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Escape Hybrid Price Increase

Created February 2, 2005, at 5:06 pm by Anonymous

My Broker just informed me that on a fax from Ford with my VIN number he noticed a $400 price increase was added to my ordered unit. This is a FWD that was priced with all options at $30825.00. Now it is priced at $31225.00. I don't know if it was the base sticker or options that raise the price. Anyone have any info on this? Thanks

Anonymous

7 years ago

Gary, I'm going through the same experience with my FEH. Someone at Ford is looking into it.
Normally, a "Retail" order is price protected at the price level in effect at the time Ford accepts the order from the dealer.

I guess it is possible that they decided not to price protect them, and let the January price increase flow through to us????

Or, perhaps there was a glitch in the programming that caused them not to price at the older price level. I should know in a day or two on my unit.

Anonymous

7 years ago

Duane, I was in to talk to my broker about it and he got the Fleet manager on the phone. He told him to call Ford and find out what is going on and try to correct it. Will post when I get my answer also.

Anonymous

7 years ago

Well, I decided not to get the Escape - just couldn't come to terms on it - SO if anyone is looking for one in the Atlanta area, call Geln Rainwater at Bleakley Ford (Lithia Springs, GA - out by 6 Flags) at 770-640-0389. Silver, leather, 110 volt and cargo cover.

Anonymous

7 years ago

Sorry to hear you gave up Duane. You have provided GREAT info to this forum. Since my last post I did check paper work that was faxed to my Broker regarding "2005 DEALER ORDER RECEIPT ACKNOWEDGEMENT ALTER-ORDER". This is dated Dec. 09. On that document it list the prices of $26,380 base and all the options extra. and it does say " THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE - PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE " It had a PRIORITY 10.

I take it Ford told you that the price increase was as stands. I will not cancel if thats the case with my unit. I still think Ford is taking a lost on these SUV's and supply and demand will be around for a long time to come.

Anonymous

7 years ago

Gary - it had more to do with the trade-in than the price increase. Got the feeling that instead of jacking up the price over MSRP they were trying to steal the trade. I let them do it when I got the Thunderbird, but not again.

Great salesperson but just couldn't come to an agreement with the Manager. I guess he knew there were plenty of takers, so hold out for the best deal. Can't say I blame him. Now I might look at the Mariner Hybrid since the L/M dealer may deal better for the Mountaineer.

Anonymous

7 years ago

I didn't even attemp to bring the Focus I have in any trade on the FEH. I just got a $500 deposit from an ad in the local news paper. I was getting worried near the end of the two weeks I ran it though. I think taking the advise of the news paper for their $21.95 two week special was a wise thing also. People want to talk to the original owner and will pay a good price for a used car for that. I got $5,100 for a '00 SE with 63,000 miles. I also have a '02 EB Explorer and understand how fast they drop in value. I'm holding onto that for awhile. May sell it for a larger Hybrid SUV if towing cap. reaches 3,500 lbs because I own a boat.

Anonymous

7 years ago

The Brand Team for the Escape Hybrid decided not to offer price protection for the units ordered before the price increase in early January. So, the dealership pays the higher price and that will likely get passed on to you.

I guess in the larger scheme of things, another $400 is not a big deal, but that coupled with undervaluing the trade was enough to make me wait. Might be different if I were "A-foot" (as Dad used to say), but I'm not. Less than 20K miles on the Mountaineer, so will drive it a while longer.

Anonymous

7 years ago

The problem is, we are up side down in our cars most of the time based on what think is a good deal. Join all of us!
The fact is, there may be a product that is above the crowd.

People have made gold mines in past years. My Shelby GT 500 is an example. No one though that a $4300 car would be worth $150,000 today! They will be worth nothing tomorrow. All because of gas! Yes, they may be on display, but not driving on our streets because of gas and octane. Things are going to change as they have. We need to breathe and stay alive. I THINK ALL AGREE this is a priority! Hybrids only help.

Lets help and think smart. Technical ability is here!

Anonymous

6 years ago

Gary,

While your Shelby may not be drivable - like many model T's on freeways - it will still be valuable.

I'm getting 26.5 in my FEH (real tank to tank numbers, not spoof from NAV system). Any other's care to share mileage numbers?

Anonymous

6 years ago

Tim, do you find the Nav system mileage off? I'm still comparing.

Tire presure is an issue at this date. In my younger days with the GT500, I would look for burn patterns in take off. If you had outside tire marks with no rubber marks in the middle, it was under inflation. The trick was to get all the tread gripping the surface and get the widest tread pattern on the surface of the road you can. To much air presure would give you a center pattern with less width. Front pattern was a safety issue of braking, which was the same for the back on take off.

Many people I raced said they had never been beaten out of the hole before me. My take off in the FEH is the same now I find. Just because I had 500 HP, I didn't give it the rear wheels right away. I came out at 2000 RPM's, just keeping the tires from breaking loose. When I could floor it and keep the tires from breaking loose, I was gone. My lead foot is now a tricky foot in keeping in the stealth mode for max MPG and less pollution. Safety is also a concern for my family these days. I did order the safety canopy BTW. My Shelby has the roll bar and roll over protection belts.

Are you sure you can't get better MPG out of your FEH than that and keep the tire presure safe?

Peace

Anonymous

6 years ago

My last refueling I had 27.33 calulcated versus 28.3 from the computer (the numbers are actually calculated by the PCM not by the NAV system so calling it "NAV" mileage is not accurate).

Given that I have no control over fillup technique in Oregon, I figure that's well within the margin of error all around.

An interesting experiment would be to NOT reset the computer for about 5 tankfulls, then calculate the average for the total miles driven over those 5 tanks, and compare that to the reading on the computer. I'd bet they would be a lot closer.

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