richdave

My discount was around the figure you quote, however the main factor is that I have a novated lease, the GST is an input credit to my company, so all my financials are worked out on a pre gst price, thus the apparently large discount. Also the fleet discount drops the duty on the car from the 5% bracket down to the 4% bracket. The car's residual price is also pre GST, but 10% of $18.5K is a hell of a lot better than 10% on the RRP when it comes time to buy it.

only 2 more sleeps and its mine, all mine....... :D

If he does he's a good friend and you look like you'll get a bargain :D

Now that's a nice pic, someone should pay the photographer..... :lol: :lol:

Hey nice car mate. Very similar to mine :D which I get on Wednesday.

Hey great news.....when will you be here. I'll be at Westpoint on Wednesday to pick up mine. BTW, just curious, how you gonna register it? How does stamp duty compare state to state?

my sentimenst exactly :D

Happy Birthday Lionheart.....Man I didn't think you were that old :lol: :lol:

For me the fact that it is not exclusive to the XR's.

I'm with you Mondie...it seems some have far more dollars than sense :o

I'm sure they will wash it before I pick it up...

Originally I ordered late November with quoted 28th Feb delivery...that changed on the 4th Jan to at least end April, possibly as late as May!!! I changed dealers and went to Westpoint, placing the order on the 9th Jan, getting a SIDO on the same day. delivery was expected to be 12th Feb, but will now be 19th due to a slight hold up at FPV. that's still earlier than the original delaer could deliver by miles.

That's almost exact timing for my car...went on the line on the 30th Jan and was at FPV on about the 5th Feb, with delivery to dealer on the 14th.

Data dots are for insurance companies and police to identify your car after its stolen and disassembled/rebirthed by which time you wont want it back anyway.....IMO It wont make your car more secure. Spend the $500 odd on an alarm.

Great news....hope you didnt put any finger prints on my baby :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yep, residual and market prices bare no relationship except either good luck or good planning, but where a lease is via a company and funded by them the olny thing that matters at the end of the day is the residual price and how much below market price it is 'cause they are always conservative in the depreciation calculations, since that is the price you can buy the car for. So if a friend/relative is able to buy at residual price and pass it on to you with out profiteering too much you can get a very cheap car. Obviously, private leasing is a whole different story since the additional payments/reduced residual are effectively a build up of equity in the car so you would not normally sell at residual.

Cro, you are the guy I was thinking about. Optimax is 98RON PULP. FWIW heres the link to the Shell site. Shell Optimax Info

The standard residual on a 1 year lease is 67% so assuming he financed the total package RRP $63,000 then the car will be on the books for about $42K. However, he may have gotten a fleet discount which will reduce the purchase price considerably. FWIW, My car specs up to about $52K RRP drive away,and will be worth about $18.5K (45% residual) on the books after 3 years. So (18.5/0.45 = 41) the original purchase price is closer to $41K. that's the difference a fleet discount makes - $11K Clearly the car will be worth somewhere between $35K (assumed book value on fleet pricing of $52K) and $42K based on RRP. If this fella is a good friend, he may buy it and pass it on to you with no or little profit. On the other hand, he may try and sell it for full whack and make a few grand in the process.

vik351, I am basing my opinion on the experience of others on this forum as well as my experience with other N/A cars. The difference in performance is IMO minimal. Lets face it, if ULP was a problem or had significant performance differences, then it would not be recommended in the Ford spec sheets without a disclaimer. Having said this, I will of course do the "taste" test for myself in a few weeks when I have put a few KM's on my turbo which I pick up on WEDNESDAY next week...WOOHOO :D BTW - IIRC, there was one forum member with a leased car that posted recently telling us all that his lease Co had recommended he use PULP.

Thanks guys, as it turns out the lease Co were unable to get the paperwork sorted to add it to the order so I won't be getting it anyway.

Thanks Mondie, sure was worth changing to Westpoint. So far they have been great :D

And the second... :lol: :lol:

The first of many pics :D

OH *those* bags...that's on the previous page and it's been a while... I reckon they're more like $1000 a piece so a total of $4K :lol: :lol:

Just got a call from the dealer asking if I want paint protection - glazing which is apparently a 6hr process to apply. Is this true? Is it worth it. I was told by a formed Ford salesman it was not worth the cost. I've been quoted $695.00 for the paint protection with "free" interior treatment thrown in. what do you all think?