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#227 of 706 Production Delay by richg777 Dec 09, 2007 (1:36 am)
I ordered my '08 4WD FEH on June 30th and I am still waiting for my New Jersey delivery. I received a VIN # on Nov. 16th, was told it would go into production on Dec. 3rd & to expect delivery the week of Dec. 10th or Dec. 17.   My salesman is a fleet sales mgr. (connected through a friend who buys 6+ commercial vans per year) & although I rec'd. an X-Plan price I never thought that I would have to wait this long.   After pressure from myself & my friend, my salesman told me that he had the dealership owner intervene with a Ford rep. to specify what few FEH's of the next order batch they wanted first. This is the only reason that I expect delivery before year end.   By the way, this dealership is high volume supplying all of the NYC taxi as well as NJ Public Service Elec/Gas fleets so it shouldn't be hard to bump up a personal vehicle in place of a corporate one.   My advice is to complain & pressure your dealer as much as possible. This is definitely a case of the squeaky wheel getting the oil.
#229 of 706 Any rental FEH in San Jose area? by scottch Dec 14, 2007 (11:29 pm)
I'm Interested in extended test to Tahoe this winter. Does anyone know of a local agency which rents 4WD FEHs? The usual rent-a-car websites are too generic and none list hybrid Escapes. Also, if you have personal experience hauling a load of people up the mountains in an FEH, I'd like to hear about how well it does. Replies to this message: mecheng1 (Dec 15, 2007 10:03 am) xertes (Dec 16, 2007 10:41 am)
#230 of 706 Re: Any rental FEH in San Jose area? [scottch] by mecheng1 Dec 15, 2007 (10:03 am)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 14, 2007 11:29 pm) Because they are in high demand, I doubt rental companies will have the FEH. You could rent a V6 Escape and get a idea of about 90% of the characteristics of the FEH.
#231 of 706 Re: Any rental FEH in San Jose area? [scottch] by xertes Dec 16, 2007 (10:41 am)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 14, 2007 11:29 pm) I believe Hertz offers Escape Hybrids for rent, and I believe at least one of the other national car rental companies offers them as well now. Other than that, you could talk to a local dealership and see if they would rent you one off their lot. As far as hauling a load of people up a mountain, this Thanksgiving I drove my 2006 4WD Hybrid Escape up to Boone, NC with four people and luggage, and got somewhere around 27-29 MPG - or about 330 miles using between 12 and 12.5 gallons of gas. Good luck!
#232 of 706 Toronto, Cannada by sphinx88 Dec 17, 2007 (5:22 pm)
OMG, all bad stories, I ordered mine on Nov. 6th, 2007. Still waiting for it. Dealer said it would be Mid January, but seems like impossible...
#234 of 706 FEH at/below invoice in SF area by scottch Dec 21, 2007 (11:42 pm)
I used the forddirect.com website to search dealerships and inventory in the San Francisco Bay Area. There is a lot of inventory locally. I then requested quotes from dealers on specific VINs. Quite a few dealerships responded by email or phone. One suggested "only a few hundred below MSRP". Several offered cars at or below invoice (i.e., about 6% below MSRP). Two more bits of advice: when searching inventories, you will see that there are differences in base MSRP of more than $1000 (i.e., $27015; $28015, $28080 before options) for the same '08 4WD. I deduce there have been at least two price hikes in the last few months. There are still a few cheaper/"older" (September 07 build date) cars on the lot and I put dibs on one, saving $1k. Second tip: rumor suggests Ford may offer additional incentives during the week after XMas. I don't know if dealerships are willing to ship, but I was quoted less than $1000 to transport a car from CA to IL last month. Replies to this message: tidwellranch (Dec 22, 2007 10:59 am) richg777 (Dec 22, 2007 10:51 pm)
#236 of 706 ESCAPE HYBRID AVAILABILITY by tidwellranch Dec 22, 2007 (10:59 am)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 21, 2007 11:42 pm) I have tried all Ford dealerships in the greater DFW area and no one has a Hybrid Escape on their lot. I refuse to order one without a test drive, so it looks like I will end up buying something else. Texas has a state program to pay people up to $3500 for an old vehicle when a hybrid is purchased. It seems stupid of Ford to not have their Escape Hybrid on lots in Texas.

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