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If you have any doubts about the repairs, the buy one that was never damaged instead.
I am the proud owner of my first new Ford. I just purchased a 2007 Fusion SEL V-6 with sun roof, heated mirrors and seats, traction control, Audiophile stereo system, leather, etc.... I am not even sure what else there is on this thing. I keep finding new stuff I did not realize was on the car.
Long story short, I paid $21,500 for the car here in Charlotte, NC. Sticker was $25,080. Very excited and happy so far....
Traded out of an 07 Camry, it sucked..... bad. Unfortunately, I took a hit on trade, but with the price of the Fusion (which ironically is about what I paid for the Camry) I made out ok.
Wish me luck; I don't need another lemon......
Why did the 07 Camry suck??
The Camry had a bad hesitation a random. This made driving it frustrating to say the least and at worst could cause an accident(and almost did).
So far, I love the Fusion.
As for the 0%, I did not manage that. You got a sweet deal there and although I paid less up front, on the back side I will have paid more. Your payment is probably lower as well.
Enjoy your car!
A private person, she told me there was an accident on the bumper and had it replaced, I could not see any obvious dent by exterior look. I checked Carfax, now, th accident has not been displayed yet.
The engine is quite when idle, but kind of noisy when speeding up, when speed is stable, it is quiet again. Is it normal?
How much is it worth?
Thanks for your comments and advice.
This Fusion is the AUTOMATIC SE (2.3L I4) model with the following upgrades:
-leather
-LARGE power moonroof
-Anti Lock Brake System
-Front and Side Airbags
-Perimeter Alarm
-premium aluminum wheels
-premium sound with 6 CD/MP3 player
-Safety/Security Package
-SE Sport Package
-Fog Lamps
-power driver's side seat
-dashboard computer/message center
-60/40 rear split seat
-2.5 years of (3 year/36,000K mile) WARRANTY left
SEL V6
Black/Dark Charcoal
Leather Seats
Heated Seats
Traction Assist
One other option I can't recall - will edit later.
Also added DIO remote starter - got hosed on that one.
MSRP: $24,615
X-Plan: $22,950
Rebate: $1,000
My first new car at nearly 34 years old so it should be interesting.
The other option was ABS.
I wonder if I should have leased instead of paying cash. I drive about 25k a year though so I was afraid of going over on mileage.
Eric
The lease would include finance costs (they just don't call it "interest"), which you avoid by paying cash.
Sunroof, spoiler,sirius, basically everything but audiophile and navigation. I paid MSRP at about $27k the dealer was for the most part great but I've dealt with them numerous times. They were a bit pushy trying to sell me an extended warranty but otherwise were great
I would estimate that $23,000 at 0% for 5 years is worth $2000 to $4000. Based that on either financing at 7%, or earning 3.5% after tax, if you would have paid cash.
The buying experience was that 70% of the people working with the Ford dealerships were chauvinistic scum. (I had a couple bad experiences, can you tell?) It's so bad (being in Texas honestly doesn't help) it put my mom off Ford forever. She claims that Toyota is better, but I wouldn't know.
But I love the car, LOVE it - paid exactly what I wanted to pay for it, and got much more than expected on my trade (at CarMax).
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I purchased a 2006 Ford fusion SE V6 with 18,000 miles. Dark red(merlot)power windows/locks/ABS/16 inch wheels Airbags but no side curtains. I paid 16,977 plus Fees. Is this a typical price. Thanks
2007 Ford Fusion SE V6
Redfire exterior
Charcoal black interior
Options:
Leather seats
Moonroof
ABS
Traction control
MSRP $23,960. Invoice $22,357. We were able to buy the car at invoice, plus sales tax, license, and tire fees.
I shopped 12 other Ford dealers in Northern California, from big auto-mall ones to small-town ones, and none were willing to sell me this car at invoice. Overall, I'm quite satisfied that I did my homework and got the best price possible on the exact car I wanted. It's below Edmunds TMV price, which also pleases me.
And... my wife and I love the car!
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Window sticker lists at $21,895. Now there is a $1500 rebate/discount. Asking OTD (in Arizona) $21, 255.55.
Should I negotiate for less?
Paying half down and have already been approved for rest via FORD credit.
Using your formula I should be able to get that one even though there is less of a discount for some reason...only $1000 here in Arizona right now.
Guess it all depends on how hungry the dealer is. Hopefully being end of year he is hungry. If not I will wait until next year or better incentives.
Standard Vehicle Price (MSRP: $22,150 / INVOICE: $20,386)
Moon & Tune Package (MSRP: 795 / INVOICE: $692)
Heated Front Seats (MSRP: $295 / INVOICE: $257)
Traction Control (MSRP: $95 / INVOICE: $83)
Leather Seating (MSRP: $895 / INVOICE: $779)
Destination & Delivery ($725)
This brought us to a total MSRP of $24,955 and total invoice cost of $22,976, and the dealer said they would agree to invoice plus $20.
