (Jan 17, 2008 5:54 pm) |
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