Is the X-plan 'cheaper' than negotiating right now for a '10 GT? It seems like some folks are getting better pricing by a couple thousand dollars by negotiating. I guess the dealers have some extra incentives that are known to the dealer only that they can offer.

 

X plan is more expensive on a 2010.

 

I work at a very large volume Ford dealer in the NW and currently every single new 2010 Mustang we have in stock is sale priced below X-plan, and that's without negotiating. In fact, they are priced no higher than the invoice total, with many of them below that.

Ford is not offering any dealer cash (or "extra incentives," as you called it) back to the dealers on 2010 Mustangs, so most dealers are selling at invoice or less just to clear them out before the new & improved 2011's arrive.

X-plan buyers currently get an additional $750 rebate (good until next Monday, 1/11/10) on new 2010 Mustangs that other buyers do NOT get, so keep that in mind when comparing an X-plan deal to negotiating something other than X-plan.

 

I've always pondered this as well. Thanks for the info Brian. Wonder if it'll be advantageous to use X-Plan on the '11 or not. Probably at first when demand is super high it will be useful....

 

On an '11 Mustang, X-plan may well be cheaper, as you pointed out. Might only be a few hundred cheaper than negotiating, but cheaper none-the-less.

 

Whats the X plan?

 

http://tinyurl.com/y8ux5vf

 

Is there a way to know about the $750 rebate for the X-Plan unless the dealer tells you? The local dealers, Richmond, VA, have not said anything about this extra rebate? With the extra $750 X-Plan rebate shouldn't the X-Plan be less than the invoice since the X-plan is only +- $150 over the invoice with the $275 administration fee.

 

My bad, the $750 X-plan rebate is only available to eligible X-plan customers who received this offer in the mail. The 10-digit certificate number from that mailer is required to process this rebate. Not sure how those customers got the certificate in the first place? Maybe they inquired at Ford's website about a car or the company they work for was solicited? Not sure. But I am sure that you have to have the certificate to get the rebate.

 

My bad Brian. Didn't read the whole thread and didn't see you corrected yourself

 

Hey Brian, those "direct mail" rebates that are on VINCENT? They are given to people randomly. They take names out of a computer and add it to a list. I got one coupon for a rebate that was on the cover of My Ford magazine, in 4 years of owning my car. For X-Plan mailer offers, its the same thing. They may have gone onto the X-Plan partner site, inputed some information and they got a mailer sent to them.

 

Hey bud, I can tell you if you qualify for any extra rebates. I just need your Last name, and ZIP code. From that, I can enter it in the "check certificates" section of VINCENT and see if you have any private offers sitting there. PM me if you want me to check for you.

 

Is this x-plan and incintive stuff done at the time of pre-order, or when the car actually arrives?

 

Incentives you get are what's available when you buy the car. X-plan should be agreed on during order.

 

Right on the money Ethan. What ever rebates are available at time of delivery, is what you get.

 

However, the X-plan price (independent of incentives/rebates) is price-protected once an order is placed, even if Ford raises the pricing after the order is placed. For example, Ford just announced a price hike on 2010 Mustangs effective January 1st, 2010, but it only applies to the 2010's that were invoiced after that date. If the car was ordered/invoiced before that, the old price is protected.

 

Yup. I only wish they would just bite the bullet and protect all incentives and/or rates for customers ordering a car. They do it for "select dealers" but not the others.