Rated 8
Buying a 2011 Ford Explorer, and saving $5000 off of MSRP.
I bought while Ford had their employee pricing event, which is basically the SAME price as the CarCost Canada Report. I chose the FOrd Explorer XLT due to the many positive reviews on independent sites, and the feel of the car.
I originally went to Kanata Ford, but they refused to honour the CarCostCanada pages, and would not negotiate anything other than their price. Brian Hoyt at Lincoln Heights ford sold me my first car 9 years ago, so I already had a relationship with him. IN order to keep my business, (as I was going to go to Kanata Toyota as they were going to give me up to $3000 in savings with the CarCostCanada report), Brian negotiated to give me further discounts on the freight and shipping and admin charges that are added on. All in all he reduced my price by $1080. I was also able to negotiate a few extras such as floor mats, window visors for free and reduced cost for navigation and a bug deflector....adding another $200-$300 savings.
Those who are familiar with CarCost Canada, honour them willingly and seem to give a bit more respect as it shows that we do our homework. I am telling everyone about CarCost Canada, and I will use this site for any future purchases. The $40 cost is a small investment for the savings I got.
Robert from Nepean, ON
reported on Friday, July 29, 2011