Almost an owner -- shopping advice/input

[Doc TOC]

As long as you are willing to wait, contact Granger. They are doing 4% under invoice with around $200 in fees on 2025s - no negotiation or anything, that’s just what they do. I can’t imagine you are going to get a better price anywhere.

That is a good deal. Better than D Plan, almost as good as A Plan. You can have the Bronco delivered to you, or you can do a break-in trip home. I guess they are giving Jim Brown Ford some competition.

Or T&C in AL. They are working at being the regional Bronco powerhouse. Since you are Mid-Atlantic, you could do your Roadeo in TN on the way back.

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[Area51BS]

What is so important about the MY 25. What will it be worth driven off the lot? 24s have steep discounts. If you keep a car for a long time then getting one a year old doesn’t hurt much. Only if you sold or trade in a year or two.

 

[BR_1992]

I prefer the 25 for various reasons... V6 in an Outer Banks, improved lux stereo, and quieter. These are big for me precisely because I expect to have the car for a long time. Ten years from now, if 300 miles in to some long trip I wish the car were even a bit quieter, the better deal I got way back when on last year's louder model won't seem as good. And however loud it is, this way, I'll know I tried. I have/had very loud cars, and as much as I love some of them, the noise can bug me on long trips. Anything that reduces it is welcome.

The prices shown by Granger, etc. are definitely good, if I lived even a day away from them I'd probably do it, but I don't want to fly/drive back, and I've had a bad experience shipping a car before. The cost of that eats into the savings and comes with additional hassle I'd just as soon avoid.

Anyway... In the end, got a below-invoice deal that seems pretty good...
And now.... the waiting.

 

[Area51BS]

I prefer the 25 for various reasons... V6 in an Outer Banks, improved lux stereo, and quieter. These are big for me precisely because I expect to have the car for a long time. Ten years from now, if 300 miles in to some long trip I wish the car were even a bit quieter, the better deal I got way back when on last year's louder model won't seem as good. And however loud it is, this way, I'll know I tried. I have/had very loud cars, and as much as I love some of them, the noise can bug me on long trips. Anything that reduces it is welcome.

The prices shown by Granger, etc. are definitely good, if I lived even a day away from them I'd probably do it, but I don't want to fly/drive back, and I've had a bad experience shipping a car before. The cost of that eats into the savings and comes with additional hassle I'd just as soon avoid.

Anyway... In the end, got a below-invoice deal that seems pretty good...
And now.... the waiting.

If you want quiet. You are buying the wrong vehicle. Regardless of trim. Too many parts, pieces, gaps and just rubber gaskets making it modular and open. Fun factor outweighs some draw backs. But be prepared. Lux audio? You will be disappointed there too.

 

[BR_1992]

I'm sure not expecting it to be quiet! Just preferred the even slightly less-loud version of a loud car, that I want for many of the usual reasons people get these.

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