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Old 23-04-2009, 10:44 PM   #31
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Working for a Ford dealership helps. That's how I got my great price. :-D
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Old 23-04-2009, 10:46 PM   #32
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Well, killer taxi where is my bloody car then??? ha ha ha
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Old 23-04-2009, 10:48 PM   #33
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yes that would help, thanks for all the input. i guess we all just want the best deal. I will (when it arrives...) end up paying 24500 when my 5dr arrives. oh well, I just want it to hurry up already!
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Old 23-04-2009, 10:48 PM   #34
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Old 24-04-2009, 08:39 AM   #35
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Working for a Ford dealership helps. That's how I got my great price. :-D
I dont kno if the new Fiesta Zetec's start at a higher price than the previous model, but i got my car for $19 500 fully optioned, driveaway. So these new fiesta's seem a great deal more expensive for what they are.
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Old 24-04-2009, 09:53 AM   #36
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The new Fiesta offers a lot more than the old one.
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Old 24-04-2009, 10:03 AM   #37
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The new Fiesta offers a lot more than the old one.
Obviously as all new model cars should, but they are still far too expensive for what they are. Some people in here are paying 25000 for a Zetec, and i dont care what gadgets its got thats a lot of money for bluetooth, and voice recognition.
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Old 24-04-2009, 10:17 AM   #38
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Obviously as all new model cars should, but they are still far too expensive for what they are. Some people in here are paying 25000 for a Zetec, and i dont care what gadgets its got thats a lot of money for bluetooth, and voice recognition.
Those are indeed gadgets and really a small part of what the WS Zetec offers.

It commands a slight price over the competitors because of the safety package mainly (and then you also have cruise and interior and exterior enhancements)

Looking at price by itself is always dangerous.

You need to compare to the other brands and what they offer in the same market.

Versus the Mazda2 which is it's direct and closest competitor it offers more, much more in Zetec format.
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Old 24-04-2009, 10:41 AM   #39
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Look at what you get for $25000 Fiesta vs Focus? Is that very slight increase in size worth it?
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Old 24-04-2009, 09:48 PM   #40
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Obviously as all new model cars should, but they are still far too expensive for what they are. Some people in here are paying 25000 for a Zetec, and i dont care what gadgets its got thats a lot of money for bluetooth, and voice recognition.
Adding on to what Candyman said, the WS Zetec should be compared to models such as the Mazda 2 Genki. Also, the WS Zetec has really replaced the last models Ghia. Its now CL, LX, Zetec, from the old models LX, Zetec, Ghia.
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Old 25-04-2009, 12:42 PM   #41
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Adding on to what Candyman said, the WS Zetec should be compared to models such as the Mazda 2 Genki. Also, the WS Zetec has really replaced the last models Ghia. Its now CL, LX, Zetec, from the old models LX, Zetec, Ghia.
I'll just agree to disagree.
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Old 25-04-2009, 05:26 PM   #42
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One further question... How much cheaper would you expect a demo model to be? We were quoted $24,000 on the road, and took a Zetec demo for a drive. Fantastic. Just wondering if it would be worth waiting and making an offer on a demo model. I dont want to sound too interested, or I'll bet there wont be much discount at all :-)
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Old 26-04-2009, 02:28 AM   #43
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When a WS Fiesta has been on as a demo for 90 days plus, an additional holdback of $1500 (or maybe it was $1000) is provided from Ford to the dealership on that car when its sold. 90 days is a long time. I don't think you'll find one that has been on as a demo for that long. So technically a demo wouldn't be cheaper for a dealership to sell. However, I still believe a demo should be sold cheaper.

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Old 26-04-2009, 04:16 AM   #44
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The demo Zetec 5dr from our local Ford run out of days last week and sold straight away (dark blue). It's got stickers all over it now and it's a company car
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Old 27-04-2009, 04:45 PM   #45
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Some of these prices are amazing? I'm in QLD (Brisbane area), and the best I can wrangle is $23990 D/A??? This is for a Silver 3-Door Zetec Hatch with NO options??? I have been to so many dealers, and they all just say we can't go lower? I was starting to believe them, as they all pretty much tell me 'Take it or leave it, that's the price.'

Some of you have had more luck with the dealers!!!

Tips on getting a cheap in-demand car lol?
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Old 27-04-2009, 04:51 PM   #46
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Wait until it's not in demand... which based on curent popularity, will be QUITE a while!

do you want a discount or do you want the best car in the class?
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Old 27-04-2009, 05:04 PM   #47
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Report on CBS a few nights ago said the new car market is now tightening up after earlier lower prices.

All to do with restructuring in supporting companies to the auto industry and cost cutting now leveling off pricing and even moving it back up.

