Do the trade. Just know your bottom dollar on the trade and what you want to pay on the Mustang. You can try to do it separate but most dealers are going to lump it all together. Just take your time and NEGOTIATE. As others have said there are sales tax advantages when doing a trade.
I thought I wanted 401a until I saw the price and what you got.
I have the base system and as long as you use it with your Android or iPhone I think it sounds really good and I like a decent sound system. Not the best but by all means acceptable for a DD.
Finally pulled the trigger yesterday.
I was going to wait until lots of 2016's hit the dealer but I really wanted the first year of the redesign. Stopped at a dealer yesterday on a whim and this one was waiting for me. Thought I wanted Magnetic but seeing Guard in person changed my mind.
Only...
Be careful.....I have a CO detector in my kitchen which is a pretty good ways from the garage. Leave the car in the garage running more than a minute and it goes off :eyebulge:
It's an option called "Police ready".
Saves a step when you need to give them your registration and insurance after getting pulled over for doing a burnout.
Yup....Don't rush it if you don't have to. I'm waiting for the dealers to load up on GT's. They have lots of Ecoboost's now and are pushing them. There's a couple of dealers near me which finally have what I'm looking for, or at least close to what I want.
Try another dealer, they are not all the same.
I was trying to buy a truck once. Had two vehicles to trade in. All they needed to do was give me an additional $100 per trade and they would not budge. I walked out.
Since that day I have gone back there to buy cars and basically the same...
Used to be if I got a car or truck out the door for the MSRP I was happy.
Seeing some of the deals I have in the last couple of weeks on these forums I would try to do better.
Then again, unless you see the actual paperwork this is the Interweb and people tend to exaggerate a little with the...