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Fordman:
I will say mid July - August is usually the best time to buy. All the mfg's are trying to clear out their current model year as the new model year usually starts Sept 1.

But toymotor seems to still have 2008 tundra's on their lots as they are advertising heavily on Reds radio and TV to try and get rid of them! I guess they arnt willing to wheel & Deal them too much. The 'Industry Insider' tells us at work that toymotor still has 21,000 2008's on their lots nationwide and that only 20,000 2009's were produced so far this year! For the so called 'Truck of the Year' looks like its stuck in the mud!


Fordman

ChadTower:

A few months back at Bass Pro they were giving out gift cards in return for test driving a Tundra.  That thing was a beast and you could barely even feel the speed bumps and obstacle course they had set up.  I'd take that over anything in the F150 line without hesitation.  Too bad it's way out of my price range.

LLUncoolJ:
It's supposed to go to friends/family of Ford employees. I think the A plan is for the actual employee and is the same as you get when they offer employee pricing. Unfortunately that deal is normally reserved for the overstock vehicles...so it is hit and miss, depending on what you are looking for.

Never drove a Toyota or Nissan full size. I'm not that anti foreign and my fear is probably unfounded, but if you are doing actual work of pulling trailers, I don't trust them. Americans have just been doing it longer. Like I said, may not be true.

My Ford has performed pretty well. The suspension is a little stiff, but it is an FX4. It pulls my boat like it isn't there and stops it just as well. I had a Chevy and it was a little fancier on the inside, but they always felt like low riders to me, even the 4WD. Two knocks on the Ford: The AC does not get cold fast at all...Chevy is instant iceberg, Dodge isn't bad either. Two, I went from a Chevy to a Ford and the seat felt like a cinder block. It was SO hard compared to Chevy.

Flake:

--- Quote from: LLUncoolJ on June 30, 2009, 10:48:26 am --- The AC does not get cold fast at all...
--- End quote ---

Ditto - its pretty annoying this time of year.

Fordman:
Chances are the X-Plan will be about the same price with or without it! Sometimes a large volume dealer can give you a better deal without the X-Plan. But read the fine print on the deal from the dealer, The dealer keeps the rebate or you get the rebate but take a higher % rate for financing. Sometimes you only get the 1-2% finance rate or lower if you use Ford Motor Credit only, but sometimes its still  worthwhile looking at your local credit union for a low rate so you can keep the rebate!

As for the A-Plan and employee pricing, not quite the same.  With A-Plan we dont pay destination, paper work or dealer prep fees. Also with A-Plan we get parts and service at about 8-12% off the regular shelf price. Employees price is kinda  a sales gimmick but you can save money with it!

As for the AC not being too cold, ditto here, but Ford uses a different cooling system to keep the stress of the AC off the motor so you dont loose power when you need it! Try pulling an 8500 pound boat and trailer with AC and see how much stress you put on the motor and transmission. The AC is electronically fluctuating as to if/how much of a load is on the powertrain. Ford is also working on an indepedent AC system that fully takes the load off the motor. They just need to find out where to shove the thing under the hood!

the local Bass-Pro was also giving up to $100.00 for tundra test drives but the salesman there told me that he didnt sell one the day of the $100.00 test drives. I didnt tell him I worked for Ford. The local toymotor dealership that has the salesman there pulled the salesman and just has business cards and flyers available if interested in buying one out of the Bass-Pro shop.

 :cheers:

Fordman

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