ok...im in the fairfield/vacaville/vallejo area of CA in the bay kinda...and i hate the following dealers due to them being asses:

- Ford of Fairfield AKA Green Valley Ford
- Wilson Cornelius Ford
- Vacaville Ford
- Roseville Future Ford

all of them wanted me to do a stupid credit check before test driving a 05 v6 or gt and even a stupid WRX so i told them to screw off and i left... gave em BS and told them i was on my lunch break from work..ive brought my credit reports before and i have a 740+ and they wanted to run their own so i left... im sick of dealers that treat their customers/potential customers with such disrespect...too much for me to go on... so i need to know whos a good dealer and who's dealin' on x-plans....

 

Go to Penninsula Ford in Palo Alto they are great and dont have any mark ups they even gave me TWO tanks of gas and a free detail . . . they were really great and didnt pressure me into anything I didnt want. . . a little bit of a drive for you but well worth it!

 

Go to Manteca Ford, the don't spend all their money on the facility but they are good people. Phil Waterford is the owner and I bought mine from his son Phil Jr. Both are great people.
Good Luck

 

yipes manteca is a HUGE drive for me lol...thats like near santa cruz...im easily like 90+ miles away from them lol

 

Try Napa Ford askfor Arturo, he's a friend of mine.
Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury
300 Soscol Avenue
Napa, CA 94559

ford direct says:
they have 4 in stock
White V6 auto
torch red GT Manual
Min. Grey GT Manual
Redfire GT Manual

 

id prefer a 05 GT 5psd wb blue....but im still kinda skeptical on the 05's and some of the problems theyve been having...my friend's dad just got his 05 V6 5spd..havent seen it yet but i was surprised someone i know has 1 lol

 

Zumwalt Ford in St. Helena (that's where I got mine)
963-2771 ask for Ron tell'em Deryn sent you. Same with Arturo on the above post.
has a Redfire V6 Auto

 

Albany Ford was Great! I got my car special order in 6 weeks with IUP at 700 over invoice! I think they are charging MSRP now, but no pressure. Ask for Manzour!

RedFire GT 05
IUP
Wing
Shaker 1000
Medium Parchment Cloth
Upgrade Rims,

 

Novato Ford

 

I thought you said you were in Fairfield area? If you need some GPS I can help with that............you're only 45-50 miles away.

 

im still seriously debating if i even want to get an 05 or wait to order an 06...but im seriously researching into buying a subaru 2.5RS 99-01 as a daily driver for now since i need something reliable and they still hold their value and hard to find..so im sure to get a nice chunk of change when i sell it...its just that alot of the little probs are bugging me about the 05s...rear end probs, engine, already needing new ecu flashes..i mean wtf? if u do so much testing for a couple of years before u release the car, dont u think ud be able to address these issues WAY before hand??

 

in case this helps, i recomend NOT going to serramonte ford. not very friendly and $2500+ markups.

 

yea...right now i highly dont think ill get an 05 GT...i wanna wait till maybe 06 and wait for them to fix many bugs and to see what they have to bring..plus i want my friggin x-plan! and i want it near invoice too....i just want teh body, motor, 5spd! lol

 

I live in Truckee and was kinda curious about some of the Central Valley dealerships, or maybe Reno. I would like to pay MSRP(ish) for a Black Deluxe V6 with Int. upgrade package and ABS (MSRP was ~22), wonder if I could get that at any dealerships around me...bah

 

im sure u could...alot of the V6s now that theyre out arent marked up very much...maybe about 1-2k due to options ordered by the dealer..shouldnt have problems finding them 19-23k

 

Strange, I was offered MSRP at Serramone Ford

 

Emailed placerville ford and they offered ballpark right at MSRP, uber ]=)

 

When I got my 05 at Fremont Ford, the salesman (a good guy) called me to warn me that Sales Management wanted more for the car. I got an invoice+2% deal, and they wanted MSRP+++. When I went to pick the car up, they tried to Shanghai me.

I ended up forcefully telling them they should keep their deal, and I got the car at the original deal price.

One week later my salesman was no longer employed there. The dealer denies firing him, but the salesman never returned my calls to his personal cell phone, so I believe he was fired for selling me the car at the price he did.

My recommendation is STAY AWAY from Fremont Ford. Or, if you do go there, be hardline and don't take any bull.

 

yea...i feel bad for the guy...but hey...its just the nature of the beast in car sales.... i just refuse to go into car sales...everyone swears id be great...just couldnt do it not knowing if im going to keep my job after each sale tho

 

I want to second what M1 says. A buddy of mine got the shaft there, and I got the runaround when I tried to order my GT there on X-plan. I would steer clear. BTW, this dealership is also known as Magnussen Ford.

I ended up ordering on X-plan from John in the fleet dept. at Towne Ford in Redwood City (about 25-30 miles south of SF). Nice guy and so far no BS.

Hope this helps.