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OK so basically it was all just a game. When I pressed them really hard on how weird it was that they were discouraging me from finding other financing options, they caved. Then I just got a couple quotes from other lenders and they ended up beating those rates so it worked out. Picked up my brand new 2017 FFE today and am very happy with it!! I'll post a pic in the daylight tomorrow. Probably gonna spend some time reading the manual tonight and testing out the battery tomorrow. Will keep you guys posted and thanks for all the insight!

Hey guys! So i posted last week about buying new vs used (2017 FFE SE Luxury) and decided in my case it would be beneficial to look for a new one. I found a dealership that had 3 leftovers, and negotiated a solid deal (in my opinion) to purchase the car for $22,500. I was feeling pretty good, until I was told my interest rate would be 6.75%!! Even though my FICO score was excellent, the finance guy basically said the lowest rates Ford was offering were in the 5s and that this was higher because of the older model year (even though it is brand new). I guess my question is, is this a typical experience when buying from Ford? 5% seems high for those with good credit (I got approved by BoA for 3.5%, but the dealership refuses to use outside financing).

Thank you to everyone for the replies! Wow, this is great information. I'm actually checking out a few brand new 2017 SE models tomorrow and I will keep this in mind when negotiating the price. I will definitely inquire about any leftover 2018 models they might have as well. I'll update with the results tomrrow. Hopefully I'll be an energi owner LOL. Also, based on jsamp's information about testing, it's pretty much a crapshoot to buy one of these of carvana since you don't know how previous driver treated the battery. Crazy.

Hi all, I have been considering buying an FFE for the past few days and started doing some research (thank you so much for the vast amount of info here). I started by perusing the used selection on sites like cars and carvana (carvana has about 70) and have found prices between $15k-$20k depending on year/mileage. I was going to pull the trigger this past weekend but i started reading about battery degradation on here and got spooked. It seems to me like it would be a much better deal to buy an older model brand new (I found a couple 2017s for around $23k) and utilize the $4000 tax credit. Would it still work for older year models? Thanks in advance for your insight!