I think you're comparing apples to oranges. Using your example, I'd have gone back to the dealer to complain that they are now advertising the same truck for $1100 less than what I paid a month ago (which they are). But I'm sucking up that loss.

 

Unless you paid full MSRP, which I highly doubt, you probably negotiated a price with your salesman. Obviously he used it as a factor in the price you paid for the truck.
When I was on the lot, looking at my truck, I told the salesman take 9000 off sticker price and I will drive it home tonight. I didn’t care where the rebates went.

 

:santa: Well i just got off the phone with Ford and was told that the tow and go rebate was a regional thing that the dealers set up! And told me i needed to deal with my local dealer, but after i let him know about my rear end vibration and what i know about the lemon laws in Maryland he became very helpful!!!!

he said he called a friend at a dealer and checked my vin and sure enough i should have gotten the tools and the rebate!!

( and i did ask the dealer at time of the deal he told me it was not available)

now the sales manager at Waldorf Ford is looking into it and calling me back tonight!!!

Good info on the $1000 FMC rebate the truck is only 7 weeks old if i cant get the tow and go rebate i would love to burn them with the $1000 for refinance under 90 days

 

I got the same 90 day line from my sales rep. Screw them. I refinanced before I made my first payment to Ford Motor credit, and lowered my interest rate from 6.9 to 3.9
Your first 3 payments will only pay a few dollars on the principal, the rest is interest. That interest is why Ford gives you the $1000 rebate in the first place. You will pay it back in the first 3 payments.

 

They will surely call after a bad survery, especially if you don't check the box that says, don't share with the dealer! A month after I burned the dealer I bought it on for lack of service for my vibes, the CSM called me all concerned. Funny how they didn't care before that paperwork went in

 

My dealer told me about how they lose out if I refinance w/in three months. Totally honest with me. Told him it didn't matter, with the 3.9% I got through the dealer I wasn't gonna beat it. But, I didn't get no damn tools when I bought.

 

Got my tools. Sold then on eBay for $123.50

 

so did they charge you back the finance amount?...or did they just eat it?

 

Legally, there is no way for the dealer to charge you for the money lost because you refinanced before 90 days. Nowhere in the contract does it say you must wait any lenght of time before refi'ing. They just tell you that. This kind of deceptive crap is exactly why I can't stand dealerships

 

2004's here are going 10k under MSRP

 

Nope, they will just have to eat it since they wouldn't offer me the same 3.9% that my bank did.

My thoughts exactly

 

Well the sales manager never called back so i called the general manager , He was not going to talk to me first but after he found out that i was the guy from last night they put him on the phone .He told me that he was wating for the auth. from Ford and my check should be here mon. or tue. next week!! The thing about FMC back charging the dealer the $1000 is true he just told me.



I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!!!!

PS my rebate is $1245

 

I'm glad someone got something out of this thread. Congrats.

 

What's the deal with the TOOLS?
I bought my SCAB back in August in NJ. What was the deal on them?

 

Dealer told me that the tool deal started on 10-15-2004 !!!

but i would call Ford!!!