Not to high jack the thread but those talking about getting an X plan from Ford by joining the Mustang club, is the x plan the absolute price or are there still rebates and incentive on top of that?

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Originally posted by gpbst3:
Not to high jack the thread but those talking about getting an X plan from Ford by joining the Mustang club, is the x plan the absolute price or are there still rebates and incentive on top of that?

X plan is a set price that is on each cars invoice, it's about 3% above invoice. You also get much discounted dealer fees etc. Rebates and incentives generally still apply as well.

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Originally posted by medic451:
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I used this guys tutorial on buying a car, and it works. Use the dealerships against eachother, go through the internet sales manager, let them fight for your business. I got a new 2018 Subaru Forester premium for $1,600 below (factory) invoice, and I joined some Subaru forums to get a better idea of what deals were out there- most reported 1,300-1500 below invoice. Just make sure to read every part from beginning to end, then read it 5 more times and stick to it. From the time I started the process of contacting the dealers for initial offers till I had what I was looking for took about 2 days.

Did they make that deal because you bought last year's model? $22,700 is a screaming deal, and Subaru doesn't offer factory incentives because they don't have problems selling cars.

The Forester was redesigned on the new Subaru Global Platform for 2019. The chassis will be stiffer and larger for 2018. Probably a strong negotiation point to get a good deal on a 2018.

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Originally posted by SgtGold:

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Originally posted by medic451:
http://www.realcartips.com
I used this guys tutorial on buying a car, and it works. Use the dealerships against eachother, go through the internet sales manager, let them fight for your business. I got a new 2018 Subaru Forester premium for $1,600 below (factory) invoice, and I joined some Subaru forums to get a better idea of what deals were out there- most reported 1,300-1500 below invoice. Just make sure to read every part from beginning to end, then read it 5 more times and stick to it. From the time I started the process of contacting the dealers for initial offers till I had what I was looking for took about 2 days.

Did they make that deal because you bought last year's model? $22,700 is a screaming deal, and Subaru doesn't offer factory incentives because they don't have problems selling cars.

This is a few years back, but when we bought our Outback new the sticker was 28.5k. We paid 24k. Granted I could have been told a bunch of bull...but at the the time the guy told us the Costco price we paid was the lowest they offered, period. He showed us a list with the contracted price for every vehicle. Based on my research I felt we did pretty good. We had gone in trying to negotiate our own deal and got down to 26.5k and ready to leave. I pulled out the Costco card knowing they worked with them (checked online) and they dropped the price another 2.5k, no questions asked. I was literally going to sign a contract at 26k or leave if they couldn't get to that.

You mileage may vary but we also bought a Mazda through Costco and the pricing was very competitive based on our experience. You also got to take advantage of manufacturer perks in certain cases, like we got free ski passes and discounted accessories.

November of 2017 bought a new vehicle for my wife. She knew exactly what she wanted, did a bit of research to determine what a decent price would be. From there searched all dealers within about a 30 minute drive to check their inventory. Identified the specific vehicle we were interested in and then emailed all internet sales managers whose dealerships had the vehicle we were looking at. From that point on began a "bidding war" between the dealerships. Once we had a negotiated price, went test drove the vehicle to just make sure it was operating correctly and nothing was odd about it. The bought it. I had my own financing ahead of time and had a trade in vehicle. We walked out of the dealership with a new car and a smile on my face. The negotiation side dropped about $4200 off of MSRP, bringing it very close to invoice. On our trade I got about $1800 more then I was expecting.

I think timing of purchase we key, it was a 2017 model while 2018 were just released a month or two before. It was also the start of the holiday season, which I think helped because the dealer was trying to move inventory, quick.

In the end, we were pleased with the outcome.

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:

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Originally posted by gpbst3:
Not to high jack the thread but those talking about getting an X plan from Ford by joining the Mustang club, is the x plan the absolute price or are there still rebates and incentive on top of that?

X plan is a set price that is on each cars invoice, it's about 3% above invoice. You also get much discounted dealer fees etc. Rebates and incentives generally still apply as well.

I just got a new f150 in December and they told me the x plan and rebates is all they could do. I told them I would take the vehicle home if they could knock another 2000 off. They found another 2k but couldn’t show it on the paperwork due to ford policy. I came with a down payment 2k lower than the paperwork showed and it all worked out....there is always more room. I did however have to pay sales tax on the additional 2k since it did not come off the sales price.