My Fuel and Total Cost Comparison - Versus the Hybrid (considered) and Durango (Trade-in)

[PaulsFusionEnergiTitanium]

(she is bummed because she wanted light blue, like the old frosted glass color, but she doesn't like ice storm as she says it's too green). 

 

I think that the "ice storm" is an awesome color!  It is a woman's color, but it looks the best in my opinion.  That is my sexist comment for the day.  

 

2013 incentives are great right now!  I pick up my FFE on Friday with the following incentives:

 

-2500 Ford rebate

-1000 competitive lease

-500 facebook coupon

-4000 federal tax incentive (recoverable in 2014)

-2500 Ford X-plan discount (friends and family of Ford employees)

 

Even if you can't get the X-Plan, you will be able to work them down on the MSRP.  Also the facebook cash may no longer be available this week.  Hope this helps.  Good luck.

[murphy]

As I found out too late, X plan is also available to anyone that has held at least 100 shares of Ford stock for at least 6 months.

[apm]

Thanks APM, I'm just about sold now on the practicality of the FFE for our needs.  Just ready to pull the trigger and get a decent deal on a '13. 

Hi EnergiCCAATS,

 

Here is my yesterday's driving as reported by MyFord Mobile. A total of 13.1 miles and 2.6Kwh used and 49% battery remaining at the end of the day.

 

In terms of actual cost, I calculated that it cost me about $0.42 to drive the 13.1 miles, or about $0.032/mile (2.6Kwh x 1.4 charge waste x $0.1172 electricity rate / 13.1 miles)

 

As a comparison, if driving in Hybrid mode, the cost per mile is about $0.08 (using the EPA range of 43MPG and $3.50 per gallon).

 

Regards,

APM

Trip & Charge Log

• 100% EV

  Trip: 1.8 miles

  Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 Completed 9:29 PM

  Energy 0.4 kWh Total Amount Used

  EV Miles 1.8 miles

  Fuel Economy 143 MPGe

  Brake Score 97%

  0.7 miles from Regen!

  Driving Score 87

   
• 100% EV

  Trip: 3.6 miles

  Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 Completed 6:39 PM

  Energy 0.7 kWh Total Amount Used

  EV Miles 3.6 miles

  Fuel Economy 170 MPGe

  Brake Score 93%

  0.9 miles from Regen!

  Driving Score 83

   
• 100% EV

  Trip: 1.8 miles

  Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 Completed 6:01 PM

  Energy 0.3 kWh Total Amount Used

  EV Miles 1.8 miles

  Fuel Economy 180 MPGe

  Brake Score 95%

  0.4 miles from Regen!

  Driving Score 83

   
• 100% EV

  Trip: 5.9 miles

  Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 Completed 5:41 PM

  Energy 1.2 kWh Total Amount Used

  EV Miles 5.9 miles

  Fuel Economy 155 MPGe

  Brake Score 91%

  1.9 miles from Regen!

  Driving Score 82

[shaggy314]

As I found out too late, X plan is also available to anyone that has held at least 100 shares of Ford stock for at least 6 months.

 

I tried to get that, but shareholder relations and everyone else I talked to PRIOR to buying my car couldn't help me with that

[murphy]

For future reference, start here:

 

http://www.fordflex.net/misc/ford-shareholders-x-plan-application.pdf

[shaggy314]

For future reference, start here:

 

http://www.fordflex.net/misc/ford-shareholders-x-plan-application.pdf

 

Well poo. That may have help me back in January... :-(

Or February when the dealer claimed they attached my coupon to my order...

[Gigi]

Buying $174 worth of stock at today's price could get me $2,500 off the price of a new car six months from now?  Dang!  The stock could totally tank and I'd be way ahead.  Does the X-plan eliminate receiving other discounts?

[Kybuck]

X-Plan works with most other rebates and incentives (I combined X-Plan, $750 coupon, and $500 Ford incentive without an issue).  The only thing it doesn't usually jive with is any additional "dealer cash" or other dealership-level discounts.

 

Where are you finding 100 shares of Ford stock for $174??

 

Another (less expensive) option is to join the Mustang Club of America - membership is something like $50/year and members qualify for the X-Plan discount.

 

Also, since the MSRP reduction, the X-Plan is closer to "only" $2k off of the base MSRP on the two FFE models.