Yes, $17000 trade equals a private sale of $17850 if tax is 5%. Something to think about if you're a busy person and don't want to deal with selling it.

$25080 is base price (top of sticker) of a FWD before equipment or freight. Look at the bottom of the sticker, not the top, for actual MSRP. Even a base model with no options (if you can find one) has a MSRP of $25740.

The good news is that they WILL negotiate. There are a lot of them out there, waiting to be sold. There's no shortage, no wait list, and Ford is cranking 'em out. I bought an '08 for $500 below invoice, and that was in early March before the $500 rebate became available. I paid $28200, sticker was $30375. It took them a week to think about it, but they finally called and said "Come on down!" .