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For the car though. :shades: I have one too, in the Sport Blue, and it is a SWEET ride. I am torn now between which car to drive though, the Flex Ecoboost is a Sweet ride too! I guess it depends now on which is cleaner and has more gas! :P
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I think we need to look at the terminology a bit here to avoid confusion. Cash back is not a rebate, rebates are checks mailed back after the sale. Cash back can be applied right up front as part of the down payment. In all states you pay sales tax before rebates! When you go to Home Depot and buy a washer that has a rebate, you buy it, go home and mail in a copy of the receipt and the rebate form, and 6-8 weeks later you may get that rebate check. When you have a cash back offer, it is taken off right there at the register, sometimes in the form of 10% off the entire purchase, before taxes in some cases.
I see alot of people on this site dumping their Accords for the Fusion. I traded my 08 Accord in for a SEL 2.5 about 3 months ago and love it. I took the rebate and was able to get 3.5% interest on a 5 year loan at a local bank. This car beats the Honda in every area as far as I am concerned and even though I was Toyota / Honda for 16 years I will never go back to them again.
LOL, Wait, LETS!! :shades: Enjoy your new Ford, I know I am enjoying both of mine, we fight over who gets to drive which one now.
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Ford ESP shows:
Select Your Deductible:
Deductible is the amount you are responsible for in every repair visit. This amount will impact your total plan cost.
Also, could you post the RPM's at 65 or 70 mph? Hoping that 6th gear has some nice tall gearing.
BTW, what color did you get?
Thanks!
the Engine the 2.5L is this the same engine that is used in the Mazada 3? I have to say this engine is the smoothest 4 cyl I have even driven even at redline.
Not the smoothest, its kinda notchy, but overall I would give it a 8 out of 10.
The 6spd manuel is a close ratio tranmission, at 70 in 6th the rpms are 2500. But like i have posted I'm averaging 31, BTW, the standard wheels are 17x7.5 with 225-50-17, I have michelin Pilots. The car handles EXCELLENT.. Some body roll that will be taken care of with new springs and roll bars the ride isn't harsh (I drove a Fusion with the apperance package it wasn't as smooth as mine)
The dealer in which I bought at had 2 non hybrid fusions, the one I bought the other had the package 202A (sunroof and sync) appearance package and auto. I'm glad I got the 6 spd manuel.
Good luck with your search
201A Package (SYNC, auto rearview mirror)
Appearance Package
Bought in Virginia in late Jan.
OTD Price (inclusive of all rebates, tax, tags, etc., and $750 coupon received in a Fusion brochure from FordDirect)
$19,801.25
I had to travel a few hours to find a manual transmission with appearance package, but so far it's definitely been worth it.
$20,601
- $2500 in rebates (college grad + standard rebates)
- $3400 in trade for a 2004 Dodge Stratus w/79k miles
+ TTL & $115 doc fee
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$15867.38 total
Good deal?
Red Candy Metallic 2010 Fusion SE (Manual Transmission)
201A Package (SYNC, auto rearview mirror)
Appearance Package
Bought in Virginia in late Jan.
OTD Price (inclusive of all rebates, tax, tags, etc., and $750 coupon received in a Fusion brochure from FordDirect)
$19,801.25
I also am wondering if anyone else has the Appearance or Monochrome Package, and if so what they think about it. I think these were a 2010.5 add-on to the options for SE cars. I really like the wheels, but I don't really know exactly what they mean by "sport-tuned suspension"... and if anyone can explain, that would be great.
The Appearance package is package is offered on all SE and SEL for the 2010 Model Year. It has a sport turned suspension which means, the suspension is set up a little firmer then the standard SE and SEL for better handleing.
your price is a good price for that car.
I ordered a painted grille as I despise the chrome grille that it currently has. I like the look of the 18's on the appearance package but will have to wait till I need new tires to switch both...would have loved to have gotten the package but couldn't find a manual with either package.
The Sport-tuned package is a suspension and wheel upgrade.
