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2015 Ford F-150 Long-Term Road Test - Introduction
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2015 Ford F-150 Long-Term Road Test - Introduction
We purchased a 2015 Ford F-150 to test the lighter, aluminum-bodied truck to see if it delivers the same level of toughness along with improve mileage.
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Dealers pay interest on every new vehicle (and some used) on the lot. Factory-to-dealer incentives related to sales volume or particular models only apply to in-stock vehicles. Likewise factory to customer rebates only apply to in-stock. So if you buy off the lot or if you buy a vehicle that the dealer can obtain from another dealer (typically by trading another one off the lot) there are incentives they can use to negotiate price.
But a true custom order directly from the factory is only going to have whatever the profit margin would be available . On trucks that is a pretty big number, but even so there is little incentive for the dealer to negotiate down the price of a vehicle truly built to your specific taste just like a tailor charges more for a bespoke suit.
With self-financing the dealers get to use the holdback on stuff like salaries, and they don't have to send a certain percentage of car loan business to the floor-plan lender. Not sure when this article was written, but the interest savings could be $100 a month on every car on the lot. (MAFCU.org)
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http://www.hulu.com/watch/2315
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