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5.4 L,climate control front seats, entertainment pkg, safety canopy, 3rd row power fold
I would like to buy ,but I somehow feel that I can do better and I'm going to try.
Sale Price is 37354.05 after rebate plus TTT
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
The second row is not designed to be removed so you can enter/exit the vehicle, at least not with the standard seat config. I looked under there and it appears you could take it out if you had to but I'm sure the dealer would scream warranty insanities if they found out. It does slide back and forth 11 inches, handy for better access to little people. The flip forward seats are fairly easy to operate once you practice, a few times is all it takes. Hydraulic dampers prevent chomped body parts when you fold them back down, gimmicky but effective. Be careful coming out facing forward as the latch protrudes and can mess you up about knee high. The best solution if you want easier third row access is to order second row captains chairs. I'm not sure if they're limited to the EB or not but fordvehicles.com would tell you if you build from scratch.
Dealers seem to be selling these pretty readily right at or below invoice. Pitch them against each other even if you have to fudge the numbers, they'll bite! If you like yours half as much as we do you'll be thrilled.
I paid $100 over invoice for $31,207 then subtracted the $1500 rebate for a total price of $29,707 at 6% interest over 60 months.
Cheers,
Frank
Thanks for any comments
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Our deal, not under a lettered plan, just intense haggling, was for an '03 Expie 4x2 Eddie Bauer, 5.4L, Side airbags, elect 3rd row seat (about as stripped an EB as you'll find) and had a sticker of $39,540 MSRP total. We got it for $33.5 cash (OK-credit union loan)+ tax & tags, no trade, dealer kept the rebate, that includes the $740 destination fee. I got the Consumer Reports wholesale pricing guide ($12) and it says we paid around $700 below dealer invoice. I believe it because I got a peek at the check paper work cut to the dealer it came from (read on). If you think this is way off let me know, I feel mighty good about it and beat the nearest dealer by hundreds. I believe Blue Oval dealers (the designation most bigguns' have) can sell this low because they not only get the standard 3 percent holdback of the MSRP sticker, they also get an additional 1.25% as well, 4.25% of MSRP total (that's $1,680 in our deal). Whether you get a portion of that off your deal might depend on house policy and how long it was on the lot, but most of all how well you can play & win the buying game. Our vehicle was transferred from another dealer and they tried to charge $400 extra, no dice. They also threw in the Ford tinted nose deflector/shield.
A friendly word of warning to anyone that gets the Ford plastic nose protector shield thingy on an '03 Expie. It definitely causes minor wind noise that sounds like loose molding on the roof but it isn't. Our dealership actually replaced someone else's windshield before they realized the problem. I noticed it on test drives, they told me about it at delivery and offered to take it off. We feel the minor flutter is worth it to protect it from rocks and suicidal bugs.
If you're going to load up an XLT with leather, etc. consider an EB as you get so much more. The best feature if you switch off drivers is the seat/mirror/pedal memory, standard on the EB, not available on an XLT. I know this sounds like hype/fluff but if you've ever bumped your shins getting in or cursed your significant others choice of mirror placement, you'll love this feature and wonder how you ever lived without it. You can set it to move positions when you unlock with the remote or turn the key, and the drivers seat goes all the way back when you turn the key off. You also get a better stereo with std. 6 CD and sub-woofer, 3rd row electric pop-out windows, the useful back-up obstacle warning system (it works well), two tone paint versus one color with plastic trim, and two tone leather. The decked out XLT we considered was just a couple of grand less than what we got an EB for. We love everything about ours, outstanding package & dealer, great finish and design thoughtfulness, and we're getting 17 MPG C/H mix thus far. Your feedback is welcomed.
I live in the Mobile, AL area looking for an Expedition XLT popular w/captains cloth seats and changer (wife wants cloth only). I believe MSRP is just under 35k and invoice is about 31k. I went to the biggest Ford Dealer in town (treadwell ford) and they are talking about a ford price increase from models made after mid November.
I don't trust these guys very much, but I want to see if this is true. Is it worth it to go to P'cola for a deal? They quoted me a price on an Eddie Bauer for $34k with MSRP of 37.5k. They tried to push me on the EB since the one I wanted was not on the lot.
If you don't mind, could you tell me the dealer name there? The local places here are not that receptive. I would think they would be more motivated to sell (at a better price). I hate to haggle and would ratherwalk than give them the satisfaction of ripping me off.
I might be better off with carsdirect.com or somthing of that nature.
Try World Ford, Dave E. in particular, low pressure, knows his poop. They beat everyone short of checking your town by enough to make it worth the drive. Only drawback might be tax on an out of state purchase.
Good luck, you'll love the vehicle!
So far I have two prices back from the 10 dealers in the Atlanta area I have contacted. The best price is a walkout (including 7% tax, tag, title and doc fees) of $32,198.35. But that dealer says they don't have the car on their lot, but will get it from another local dealer. She also said that she can't give me a better deal because the dealer hold-back money isn't available since they have to get the car from another dealer. This sounds like a good deal and I don't want to be penny wise and pound foolish but can I do better?
Is it worth paying more to get the premium or Eddie Baur? Just wondering. How much is it worth to a dealership to sell the car before the end of the year? If anyone is looking to buy a new car you have to go get the info from consumer reports. It will save you hundreds and maybe even thousands off the price. Knowledge is power. Most people get taken advantage of at the dealership because they get involved emotionally in the new car they want. Then the dealer starts piling on junk fees, (i.e. undercoating, clearcoating, fabric protection, inspection fees, rust proofing, extended warranties, and dealer advertising fees) pretty soon your 30k price turns into 35k and you walk out ticked off because you feel as if you got taken advantage of when you should be walking out happy because, after all, most of us don't buy a new car very often and it should bring you joy. At least I think so. Merry Christmas! Maybe my Honey will have a new Exp under the tree this year.
