For those of us who don't work for Ford, and don't have any connections, what's the going rate? Can you do better than MSRP?

Thanks

 

Topsy -
Although everyone starts asking $2K-$3K over MSRP, you can always end-up at $32,460 MSRP.
Everyone I talked to in Houston... Dallas... San Antonio... Austin... New Orleans... Mobile... Pensacola... Virginia Beach... was giving me MSRP after talking to them for a while.
If you try hard, and you have time and patience in your hands, you may even find one that will do X-Plan or approximately $28,790!
I did that, after 6 weeks of emails and long distance calls to 37 dealers in 5 States
Good luck,

2001L_Gato_Rojo
Red 2001 Lightning
Polk MM465 Comp
Sony 404EQ
Huper Optic Ceramic Tint

 

Let me know if you need X-plan.... I think I've got a couple left for the year.... I think it's okay for me to do this???

msroka@ford.com

 

A dealer here in Mighigan advertised one in the paper yesterday for 27000.00. Without a/x plan

 

Got mine for $30,495 in Mobile at Coastal Ford. Good people, decent deal, good mechanics. To bad I don't live closer

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'01 White Lightning<2K miles Made on 04-30-01 also own a '97 Ram with a little ol 318 also

 

Topsy: call Bill Miller(1-800-992-9801 or, 770-964-9801). he's the sales mgr. at gene evans ford in union city, ga(I85 & hwy 138). they treated me very fairly--maybe below msrp!

please let me know if this helps you.

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2001 Lightning, silver, JL chip(street), air intake, & drive shaft loop, escort 8500, ranger 2950dx dual band radio, wilson 2000 ant., bot/picked up on 05/08/01, cherry wet waxed--1997 f150 xlt 4.6L 4x2 with: a/f one fipk, superchip, optima battery, bbk 75mm throttle body, edelbrock ias shocks--2001 lightning to come(she came--see above)

"I ride with Forrest."

"I don't take s**t from guys who drive Lightnings," the cop said. "You're speedin' when you're sittin' on the parkin' ramp."

"some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you."

 

I was under the impression (from a different message board) that you could get them for under MSRP, without too much work. Kinda sounds like that isn't really the situation.

 

Jeeeez-

Try getting one for under MSRP in CA. Several of the dealers around here are asking $10k OVER MSRP - @ $43k.

What a joke!!!

 

I bought mine at Gene Evans at X plan pricing. $28790. Chris Payne was my salesman. Very nice guy and zero hassle.

 

Yeah, that is crazy (msrp +10k). I'm considering a Gen 1 lightning, too.

I'm really concerned about the auto trannies. With the problems I'm reading on this board, it futhers my belief that Ford can't build an automatic.

 

Here's how anyone can get the X-plan if they're interested:

https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/010107.html

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Power Surge Performance enhanced,
375 RWHP,
445 RWTQ,
12.974@104.818
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Hey, topsy,if you want a good deal i know a guy that is in Oregon that is the manager of a dealership. They gave me a prty good deal, if you're interesed ill e-mail you his name and number. My e-mail is:
hyeway420@aol.com. Just e-mail if ur interested, if not, no biggy.

 

Hey, topsy,if you want a good deal i know a guy that is in Oregon that is the manager of a dealership. They gave me a prty good deal, if you're interesed ill e-mail you his name and number. My e-mail is:
hyeway420@aol.com. Just e-mail if ur interested, if not, no biggy.

 

In the Seattle/Tacoma area:

MSRP on any new '01 Lightning at our dealership - no games, no hassles, no negotiating (oh yeah, no A/X/Z plans either - sorry).

We are getting three more black L's for sure, and should also get 2 more red L's and 2 more silver L's.

Please ask for me (Brian)
briancamp@bowenscarff.com, or
1-800-577-1158

 

Too bad you paid too much. They are jerk offs there. Told me NO on an X-plan and then offered it to someone else. I called back and they gave me all kinds of excuses.

I got mine no "?'s" asked for 28,900 OTD no doc fee either from Treadwell Ford in Mobile.

BfB