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Ford Escape Hybrid Prices Paid and Buying Experiences

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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor] by fmorriso
Jan 21, 2008 (7:12 am)
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Replying to: baysailor (Jan 20, 2008 7:40 pm)

The Sterling, VA dealer is asking a US$3000 "premium" over list price on any FEH bought off the lot, effectively stealing the tax incentive value for buying a FEH.
 
I checked into the Costco buying program too. No dice on the FEH. The web site asked me if I still wanted to be referred to a dealer, even though there would be zero price advantage. Out of curiosity more than anything else, I clicked on Yes. It referred me to the Ford dealer in Tysons Corner, VA. The guy contacted me and assured me that if I order a FEH (which is my personal preference), they would not add any such $3000 "premium" to the price tag.
 
The Ford dealer in Leesburg, VA also promised not to add the "premium", so I'll probably end up ordering from the folks in Leesburg but have the service done closer to home at the Sterling, VA dealer.
 
I don't want to take delivery until mid-April, so I'll take my chances and order a FEH in early March. If it takes a long time to build (battery shortage, taxi fleet priority or whatever), so be it. I'd rather get exactly what I want. I'm a patient person. Every car I've ever bought except one has been custom ordered. Heck, back in 1986, I ordered a Chrysler unaware that two weeks later, UAW would be on strike and ended up waiting 3 months for the car. The only thing that even slightly concerns me about ordering a FEH is the model year change-over period when assembly lines traditionally shut down for whatever retooling is necessary to build the next year's editions. I have no idea when that is for the FEH, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor] by sampsr
Jan 21, 2008 (7:39 am)
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Replying to: baysailor (Jan 20, 2008 7:40 pm)

Based on my experience with a special order, I would buy one out of inventory next time. I ordered an FEH with all the bells and whistles, as reported earlier in this thread, and never got the car. Actually, it came in to the dealer about a month after I cancelled the order. Up until that time they could not give me a VIN or tell me if it would ever be built, due to their restricted manufacturing schedule.
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [fmorriso] by drlarsen
Jan 21, 2008 (7:42 am)
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Replying to: fmorriso (Jan 21, 2008 7:12 am)

Just thought I'd chime in and say an April delivery date for a new factory order is very unlikely. If you read a few posts back you'll find that I placed my order in July and still have not received delivery.
 
The current estimate for production of my factory order FEH is March at the earliest. That means I'll have waited a full 8 months before receiving my order.
 
If you have 8 months to wait, then by all means place a factory order. Otherwise, I'd recommend one off the lot.
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor] by cloftus
Jan 21, 2008 (7:50 am)
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Replying to: baysailor (Jan 20, 2008 7:40 pm)

For what it's worth, my advice is that I would not special order if I were you. I did it and waited six months. Look at Ford.com and keep changing your zip codes, and you'll probably find some locally. The fact that you've already seen several in your area is good. Keep looking until you find one...I found several after I put my order in, but I did get a better deal by ordering. (Actually, I broke even-because I lost the incentives while I was waiting.
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [drlarsen] by fmorriso
Jan 21, 2008 (7:51 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 21, 2008 7:42 am)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the folks with the long delays after ordering a FEH were all in Canada.
 
Perhaps because I'm 1/2 Canadian, and 1/2 USA by ancestry, I'll only have to wait 1/2 as long in metro DC area?
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Delivery time for FEH by yvrcody
Jan 21, 2008 (7:14 pm)
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Delivery times for most vehicles can be found at the following links:
 
https://www.wheels.com/fleet/reference/assembly/html/assembly_lines.asp
or
http://www.donlen.com/production_trucks_ford.asp
 
Delivery time for the FEH shows up to 30 weeks!
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Re: Delivery time for FEH [yvrcody] by drlarsen
Jan 24, 2008 (2:06 pm)
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Replying to: yvrcody (Jan 21, 2008 7:14 pm)

Interesting that the Mariner Hybrid is only 14-16 weeks. I wonder if that's accurate or not. What about the Tribute Hybrid?
 
As I understand it, they're all made at the same plant!
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Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen] by kevmhawd
Jan 28, 2008 (7:40 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 16, 2008 5:57 pm)

I placed my order through Military sales as a deployed troops for a 08 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, loaded, AWD back in June 07. Got a VIN # and a build date of Nov 13, 07 and a delivery date of Jan 23, 08. Still waiting.....no word on anything from anybody?
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Re: 8 month order delay [kevmhawd] by drlarsen
Jan 29, 2008 (9:37 am)
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Replying to: kevmhawd (Jan 28, 2008 7:40 am)

Hi keymhawd, sorry to hear that even deployed troops are given no priority on the production of these vehicles. I guess at least you got a build and delivery date. I'm still waiting for that call...
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canadian buyers by canswim
Jan 30, 2008 (6:53 am)
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just wondering what you paid and whether you financed or leased? i was looking today and saw the lease Rate was 11.2%! all other escapes were at 3% what a rip off
 
thanks,
Mike

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