Certainly, demand is high and we compete with much larger markets.
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Old 27-04-2009, 05:22 PM   #48
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Well, to answer your question, I want the best car in the class at a good price. Others here have managed to get a figure like $22500 in QLD, yet no one I talk to will go near that figure. Some have managed EVEN less, which is great. One gave me a price of $25,250 for a Zetec 3-Door??? WTF???

I want the car, and I will get the car, but for $2,000 more than others can get it for? I have a Fiesta now, perhaps I've made it too clear I want the new one?
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Old 27-04-2009, 06:41 PM   #49
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Rapidtyphoon.
The best i got on a 5 door zetec was 24700 with tint and mats... I too am dissapointed i cant find anything as low as everyone else... but who knows whether they are telling the truth exactly or not? i dont know.
Even when i was trying to get a car through a friend, he wasnt allowed to go much lower than the deal i got... not with the current demand. so i still take other peoples apparent prices with a grain of salt...
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Old 27-04-2009, 07:40 PM   #50
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You guys in QLD, you have the sun the plants the lifestyle at least leave us Victorians with the cheaper cars . I'm guessing the shipping up North adds a fair bit to the price. Plus now that the dealers know they can sell them fro 24,000 to someone else and that they wont be able to get another car to replace it with once it's gone they don't have much incentive to lower the price
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Old 27-04-2009, 07:53 PM   #51
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Wow the new fiesta is pretty expensive. But thats what happens when the demand for the car is so high.

25k for a ws zetec is the same as I paid for my xr4 last year.
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Old 28-04-2009, 11:38 AM   #52
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Rapidtyphoon.
The best i got on a 5 door zetec was 24700 with tint and mats... I too am dissapointed i cant find anything as low as everyone else... but who knows whether they are telling the truth exactly or not? i dont know.
Even when i was trying to get a car through a friend, he wasnt allowed to go much lower than the deal i got... not with the current demand. so i still take other peoples apparent prices with a grain of salt...
Some of these prices seem to good to be true lol. I managed to get a dealer down to $22,900 yesterday (3 door), so this isn't too far a cry from $22500 for a five door which seems to be the average? If you take into account the 3-door Zetec is $700 or so cheaper, that means I'd be looking at around an extra $1200 than everyone else. Call me a penny pincher, but that's a fair bit? I'll see if I can get $22,500, if so then it's a definate. The Vision model 3-door was $24,100 DA!!! The price I got is for a non-demand colour (no squeeze/vision/morello he said).

Just not too sure about the pink inside? Does anyone have a black zetec, does it look girly inside with the pink? Black looks great on the outside though.
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Pink?! isn't it brown,? I wouldn't worry about it being girly inside the entire car is girly. Just go with that. Remember on the straightest of the straight can get away with a pink shirt
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Girly he says, pffft






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Your right, thats not girly, but i dont kno if they have that model at my Local Ford Dealer!!! Haha
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Your right, thats not girly, but i dont kno if they have that model at my Local Ford Dealer!!! Haha
Any ricer worth his salt can make a trip to the local plastics distributor and get those wheel arches happening

As for prices, our Zetec 5 DR Vision with around $1000 of accessories went out the door at $24500. We did buy very early on (a few days after the first demos arrived)

Nice thing is we didn't fork out the money for it
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Any ricer worth his salt can make a trip to the local plastics distributor and get those wheel arches happening

As for prices, our Zetec 5 DR Vision with around $1000 of accessories went out the door at $24500. We did buy very early on (a few days after the first demos arrived)

Nice thing is we didn't fork out the money for it
Sounds like you got a good price on yours compared to some of the others. I think the others could have held out for some better deals, i went to 4 dealers before i got the price i wanted, with the extra's i wanted, its all about haggling and being willing to wait, i had to wait 5months for my WQ when i bought it.
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its all about haggling and being willing to wait, .
Totally agree Ben.

For us, we couldn't be bothered doing either (and it wasn't our money) so hence the price which is probably higher than where it could have been.

We did haggle for the extras but those were surprisingly easy either suggesting we paid too much or the dealer wanted the sale and had room to move on the extras (usually the case).

To me, at the end of the day and over the life of the car, a few thousand is not important if you want/need the car badly enough.
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To me, at the end of the day and over the life of the car, a few thousand is not important if you want/need the car badly enough.
Just depends on how old you are and wat finances you have, i was 21yrs old and had 20,000, so i was squeezing everything i could out of my 20,000. LOL
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Just depends on how old you are and wat finances you have, i was 21yrs old and had 20,000, so i was squeezing everything i could out of my 20,000. LOL
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