Virginia Mercury Car Dealers

203 A Package, 17" Chrome Wheels, Trailer Tow, All Weather Floor Mats, Ingot Silver Exterior, Charcoal Cloth Seats MSRP: $29,825 Edmunds Invoice: $27,634 Chose the 0% financing over the $2,000 rebate. Paid $836 below invoice - $26,798. Even knocked off an additional $250 off their "processing" fees. Bought it at Koon's Ford in Sterling, VA.

I did some online searching and do not mind taking a bit of a drive from here in central VA to save a few hundred bucks. My local dealer first said MSRP, and I then found a dealer in Columbia MD who was willing to go $300 under. Then after some more web surfing I found a dealer in Richmond VA who will go $1,000 under MSRP. I printed their web page out and took it to my local dealer, they agree to match it as I was about to take a drive to Richmond. For anyone near VA, the dealer in Richmond has 15 on the lot, just google "Sheehy Ford Richmond" and you will find their dealership and the FFH models currently in stock. There are 3 guys listed as the internet sales staff, I sent them an email inquiry on price and they were very prompt in getting back to me, so good luck!

I've kept an eye(via internet) on southeast Va and northeast/Raleigh NC dealer inventory for the 500 and frankly they are barely moving. Maybe 8 sold over the last four months! Dealers quickly subtract 2000.00 from sticker and subtract the 1000.00 rebate and maybe you'll qualify for 0.0%. Not a lot off a 30,000.00 FWD 200hp Megatuarus that bases for 18,000.00 to 22,000. I agree with the post that the salespeople/dealers are wanting to ignore reality no flotilla of vessels and sailors savings are on their way back to cure them presently. I say 0.0 percent over 5 years and "x" plan style pricing by all American automakers. The trusty American auto buyers who have supported the Big Three in years past, for once need a "bailout".

Obviously from the lack of traffic lately here, Ford better roll out 25% discounts on Five Hundred/Montego. There are NONE in my neighborhood and only ONE in my parking lot at work in Chesapeake VA. FYI, the legal definition of a "New Car" is it has never been been titled. My definition is virgin, undamaged, undriven since it came off the hauler, plastic still on the interior! Otherwise, it's time to cough up BIG discounts! A "New Car" that is damaged and repaired before titled, is still a "New Car".

When we bought our Mazda Tribute i FWD w/cruise control for 15.5K (just under $16.2K out the door) from Brown's Mazda in Fairfax, VA, we brought in our "blank check" from Capital One and showed the Mazda credit manager the loan and rate that we already had locked up. We told him that if he could make it worth our while we would go with MAC financing. We managed to get 6.89% APR for 60 months from Mazda with FICO scores in the mid to high 700s. -- For anyone with pretty good financing already set, it might help to let the dealer know what they are up against and maybe they can be a bit more aggressive on the APR.