ia2004anderson
Well-Known Member
I just checked and the Costco price is about 1k more than my X plan price.Ford's guaranteed pricing is the lower of pricing less incentives at time of order or lower of pricing less incentives at time of delivery. You get the lowest net price as of either date. I prefer to negotiate price at the time of order. Typically, incentives rise throughout the model year while prices may rise, but it's usually not enough where the dealer will just honor the original price and agree to give you the current incentives at time of delivery if they are better.
X-plan is ok pricing if you don't want to work at it. It will be about $75 to $125 over invoice and also limits the fees the dealer can charge to $100 (I believe). X-plan is invoice less 0.4% + $275 + any dealer fees (admin/doc fee) up to the max amount allowed (pretty sure it's $100). You can do better than X-plan. If you are a Costco member, check their auto buying program for your geographic area. Here in KC, it's invoice less $500 with no fees. It's usually only a select dealer or two in your area, so not every dealer can honor it. $1,000 under invoice is a pretty sweet deal assuming there are no games being played with destination/delivery fees and not more than $200 admin/doc fees. Some dealers might actually beat this as well, but this would be a great deal. Any incentive/rebates would further reduce the price. Also check and see if you might qualify for any Ford private cash offers.
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