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#231 of 632 Re: Any rental FEH in San Jose area? [scottch] by xertes Dec 16, 2007 (11:41 am)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 15, 2007 12:29 am) 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 632 Toronto, Cannada by sphinx88 Dec 17, 2007 (6:22 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 632 FEH at/below invoice in SF area by scottch Dec 22, 2007 (12:42 am)
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 11:59 am) richg777 (Dec 22, 2007 11:51 pm)
#236 of 632 ESCAPE HYBRID AVAILABILITY by tidwellranch Dec 22, 2007 (11:59 am)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 22, 2007 12:42 am) 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.
#237 of 632 Re: FEH at/below invoice in SF area [scottch] by richg777 Dec 22, 2007 (11:51 pm)
Replying to: scottch (Dec 22, 2007 12:42 am) I just picked up my '08 4wd FEH two days ago in NJ and my sales rep said that Ford was now raising the price by $1200 due to a cost increase by their supplier of the hybrid battery. The price from my June order was honored but he said any future sales would incur the higher price. I bet this explains price differential in production runs.
#238 of 632 Re: Why is this soooooo hard??????? [copakevo] by cloftus Dec 25, 2007 (6:24 am)
Replying to: copakevo (Dec 06, 2007 8:25 am) It made my head hurt, too. But the process of buying a car is made a little easier by ordering. I ordered mine June 21st and just picked it up Friday, December 21st. Exactly six months after ordering it. Lost the incentives that were available when I ordered it, but still saved $1100 as the base price went up while I was waiting.   I am very happy now, and love my new FEH!   Merry Christmas all--There is a Santa Claus!
#239 of 632 2008 ford hybrid update by chucklesva Dec 25, 2007 (8:52 am)
i got my fwd in july and now have 4644 miles on it and love it. my mileage for this period is 37 mph and the lowest i have gotten was 32.7. i drive mostly in the country and i am a conservatve driver usually at posted speed limit. chuck Replies to this message: cloftus (Jan 18, 2008 11:59 am) cloftus (Jan 18, 2008 12:04 pm)
#240 of 632 Almost but not yet - Batteries (not) Included by cycook Dec 26, 2007 (6:01 pm)
I ordered my 2008 Hybrid the middle of October from a dealer in the Tampa Bay Florida area. Got a "Build Date" the first week in December of 12/10/07. Was told this may be a Christmas gift. Called today and it is statused "Waiting Materials". This notation was before December 22 and since they are closed until Wednesday (Jan. 2nd.) I can forget about a nice Christmas gift. The "materials" it is waiting for is the Lithium Ion batteries. So some of the rumors are correct - I'd say that the batteries are not keeping up with the demand. Replies to this message: mecheng1 (Jan 02, 2008 8:16 am) cycook (Mar 28, 2008 7:13 pm) fmorriso (Mar 28, 2008 11:35 pm) jhorback (Mar 29, 2008 6:37 am) pensive (Apr 08, 2008 7:25 am)

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