Hi All! I have been doing some research and thought I would share my results. "phareous" did the work the last time else where in this thread but it was in May of 2012 so I thought it might help those looking if I added some current numbers....
I searched the following dealers for pricing:
Anderson and Koch (A)
Flood Ford (F)
Lumbard Ford (L)
Zeigler (Z)
Two Rivers (T)
Ford Protect (FP)
Troy Ford (I couldn't find a place to enter explorer so no info from them)
My numbers include only lighting. No rental or key coverage. I believe all are minus taxes as well. I haven't gotten that far into an actual purchase but I anticipate having taxes tacked on to these numbers. If I find out otherwise, I will let you know. I also found out in my case, I am still under the 3yr/36k warranty so the ESP will begin when it was put in service and not the day I pay for the ESP.
Here we go....
6yr/125k/100: (A) $1765 (F) $1765 (L) $2124 (Z) $1965 (T) $1895
6yr/125k/50: (A) $1960 (F) $1960 (L) $2319 (Z) $2160 (T) $2090
7yr/125k/100: (A) $2065 (F) $2065 (L) $2424 (Z) $2265 (T) $2205 (FP) ???
7yr/125k/50: (A) $2260 (F) $2260 (L) $2619 (Z) $2460 (T) $2400 (FP) ???
Also got a price from Champion Ford for 6yr/125k/100 for $1635 but not sure it includes lights.
Ford Protect was at $3875+taxes ($219.30) for an 8 year 125k/100.
Questions I have yet to ask Joel with Twin Rivers are: Does his price include the key and rental? And taxes?
I emailed him so my experience with him has been different. The above numbers were just based on website quotes.
The prices seem to be all over the board. Not a lot of consistency but in reading through many post here it looks like a lot of people have had good experiences with Joel so that is more than likely the way I will head.
I will also mention they have a finance option if people need to go that route.
Have a good day! Hope this helps!
1) Joel includes 1st day rental and no other features unless you request it. Meaning if you buy an ESP from him without saying anything, 1st day rental (not the enhanced portion) is included. The reason it is included is because the contract actually includes it (been posted in this thread several times). You have to check "1st day rental delete" on the contract which then subtracts the charge. This is why in your pricing Joel's pricing is more then the others.
2) There is nobody cheaper then Joel. With him being one of the top internet sales dealers because of the forums, many have dropped their price to match him (Flood is a prime example).
3) Joel offers 24 month financing on any ESP that is 48 months or longer for coverage. 36 months qualifies for 18 month financing. No online dealer that I have ever found will do the 24 month financing. Some like Lombart will do 12 or 18 only.
So as I've stated in this thread as well as other forums, you can choose to go with Flood since it is the same price and buy online giving a dealership you will never have any type of personal contact with or you can buy from Joel who will talk to anyone on the phone, who is a straight shooter and who has honored his mistakes with members on this specific forum by misquoting.
He priced a 5 yr when they wanted a 6 and gave it to them for the price of the 5yr (took the loss).
He priced my truck with a gas engine even though it was a diesel and took a loss.
For 8 years I've been trying to send him as much business as possible because of how he has treated me as well as the members on here. I'd much rather give him my $100 for all the time he has spent with me on the phone or by email on answering questions for members on here then any other dealer that doesn't bother with us.
He has now sold to 49 of the 50 states from the forums and has dealt with many hundreds of members on here.
So to sum up my long post... there is really no reason to waste time shopping for the best price. It's either Flood or Joel which is the same price. Just a matter of giving to a person who spends time with us or giving to some internet page.
