[rczrider]

Some comments in another thread made me think I overpaid (or, at least, didn't get quite as good a deal as I thought I did). Of course, it doesn't matter now - and I'm not going to beat myself up over it - but I'd like to know how I did for future reference []

2014 Focus SE hatch, bought late August 2014 (early August build date)
MSRP on sticker: $22,110
Paid: $19,650
TTTF: $1,350
Total out the door (car, options, tax, title, tag, fees): $21,000
Financed 100% (nothing down, no trade-in) at 0% for 60 months

Options
- Ruby Red color
- DCT
- Sport package (16" painted wheels, leather steering wheel, fog lamps)
- moonroof
- Sirius satellite radio (I didn't want this, but it was already there)
- cargo area protector

Discounts
- Moon & Tune Southeast
- Sync & Sound
- SE Sport

I know no one should ever (EVER!) pay MSRP, but I thought $2460 (11%) off wasn't too bad given that it was still August (or does that qualify as year-end clearance time?).

 

[Mr Rutherford]

I bought my 5spd '14 brand new in January for $13.5 out the door. I don't have moon roof though but have it did come with the Sport package.

 

[GronkDaSlayer]

Some comments in another thread made me think I overpaid (or, at least, didn't get quite as good a deal as I thought I did). Of course, it doesn't matter now - and I'm not going to beat myself up over it - but I'd like to know how I did for future reference []

2014 Focus SE hatch, bought late August 2014 (early August build date)
MSRP on sticker: $22,110
Paid: $19,650
TTTF: $1,350
Total out the door (car, options, tax, title, tag, fees): $21,000
Financed 100% (nothing down, no trade-in) at 0% for 60 months

Options
- Ruby Red color
- DCT
- Sport package (16" painted wheels, leather steering wheel, fog lamps)
- moonroof
- Sirius satellite radio (I didn't want this, but it was already there)
- cargo area protector

Discounts
- Moon & Tune Southeast
- Sync & Sound
- SE Sport

I know no one should ever (EVER!) pay MSRP, but I thought $2460 (11%) off wasn't too bad given that it was still August (or does that qualify as year-end clearance time?).

Seems like a pretty good deal to me, and you're right, you should never buy it at MSRP price

Your price is similar to mine in the sense that my car was on the dealership floor at $25000 MSRP (2014 ST), if you add tax + registration (about 10%) that's some $27500. I ended up getting the car for $23900 OTD. I financed $7000 to get the $500 discount and I paid that off as soon as I got my first bill from Ford Credit.

Best of all, I didn't have to haggle for 7 hours like I did before...

You know that the dealerships make their money on used cars, service and other crap they upsell you anyway [:0]

 

[NavyZX5]

Not bad, but best to not 2nd guess and enjoy the car. I lost sleep in past, thinking I could have saved a few hundred bucks, but just have to move on. I could have waited til now with 14's at 'blow out' prices, but I needed car 7 mos ago.

 

[Mr Rutherford]

Not bad, but best to not 2nd guess and enjoy the car. I lost sleep in past, thinking I could have saved a few hundred bucks, but just have to move on. I could have waited til now with 14's at 'blow out' prices, but I needed car 7 mos ago.

This man or woman (PC) speaks the truth. Get the best deal you can but don't fret over other people's prices.

 

[Tigeo]

Seems reasonable. I always take the cash back rather than the financing and finance myself at my bank/credit union. Loaded '13 SE manual - 201a, moonroof, winter package. $18.9K before TTLF (sticker was $24.4k).

 

[Salesguy]

You overpaid. Just a little. Call me next time

 

[sanford12]

There's not much room for negotiation when you do 0%. They may move some but not as much as with bank financing. You can almost always get a lower monthly payment negotiating a lower price and financing through a bank or credit union.

 

[Tigeo]

^^^Bingo! 0% is not the deal you think it is b/c of this.