Pls allow an old fart to take a couple seconds to tell the youngers the way it used to be: my Dad was a "Ford Man".......over the years we had Fords, Mercury's....Lincolns...wouldn't think of anything else.......usually bought from the same dealership because we delt with the same salesman for 20+ years.......in fact, the salesman knew my Dad got a new car every 2 years and would call Dad: "Mr. _____.....we just got a new delivery and I happend to see this really sharp job that I think you'd really like.....want me to bring it out to your home tonight?" That's right, the salesman would bring the new car to the house........drive our car home then take it to work the next day and have it serviced. Also a very old sales trick: once the neighbors see you in the new car, its pretty hard to go back to the old one! It was a concept unknown today called Repeat Business.....they didn't want to sell you just 1 car....they wanted you to keep coming back.
Anyway, you came from a Ford family, or Chebie or MoPar family.....and that's why I've bought mostly Fords all my life, too. Over 10 of them so far.
And the point of this is: the Ford dealer is trying to screw me on a new 'stang.......I can have my choice of ordering an "06 with no idea when it will come......or I can pay $5000 over sticker on one that shows up now.
Or I can stop being a Ford guy. The day's of customer......dealer.....and salesman loyalty are long gone. The dealership could care less if they ever see me again as long as they get top dollar on a car now. THe salesman I deal with won't be there 6 months from now. And I - who have never had a foreign car - am wishing there were more rear drive rice grinders to chose from......in fact, I've been treated like such a piece of dirt, I'm really motivated to never darken their doorstep again.