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Re: 8 month order delay [kevmhawd]
by drlarsen
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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
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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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Re: canadian buyers [canswim]
by drlarsen
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Jan 30, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: canswim (Jan 30, 2008 6:53 am)
I'm paying cash since when I placed my order there were no incentives other than the Family Pricing event. Currently they are offering 4.9% purchase financing over 36 months, in BC anyway.
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Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen]
by kevmhawd
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Feb 05, 2008 (4:23 am)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Jan 29, 2008 9:37 am)
Well, after a series of emails to track the order; the wife got a phone call from the dealership yesterday.. 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid AWD, Factory Order has arrived, a full 8 months after the order was placed. Must have made the Dec production run.
Kevin
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Re: 8 month order delay [kevmhawd]
by drlarsen
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Feb 05, 2008 (9:44 am)
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Replying to: kevmhawd (Feb 05, 2008 4:23 am)
That's great news, Kevin. It gives me a faint hope that I might get mine this decade.
I'm still waiting for a production date, despite the promise from the Ford executive office that I'd have a date by the end of January. It just goes to show you the confusion over this whole situation starts at the top.
Soon the 2009 models will start appearing. Anyone know what's new in 2009?
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Re: 8 month order delay [drlarsen]
by leseuldaniel
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Feb 05, 2008 (3:49 pm)
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Replying to: drlarsen (Feb 05, 2008 9:44 am)
There will be quite a few changes in 2009.
New 2.5 engine, more powerful and efficient. Re-tuned suspension. Standard stability control, etc... There is quite a few pages on the weba bout this, this has been announnced a few weeks ago.
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience?
by baysailor
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Feb 08, 2008 (9:25 pm)
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Replying to: cloftus (Jan 21, 2008 7:50 am)
Thanks to all for the input, I started looking harder at local inventory and found a Mercury Mariner Hybrid in Nothern Virginia that I ended up buying. Competition has really heated up for these critters. Price was at MSRP, no possible incentives offered, but that would be probably silly to ask expect when over 4 dealers I called wanted $1500 - $2500 "market adjustment fees" on top of MSRP. The dealer had 2 that arrived Thursday PM, I bought one Saturday AM, the other sold the next morning. Wish I could have waited for the 2009, or at least until more quantity would have driven some more competition into the pricing, but I'm happy with what I got.
Cheers,
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Re: Recent inventories & buying experience? [baysailor]
by cloftus
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Feb 09, 2008 (12:47 pm)
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Replying to: baysailor (Feb 08, 2008 9:25 pm)
Great! Good to hear you've got your car. Now, let me know how you do on gas mileage--OK?
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2009s
by bjcarter
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Feb 12, 2008 (8:09 pm)
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Replying to: leseuldaniel (Feb 05, 2008 3:49 pm)
I've been wavering on making a purchase for some time now and the Jan 22nd announcement on the 2009 now has me convinced. Anyone know when one can place an order for the new models? When did sales of the 2008s start last year? I'm also curious if the 2008s will see a significant price drop with the big changes in store for the next year's model. That might be incentive enough to make an early purchase...
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Finally a build date!
by drlarsen
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Feb 12, 2008 (8:29 pm)
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Wow, looks like I finally have a build date. Should have our FEH near the end of March.
bjcarter, one of the posters a page or two back had some links to production wait times. One of the links also showed the startup dates for the 2009 FEHs. If my memory is correct, they started accepting orders in May sometime.
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