jabby Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Can anyone tell me when the April 2008 rebates and incentives will be announced? Is it on April 1st (that's what I'm assuming), or is it released a day or 2 before that? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Can anyone tell me when the April 2008 rebates and incentives will be announced? Is it on April 1st (that's what I'm assuming), or is it released a day or 2 before that? Thanks! I'm not sure, but I'm serving my self-appointed position of BOF Welcomer.......Welcome to BOF, jabby. My guess would be a few days before April. Edited March 26, 2008 by rmc523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 LS Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I'm not sure, but I'm serving my self-appointed position of BOF Welcomer.......Welcome to BOF, jabby. My guess would be a few days before April. No, it's a few days after. Our dealer friends on this board probably will tell you that last day of a month, in this case last day of a quarter, is always the busiest. They sure would not want to lose this powerful tool that they can use to pressure buyer. You know, "If you don't buy it today, you may lose that $4000 rebate! For all we know, Ford may not offer this rebate any more after this program ends today." All automakers, FORD included, understand this. They normally will announce new incentives the day after the old one expires, or a day or two later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 No, it's a few days after. Our dealer friends on this board probably will tell you that last day of a month, in this case last day of a quarter, is always the busiest. They sure would not want to lose this powerful tool that they can use to pressure buyer. You know, "If you don't buy it today, you may lose that $4000 rebate! For all we know, Ford may not offer this rebate any more after this program ends today." All automakers, FORD included, understand this. They normally will announce new incentives the day after the old one expires, or a day or two later. program change...3/31...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 No, it's a few days after. Our dealer friends on this board probably will tell you that last day of a month, in this case last day of a quarter, is always the busiest. They sure would not want to lose this powerful tool that they can use to pressure buyer. You know, "If you don't buy it today, you may lose that $4000 rebate! For all we know, Ford may not offer this rebate any more after this program ends today." All automakers, FORD included, understand this. They normally will announce new incentives the day after the old one expires, or a day or two later. I see, that does make sense from Ford's point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaylonJennings Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Yeah, we get the new incentives the very day that Ford says they'll put them out and only the guy who writes them up knows what they'll be ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabby Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thanks everyone! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 No, it's a few days after. Our dealer friends on this board probably will tell you that last day of a month, in this case last day of a quarter, is always the busiest. They sure would not want to lose this powerful tool that they can use to pressure buyer. You know, "If you don't buy it today, you may lose that $4000 rebate! For all we know, Ford may not offer this rebate any more after this program ends today." All automakers, FORD included, understand this. They normally will announce new incentives the day after the old one expires, or a day or two later. very true. have i mentioned i hate the last the day of the month. i think it works the other way as well. people know the salesman wants to pad their sales figures. the customer figures they will be more likely to get a good deal at the end of the month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 LS Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 very true. have i mentioned i hate the last the day of the month. i think it works the other way as well. people know the salesman wants to pad their sales figures. the customer figures they will be more likely to get a good deal at the end of the month That's true, too. I had a friend who bought a car on one of those end-of-program day several months ago. His dealer was "nice" enough to write up a purchase contract in that evening, dated as such. But they did not sign it, nor did my friend take delivery. Their "plan" was if the new incentive is more than the old one, they will discard that piece of paper and redo the deal. If not, they will sign and submit it as is, then claim it was too late to finish the paper work the previous night. The incentive turned out to be the same, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That's true, too. I had a friend who bought a car on one of those end-of-program day several months ago. His dealer was "nice" enough to write up a purchase contract in that evening, dated as such. But they did not sign it, nor did my friend take delivery. Their "plan" was if the new incentive is more than the old one, they will discard that piece of paper and redo the deal. If not, they will sign and submit it as is, then claim it was too late to finish the paper work the previous night. The incentive turned out to be the same, btw. depends if Ford demands ALL sales be put in exactly end of month, if a program gets better and the origional sale is cancelled then re-dated....BIG RED FLAGS and potential charge-backs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 LS Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 depends if Ford demands ALL sales be put in exactly end of month, if a program gets better and the origional sale is cancelled then re-dated....BIG RED FLAGS and potential charge-backs.... I don't know the details but I think the original sale was NOT SUBMITTED (put in the computer). It was written on a paper contract only, without signature. I do agree that it does depend on how the system is set up. If Ford system is strict with matching incentive deadline with "in the system" sales time, it may not work. Since the incentive did not change, this case did not prove, nor disprove if this kind arrangement works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamers Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Does anyone know what the RCL Early Bird program details are as of Today April 1st? Yesterday it was up to 2 months payments. The 2nd quater of '07 it was up to 3 payments. Did it change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaylonJennings Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well the incentives barely changed around here, one thing that I found was interesting is that instead of something bewing 1.9%, they made it 1.99% Thats pretty greasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjyi Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well the incentives barely changed around here, one thing that I found was interesting is that instead of something bewing 1.9%, they made it 1.99% Thats pretty greasy. That's to make you think you're getting a deal in comparison to 2%. Sort of like why they post gas prices as something like $3.26 9/10. Why doesn't the cost show up as $3.269 rather than $3.27 if you only put in one gallon? Anyway, for the original poster, the updated incentives are on www.fordvehicles.com website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManEHawke Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I tried the Fordvehicles site, incentives still show to take delivery by 3/31/08. Will they remain unchanged as far as cash back incentives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamers Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 What about the Red Carpet Lease Program? Did anything change there? Is it still 2 payments? They don't list that on the incentives page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 LS Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I tried the Fordvehicles site, incentives still show to take delivery by 3/31/08. Will they remain unchanged as far as cash back incentives? Try this link, http://www86.forddirect.fordvehicles.com/R...del=2008TaurusX Select the Ford Model and plug in your own zip code, off you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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