Our trade in is a 2001 ZX2 with 78K miles in excellent condition. KBB and NADA show it as being worth a bit over $4K in this condition.
Based on this, we wanted to get to a price of $18,761.
$22,996 = Invoice + $20
$125 = Doc Fees
$(1,000) = Ford Rebate
$(500) = College Grad Rebate (Abby graduated this past June)
$(4,000) = Trade-in value
$1,140 = Tax on $22,397, less $4,000 trade, at 6% tax
$18,761 = TOTAL
We are kind of surprised the dealer would come any lower than $19,700. Apparently, they didn't really want to work with us.....we checked out a Mercury Milan Premier that was the essentially same exact car (same color, even) but was ~$300 more on MSRP. That dealer was willing to sell the car for $19.4K which when you take out the $300 over the Fusion put us very close to where we wanted to be, and we would have taken it....but oddly enough, the car rode very jittery. I told the Ford dealer about what we drove at Mercury and what their price was, and they just wanted to remain about $1,000 more than what we were looking to do......so I'm not sure really why they are looking to lose the sale, especially when their lot is loaded with these cars....they have about 50 Fusions. In the dead of winter in the midwest. And coming off the worst sales year in the past decade. Well....so be it. :surprise:
Picking up MILAN I4 Premier tomorrow (comes with leather seats) for $22,463.00 out the door.
Base Perice $20,420
5 speed auto $ 875
Moon/tune $ 895
Spoiler $ 295
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Total $22,485
Shipping 725
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Total $23,210 MSRP
Sell price $21,733 xplan
Rebate $ 1,500
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total $20,233 + local tax and lic fees. Hence price above
'08 Fusion S (only option being the auto tranny) - final price from 3 dealers in AUstin, TX area (Covert Ford, Leif Johnson & Riata Ford) - $17500 + TTL (estimated around $1400). The price included all discounts - supplier pricing + $1000 year end rebate.
'07 Milan I4 (only option being the auto tranny) - final price from Pavillion Lincoln Mercury in Austin, TX - $17500 + TTL (estimated around $1400). The price incl all discounts - suoplier pricing + $2250 year end rebate.
1) both cars are identical but the Milan comes with more extras for the buck.
2) Milans dont seem to be selling that well (no '07 Fusions left while there were a ton of '07 Milan's left). So, the rebate on Milan is higher. You relaly owe it to yourself to check out both cars.
3) If I had bought the car I would have asked about the $500 recent grad disc (I think, usualy for people who have grad in last 1 yr or will grad in next 1 yr).
4) In Austin, TX area definately check out Mac Hays - very aggressive on advertising. Using the supplier program all gave the same, no-haggle price but I could have got the car cheaper it seems by negotiating outside the program.
5) Huge diff between Mercurty dealers & Ford dealers - Mercury dealer allowed longer, friendlier test drives, never badggered (except 1 email). Ford dealer, aggressive on negotiating, losing patience when I asked questions about extras that could be included like window tinting, services, etc, called 2 times a day everyday for a week to push the deal. 1 tip with the Ford dealer is dont buy on your visit. WIth the follow-up calls they will start offering extras to close the deal. I got offers for a yr of free oil changes & free window tinting & this was without calling them back, except for the cursory, 1 call "I am still looking ..."
My last three purchases (including this one) were via internet. Never saw salesman until I picked up vehicle. I did make mistake of contacting local dealer early and sorry I did. I walked out when he lamely tried to explain extra charges on X-plan purchase.
Dealer I am buying from has been upfront and all contact has been via email.
Yesterday 4-28-08, I purchased a 2007 Fusion SEL AWD(V6, auto, awd), with some significant options. It has moon 'n tune, leather, heated seats, sirius, traction control, abs, maybe some others I don't know about.
Mileage 3512 at signing.
Price $20,634
Loan 60 months at 313$, I had a decent down payment. Financed through a third party bank.
Based on the website car builder this would cost 27730 new MSRP. I think I got a hellofadeal. I went in to buy new but this attracted my attention. My second car purchase ever( previous was September 1997, 1997 escort LX, still running good at 245k miles, will be giving it to family.)
Houston,TX.
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I have broken down the info into MSRP, invoice, and my paid prices.
Sticker Info:
Ford Fusion 08 I4 SE: $18,695.00
5-Spd Automatic: $875.00
Sirius Sat Radio: $195.00
Total: 19,765.00
Destination: $725.00
TOTAL MSRP: $20,490.00
Invoice Info (Per ConsumerGuide Automotive):
I4 SE: $17,594
5 Spd Auto: $761
Satellite Radio: $170
Destination: $725
TOTAL INVOICE: $19,250
Purchase Info:
Negotiated Price: $18,704.02
License & Fees: $123.75
Sales Tax: $1547.62
Trade-in: -$1200
Cash Rebate: -$2000
Conquest Rebate: -$1000
Sync Rebate: -$395
Total OTD (w/ Trade in): $15780.39
Total OTD (w/o Trade in): $16,980.39
Can anyone help? Also, any thoughts on these prices are welcome.
Thanks