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Ford Focus: Prices Paid & Buying Experience

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#24 of 471 These prices are delicious! by creakid1

Aug 10, 2005 (12:44 am)

I just test drove'em all (SE & SES) over the weekend & fell in love w/ the SES, which neither Mazda nor Volvo can match this final tuning. My God, for just over $14k, I can have an "ultra comfy yet sporty" SES w/ ABS & audiophile.
 
Even if price is no object, where else are you gonna find a car that handles & rides this good w/ compact length, width & turning circle. Not the Civic, not even the C-class or the 3-series!
 
As an ST owner, I'm jealous of the comfy-riding SES.

#25 of 471 Re: These prices are delicious! [creakid1] by evandro

Aug 10, 2005 (9:32 am)

Replying to: creakid1 (Aug 10, 2005 12:44 am)
I wasn't impressed at all with the handling of the SES. My Intrigue and Bonneville can corner much faster and with more confidence than the Focus. Besides, the Pirelli P6 tires suck in wet weather...

#26 of 471 What I paid, 2005 Focus ZX4 SES by gotlogos

Aug 17, 2005 (4:00 am)

I wish there was more serious price posting in this thread but here is mine:
 
18,060 sticker
16,187 (after emplyee discount)
-2500 (rebate)
---------
13,687 (before trade-in)
-1687 (trade in of 1995 Ford Windstar with 118K)
-------
12,000 (plus ttl)
 
I feel I should have sold the trade-in outright and maybe got another 200-400 off the 13,687 price but it seems like that is no-haggle price...so overall I am happy witht he deal (esp. with gas prices climbing)
 
Daniel

#27 of 471 2005 ZX3 SES by igor2

Aug 18, 2005 (7:32 am)

Options: Side airbags, Sunroof, Automatic:
just over 13K, with tazes in PA 14.5k.
 
and no haggling.. I was gonna wait a counple of months to save up for good down payment and all.. but with such discounts.. I got almost 30% off that is something to mention...
 
The only thing i don't like is that there was no car with ABS available when IWas looking: I would trade the sunroof for abs anytime...
 
Yeah the Family PLan does not allow haggling, but as edmunds said, you would most probably get this low only with LOTS of haggle, and this way, the sales guy is still my friend and i closed the deal with ease and comfort...
 
Lastly: I too liked the Mazda, and was lookking elswhere, but I dilike sedans greatly, and for the value no one beats Ford (other reall need to look and stop bundling big engines and appearance packages with hatchback... ).
 
Igor

#28 of 471 bought a second focus for daughter (college) by gotlogos

Aug 18, 2005 (12:41 pm)

With a Kia (2001) not sounding particularly good I went in and got her a focus too (3 door coupe with jet black - it a ZX3 - very nice looking, super sporty looking - my daughter loves it).
 
Anyway I was able to 'haggle' the price down another $237.00 off the FFP...I think it all depends on the disposition of your sales manager. But it takes a lot of nerve to try to ask for much more off the price they have on these, for sure...

#29 of 471 Down Payment Match by javner

Aug 30, 2005 (9:07 am)

Someone in another Focus thread mentioned Ford will match a downpayment upto $500? Anybody know anything about this?
 
Thanks!

#30 of 471 2005 ZX4 SES by samshy

Sep 03, 2005 (2:59 pm)

Just bought 2005 ZX4 SES with following options:
 
  . Traction Control
  . ABS
  . Side Airbags
  . Heated Seats and outside mirrors
 . Auto. transmission
 
The SES comes with many standard features. Its not the best compact car out there, but at these price they offer a great value. The closest compact car with some of these features are Civic and Corolla and they run around $18K and still not get all of these features. I also looked at Accord EX-L which you can get around $21.5K and have all (except traction contro)l I wanted traction control, heated seats and ABS for safety and comfort during winter.
 
Ford MSRP: 19100
Ford Family Plan Price: 14723 (including 2500 case rebate)
                               - 523 additional discount
                                ======
                                  14200
                              + 299 doc. fee
                              ======
                                 14499
 
The dealer was Quirk Ford in Quincy, MA. I have bought from there before and I bought through their internet sales guy. We worked out the price via email. They tried to push the warranty, but I was not interested. I did not argue much about the doc. fee as they would have simply reduced the additional discount. Plus, at these price I just felt that this was a fair deal for everybody.
 
I really like the way it drives. It feels more sporty than Civic or Corolla. The engine is more popowerfulhan Civic/Corolla. The standard radio in SES is 6 CD-MP3 in dash changer with duplicate audio control on the steering wheel. There is no option to get power seats, but its kind of thing you adjust only once in a while. The back seats are comfortable for kids or adults for short ride. The trunk is big for a compact car. I will see if it gives 34 MPG as advertised. At high speeds (70+) you can hear the engine and road noise.
 
Overall this is a good commute car with decent gas mileage and fun ride.

#31 of 471 Prices I've been quoted for Mazda and Civic by pete22

Sep 03, 2005 (6:32 pm)

The Civic and Mazda price probable isn't as good as focus but not as bad as you think, I've been getting internet quiotes. The option I want Power (windows, doors) and auto. Anyway the quotes thus far for those options on a Honda was 14,900 and on a Mazda 15,800.

#32 of 471 Re: 2005 ZX4 SES [samshy] by creakid1

Sep 04, 2005 (12:22 am)

Replying to: samshy (Sep 03, 2005 2:59 pm)
"Its not the best compact car out there..."
 
Than what is?
 
The Accord may be a slightly better car overall, but who sez it's a compact? Except when comes to resale, it sure digs into your wallet in a rather compact way.
 
At under 67" width, the Focus evades Japan's wide-car tax, which should start at 170cm.
 
I bought the fun little narrow-&-tall BUT STABLE Focus ST b/c these wider Mazda3 & S40 actually got a narrower rear-glass visibility to offer instant safe passing to the right, plus the new electro-hydraulic steering assist hurts steering feel. Other "telephone booth" cars w/ high chair tend to feel tippy over high-speed corners b/c their platforms aren't German designed.
 
By the way, how many compact cars rides as smoothly as the Focus SES?

#33 of 471 Re: 2005 ZX4 SES [samshy] by pete22

Sep 04, 2005 (12:58 am)

Replying to: samshy (Sep 03, 2005 2:59 pm)
What was the additional discount for. Is there further discounts to be gotten over the Family price and the 2500 rebate. I know I pulled up a car that matches my needs on the Ford site. But it comes up to 13850 or so there. If I could add Traction Control
, ABS, and Side airbags for onl 700 more I'd do that.

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