Since we all agree that it's a great looking car...how about pics?
I'll get a couple up tonight
Since we all agree that it's a great looking car...how about pics?
I too have noticed Ford dealerships becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. My parents tried to lease/buy a new Taurus X a year or so back when their Freestyle lease was up and just couldn't make a deal. Even my dad being a retired employee of the dealership in question got them next to nowhere. After becoming increasingly frustrated, they decided to look for one at another dealership and they too seemed unwilling to work with the price.
They finally ended up buying an equivalent Dodge Journey R/T that was even more loaded than the Taurus X (leather, back-up camera, Navi, 19" wheels...ALL BELLS AND WHISTLES) for less than they were able to lease the Taurus X for. The final breakdown was almost an $8,000 difference.
Of course the dealership had hard feelings about this, but screw them. They didn't care about "making a deal" with them until it was no longer an option and their money was spent else ware.
I wanted to think this was an isolated incident, but about 8-months ago, I went truck shopping with a buddy of mine and the same thing happened. He was able to buy a brand new 2010 Dodge Ram for less than Ford was clearing their '09's for. I've never seen anyone care less about making a sale than Ford. They seem to have adopted a very "this is what we've got...take it, or leave it" attitude as of late and IMO it's going to sink them in the long run....I don't care how good their vehicles have gotten.
Guess what....the new Dodge Rams are every bit the truck that the New Fords are....and nicer looking/more powerful to boot. I almost wish I would have gotten one over my '06 FX4 (which I love BTW) when you consider I could have been driving a brand new truck for a few thousand dollars more than I paid for one that was 4-years-old.
Yes...Ford is slowly becoming the snobs of the North American Automotive industry and its going to bite them on the ass sooner or later.
Don't listen to the haters. The Challenger IMO is still the nices looking of the new muscle car era and if you're happy with it, then you made the right decision.
Its not that Ford is becoming snobs, its just that no hard working person WANTS to buy a Government owned bailed out car or truck from a ****hole worthless car company. The reason you can get a fully loaded Dodge for the same price as a base model Ford is because no one wants their crap and they have to load it up with options to just be able to move it off their lots.
Chrysler is putting out a great product at a great price...PERIOD!
Perhaps it is because I'm in the Detroit area, but dealerships around here don't give A-Plan or X-plan customers a hard time. I ordered my grabber blue convertible 6-speed GT Premium in early June and it arrived on July 30th
I got a decent trade-in price on my Escape.
I know there are bad experiences out there, but it is mostly the sales people's fault, not the OEM, so please place the blame where it belongs.
I love the way the Challenger looks, and that would be my second choice, but I've worked in automotive engineering, and I even designed part of the A/C system for the Challenger, and Chrysler's design practices scare me. They aren't as careful as Ford.
I love my 2010 Mustang GT. Got it for a great price on clearance and my Ford dealer was more than willing to make a deal. Initially I didn't like the rear as many have said, but it has grown on me, so much in fact that I now like it better than the 2007 GT I had.
The car is much nicer than the 2007 in almost every way.
I do like the looks of this car. I'm not certain about the stripes. Any interior photos? Is the dash and other panels cheap plastic, like the Mustang, which scratch easily? That's my only real complaint about my Mustang and poor gas mileage in town.