Hey guys I posted last week talking about getting a 2013 GT Prem. Well I really want to save some $. I was wondering if I could still order a 2012 model and if I could save A LOT of $ or just some. And I wanted more opinions on the matter.

I herd some people got it 4k under invoice...

 

I think, and I could be wrong but if you want a 12 it would have to come off the lot.
I paid more for the 13 and I'm a cheap bastard but I just liked all the upgrades the 13 had and felt it was worth it.

 

I'm a fan of the 13's as far as looks & options, not to mention that DI Blue is pretty sweet, but I have no regrets!

 

correct, you will have to find a 12 on a lot somewhere...cars being built currently are 13's

 

Alrighty so no ordering the 12 new. Well I guess that narrows it down. Because our lot here has only 12 V6. And I really do not want to buy a car off a lot if it is going to be 'NEW'

 

That's we're your best deal is a new car on the lot and being a 12 they will want to move it fast also try Auto Trader and search for new inventory by distance, that's how I found my 12.

 

What does buying off the lot have to do with being "NEW"? A new car is one with only a couple of miles that has never been titled.

You can go on the Ford website and build a '12 with the options you want and then let it find you a match on the lot at a dealer. Depending on the options you select it might find exactly what you want or something very similar.

 

I mean if I am going to spend that much money on a new car, why the heck would I want it to sit on a lot if I could order one.

 

Yeah, but as you said, you can save a lot of money buying a new "non-current" model off the lot. The rebates are bigger and dealers are much more willing to deal to get them off the lot.

 

He does not get it.

 

On Fords site you can search cars that dealers have in stock. If you can find one that fits what you want you can usually get a price break and save on the factory wait.. Some have waited over 10 weeks. This is on a 2013, however you can do the same for a 2012 where they will be at the dealer (NEW). I would have opted to but from the lot new but no one had what I wanted with the features I wanted hence I ordered from the factory.

 

Yep, I called in Feb and they had already stopped taking orders on '12s. Odd the way car companies do that...

 

That was similar to my situation. I like the new 13's, but what I wanted above anything else was a 5.0. So it was either a 13 v6 performance package, or a left over 12 5.0 base auto. I was lucky that one of my local dealers had 3 base auto 5.0's to choose from, so I was pretty lucky. I had a choice between red(not the race one), white, and silver. I opted for the white one because I ve never been a fan of silver on cars and my previous 04' was that same dark red. I have had it about 5 weeks now and couldnt be happier .

 

If you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for your 12?

 

Well In my case I had to trade in my fiancé's car which had 4000 in negative equity, which is why it was a pp v6 13' or a 12' 5.0 base auto. So with that said, minus the negative equity, I got it for about 30k with ttl and about 31/32k with gap insurance. But what helped was that I got a 1.9 apr.

You should be able to get a base 5.0 around 25/26K before ttl, and about 30K before ttl of a premium.