Ford installs a stiffer suspension that is similar to that used on the Sport model. It improves overall handling, but stiffens the ride. You basically get a 4 cylinder manual Sport without the trim, and 3.5 V6. The Sport model itself has a different interior, side rockers, different bumpers, Sport wheels, 3.5 V6, 6 speed transmission with manual mode shifting, it is not the same transmission as in the V6 SEL or SE. The Sport is basically an MKZ powertrain and suspension in a Fusion body.
Tuesday I bought a 2010 Brilliant Silver Ford Fusion Sport with reverse sensing and rapid spec 401A.
Total MSRP was $28,095.00
My price with no fees: $25,473.87 - $2000 in rebates = $23,473.87
My out the door price with 3% NC Highway Use tax, NC inspection, title, tag and admin fee (yuck I know) was $24,854.64.
I went through Sam's club's dealer referral system and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. The dealership was Capital Ford in Raleigh and they were very easy to work with.
Now for the logic part.
I am trading in my 2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS. They will pay it off ($12000) this is more then the trade in value ($10,986) ($14295 Dealer Retail) I pay $315/month with a 60 month loan currently. I have 42 months left on the loan.
The reason we do not like the Sonata it is too plain.
If I hold on the highest depreciation will be over. But I will be driving a car that I do not like another year. If the car depreciates $1500 more I saved $2280 dollars by waiting 1 year. If depreciates $2000 then I saved $1780. There is a new improved design 2011 Sonata now so the 2010 and back may have less value
This may all come down to how unhappy I am with the Sonata. Am I missing something here? Should I attempt to get a better deal since they may be making $2000 on my trade?
Additionally, I agree that you are getting a really fair deal if the Fusion is really the car you guys want.
Good luck!
A) Whats a reasonable price for this car?
How should I negotiate these prices with a dealer?
I plan on selling my 2000 camry outright since there is no way I could get $3500 +rebates for a trade on it (if I wanted to buy new that is). Any advice?
We actually looked at a Fusion before we purchased the Sonata. The Sonata was much less expensive I believe that is the only reason we purchased it. The Ford dealer was not willing to make what we considered to be reasonable offer.
Now with the "X Plan" and the 0% for 5 years it in more in our ball park.
A 2010 SE with manual transmission and rapid spec 202A would have cost me a hair under $19k with the current rebates ($2000, assuming no dealer financing). For the difference in money between used and new, I'll take new!
Just got back from a test drive, I really enjoyed the Fusion but not so much the dealer experience! All I wanted was a quote from them, eventually they finally coughed up a number which they said is Ford's x-plan plus $200, is it a good deal though?
~$21,800 OTD
about $2,000 taxes, fees
This is in the Cleveland area, I was hoping for something closer to $18.5 - $19.5k range, but is that unreasonable?
The high resale value is another reason I decided to go with a Fusion. And this is my first american made car in over 10 years. Back then, heck even 5 years ago, I would *never* had thought that I would be driving a Ford now. So far, absolutely no regrets!
Please contact me via email and I can share some of my dealer experiences: web2323 at yahoo.com.
Thanks!
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2010 Fusion Sport - Electric Blue
402A
Remote Start
Floor Mats
I'm getting it for $27,700 + TTL.
-Brian
2010 Fusion SE-Sun/Sync package, i-4, automatic trans. We are able to get x-plan
MSRP-23720.00
Invoice Price-22280.14
Xplan price-22466.02
$2000 rebate or 0%
So basically 20466.02 with rebates
We did not negotiate at all but it seemed he wasn't budging from xplan price and indicated it was a fixed amount. I was curious if I approached without saying I was able to get xplan, if they would negotiate a better price. I live in Detroit metro area so it is pretty standard most people are able to get xplan or aplan.
Thanks for your advice.
It is hard around this area because it is so commonplace to work, have a family member, or work for a subsidiary of auto company that more than likely you can get at least the xplan.
Now that we know what we want, we will negotiate over the internet for sure.
Thanks