Ask a Ford salesman anything (Incentives, Inventory, etc)

[Wannaknow]

Thanks again Ira. Were you able to pull up the lease on the 13gt?

[Jester1911]

x plan rebate question.
I can do the x plan, and on the chart it shows $2k in rebates for the se 5 door.
My dealer is saying its either 2k in rebates or 0%, but no where in the fine print on the x-plan, or on the rebates does it say rebates or 0%.

Is there some fine print somewhere I'm not seeing?

[Wasney]

Another question for you imccrea, if you don't mind. Putting in my zip on Ford.com I see mention of a $2000 cash back with 1.9% for 72 months. My dealer says that he sees a $2000 cash + $500 (student) if I finance outside of Ford.

I also currently drive a Chevy Focus. Does that mean I can get another incentive for switching to Ford?

All and all, is he seeing all of the incentives I can get? I wanna save the most, since that means I can add more options. I'm hunting for a 13 Focus SE now.

My zip is 48602, but the dealership is in 48626.

I am also wondering if those vouchers are still being sent with the brochures, since I read I can use that instead of the student offer, and save $750 instead of $500.

Edit: also seeing posts about a incentive for having sync, is that still available?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using FF Mobile

[imccrea]

Originally Posted by Jester1911

x plan rebate question.
I can do the x plan, and on the chart it shows $2k in rebates for the se 5 door.
My dealer is saying its either 2k in rebates or 0%, but no where in the fine print on the x-plan, or on the rebates does it say rebates or 0%.

Is there some fine print somewhere I'm not seeing?

When we pull up the incentives it states all the programs and you can either have 0% or $2,000 (there are 2 different boxes to check, so the programs are separated).

On Ford's website it should state in the fine print that the 2 offers cannot be combined. Almost all companies do the same.

[imccrea]

Originally Posted by Wasney

Another question for you imccrea, if you don't mind. Putting in my zip on Ford.com I see mention of a $2000 cash back with 1.9% for 72 months. My dealer says that he sees a $2000 cash + $500 (student) if I finance outside of Ford.

I also currently drive a Chevy Focus. Does that mean I can get another incentive for switching to Ford?

All and all, is he seeing all of the incentives I can get? I wanna save the most, since that means I can add more options. I'm hunting for a 13 Focus SE now.

My zip is 48602, but the dealership is in 48626.

I am also wondering if those vouchers are still being sent with the brochures, since I read I can use that instead of the student offer, and save $750 instead of $500.

Edit: also seeing posts about a incentive for having sync, is that still available?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using FF Mobile

You cannot have 1.9% and $2,000 rebate. You have to choose one or the other. There is a competitive lease conquest for $500 but it has to be a lease not a purchase. Also you can use the $750 offer instead of the $500 student program but again you cannot combine the two.

The Sync incentive is just the additional rebate compared to an S which only has $1,500 where my region has $2,500 because it has Sync.

[imccrea]

Originally Posted by Wannaknow

Thanks again Ira. Were you able to pull up the lease on the 13gt?

No leases in my region for the GT, not to say you can't do it but the money factor would be a standard rate (above 6%) so it's making the payment probably $600+ month.

[offroad]

Can't find the specific Focus Hatchbacks we are interested in locally, so a dealer has offered to order them for me.
Are these good deals or should we keep looking?

2013 - SE Hatchback 5spd Manual
Ingot Silver / Charcoal
201A - SE Appearance Package
Moonroof
Winter Package
Exterior Protection Package
-----------------------------
MSRP with Destination and Delivery - $24,270
Price after rebates, Ford Motor Credit and Private Offer - $19,550


2013 - ST Hatchback 6spd Manual
Ingot Silver / Charcoal
Moonroof
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MSRP with Destination and Delivery - $25,390
Price after Private Offer - $23,343


I live in SW Missouri and best I can tell there is $2500 in rebates and my Private Offer for $500 available.
The rebates seem to indicate you have to take delivery from dealer stock by 4/1/13 to qualify, but the dealer says he can order these cars built and get me the rebates and the above prices.
I'm told the rebates are not available on the ST and I can only use the $500 Private Offer on it.

All advice appreciated.

[vacman]

Originally Posted by offroad

Can't find the specific Focus Hatchbacks we are interested in locally, so a dealer has offered to order them for me.
Are these good deals or should we keep looking?

2013 - SE Hatchback 5spd Manual
Ingot Silver / Charcoal
201A - SE Appearance Package
Moonroof
Winter Package
Exterior Protection Package
-----------------------------
MSRP with Destination and Delivery - $24,270
Price after rebates, Ford Motor Credit and Private Offer - $19,550


2013 - ST Hatchback 6spd Manual
Ingot Silver / Charcoal
Moonroof
-----------------------------
MSRP with Destination and Delivery - $25,390
Price after Private Offer - $23,343


I live in SW Missouri and best I can tell there is $2500 in rebates and my Private Offer for $500 available.
The rebates seem to indicate you have to take delivery from dealer stock by 4/1/13 to qualify, but the dealer says he can order these cars built and get me the rebates and the above prices.
I'm told the rebates are not available on the ST and I can only use the $500 Private Offer on it.

All advice appreciated.

You need to identify what you want to do with the car. If it's a hypermiler, buy the SE. If it's going to be your "everything" car, I'd buy the ST.

The SE deal is pretty good, but that's not the best ST deal I've seen. However, you're a bit challenged with dealerships. In socal I have 20+ dealerships in an hour's drive so they're all eager to earn the business.

Just make sure whatever you do you don't get a DCT car!

[imccrea]

Both are below invoice, SE being about $600 it looks like.

[offroad]

Originally Posted by vacman

You need to identify what you want to do with the car. If it's a hypermiler, buy the SE. If it's going to be your "everything" car, I'd buy the ST.

It's going to be the wife's car, she likes the SE and it's Leather and I like the performance of the ST. She doesn't like the Black Headliner of the ST and darker dash. Neither of us like the Recaro seats, but since you can't get the SE's Leather that means cloth.

If I could get the rebates on the ST it would be easier to sell her on an interior she doesn't like, just so I can have fun when I'm driving. If you haven't already guessed I'm probably going to be the loser. :(

Originally Posted by imccrea

Both are below invoice, SE being about $600 it looks like.

Thanks, seemed like a pretty good deal to me as well but will have other dealers try to beat it.