P.S.- Spell check is the center button at the bottom while entering your reply.
Expedition Premium -4x4 with 5.4L with reverse sensing and side canopy - $36,000 from dealer outside Phila. I have not included the $1500 rebate or $1750 from my credit card that I can deduct from the above total. Is this deal any good at all?
I'm willing to travel up and down the coast for bettee deals if they're worth it.
Thanks!!
I just got an XLT Popular 4.6 (Arizona Beige) w/cloth captain's seats here in Mobile (Treadwell Ford) for a few hundred under invoice (before 4.5% sales tax, title and doc fee). I got $2,000 in standard rebates (it was $1,000 until dec 7th when they told me an extra $1,000), $1,000 Ford Loyalty, and $400 recent grad rebate. Most other dealers quoted a bit over invoice (31,200 & 32,000 some examples), but all claimed to beat the best deal. I searched World Ford's inventory, but did not see the vehicle we were looking for. I did find out it was dealer xferred from Pascagoula, Miss.
I searched Montgomery, Birmingham and even some Atlanta online inventories (I don't know about the accuracy, but it was helpful). I found the car and let them know about it (that particular suv "had slipped their minds"). There is one dealer website in Atlanta that listed a coupon to sell at $500 under invoice (imageine the sales pressure on the back end). I can't recall that dealer, but it didn't sound familiar.
It is much larger that our '97 Explorer! It sure does ride so much nicer. The internet manager was very nice and gave me a few "no haggle" prices that were around invoice before rebates.
Are you satisfied with performance of the 4.6L? I felt the added cost and one MPG trade-off of the 5.4 was worth having a little more ba**s even though I don't tow (with all the broken down Dodge's I see I may have too, LOL).
I hope all this typing helps somebody buy the right Ford at the right price. You'll be able to tell our EB Expie from others real soon by the custom bumper sticker touting the independent rear suspension that says, "WHAT POTHOLE?"
Merry A-Fordin' X-mas!
MSRP: $45970
Invoice: $40235
Price: $37640, dealer taking the $2000 rebate
Got the vehicle from our closest Ford dealer (we have 34 within 20 miles, here in Southern California) who had to trade for it, but they didn't try charging me for that.
I got some options I didn't want, but got the car in the $2000 rebate period and close to my target price cap.
Good Luck For all You Guys
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Happy a-ford-ing, keep us posted.
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Do you know what invoice was on your EB? Sounds like a great deal. I just started looking an want to purchase by the end of the month. The best I've done so far is $100 below invoice. Does anyone have any idea if Ford will continue or increase the $2000 rebate. It is currently scheduled to end on Feb 28th.
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Here's my question to the forum:
"Is $45,000 a good price for the fully loaded (every factory option installed, DVD/Nav/Heat-Cool Seats/Etc) EB 4x4 and with 1900 miles as dealer demo?"
$2,000 rebate or 0% for 3 yrs is offered on this demo still, so price is now $43,000 not including T/T/L.
I want to have all of the toys, but not at the price.
Any thoughts is appreciated.
take alteast $500 off for the 1900 miles.
Deducting the gas from the sale price says I paid 315 over invoice less rebates.
I like everything about the vehicle except an annoying jitter (see post #227 in the Problems board).
To res1510 - I am a fan of lump sum leases. I had a 24 month lump sum lease on a 2001 Ranger. I started out wanting to do the same with the 2003 Expedition, but the lease deals are just not as good as they used to be. For EB's stickering at $42k-$44k, I was getting lump sum leases around $15k-$16k even after the lease rebates recently went up. Those prices are not compelling.
What I Bought: Fully loaded 2003 4x2 EB $600 under invoice. (Not including incentives)
Equipment: PwrMnrf(43M), Nav Radio(58F), SaftyCanpy/rollovr(67D), 3rd rowpwr seat(87P), climate cntrl frntseat(90D), Rear DVD(91V)
Dealers Printed Invoice: $38434 + $740 Destination = $39,174
(This matched the "invoice" value from autos.yahoo.com)
Details:
The company I work for is a Ford Partner which entitles me to take advantage of the Ford X-Plan (3% above what Ford Employee would pay drawing from existing dealer inventory) which would have been ~ $300 over invoice. I thought that was a fair deal until I read this web site. There are several here who were getting $200-700 under invoice so I negotiated over the phone for $600 under invoice: they concented and I drove to the dealership in Buena Park.
This was Thursday before the Memorial Weekend and the incentives at the time were $2000 cash back OR 0% financing. I was only interested in the financing but what was so cool, was in the previous 24hrs, I had heard of some Ford offer to match your down payment up to $1000. Of course, they "hadn't heard of it" but I told them the dealer down the freeway "had" so they "checked with managment" and said it was a Memorial Weekend Incentive which wouldn't be available untill the next day. When I said "see ya tomorrow" they found a way to make it happen right then.
What I paid: $39,174 - $600(under invoice) - $1000 (matching down payment) = $37,574 @ 0% Financing.
We just took the car on a 1200 mile trip to the Grand Canyon and it was a blast. It had tons of power, the kids watch movies, I had the AC on and my wife just smiled......
Glad to hear Edmunds.com was helpful.
Has anybody else had a problem like this?
Bob