HI All,

I went to a second Ford dealer and got some better news. I went in hoping to see the titanium green and get a second quote to be sure the first place was OK and got a different result.

I went in with printouts from the Ford web site and asked a few questions to see if the guy knew what he was talking about. I asked about the Canadian winter group, which are the heated seats & side mirrors. He said that the heated seats/mirrors were not available on the hybrid. I replied (with a bit of "I know more than you" tone of voice which I soon regretted) that they were available with the premium package which came along with a bunch of other stuff. "Yeah," he said. "You've been looking at the web site, have you?" glancing towards the printouts in my hand. "The site is old" he said. "They discontinued the premium package on the hybrid recently".

"Oh, so there is no way to get the heated seats then? That's a drag" I said. Wait, there might be a silver lining here I thought. "Hey, then what about the moon roof?" I asked. "You HAD to order the premium package before being able to get the moon roof". "That's changed too. " he answered. "We have an order code for it now".

Wow, now I realized that I could configure it how I wanted, with the 2 tone paint job, safety package, moon roof and the leather package (alas, without the heated seats/mirrors). What I expected would have been a 2 minute visit was turning serious... I asked for a quote for the truck and talked about trade-in values. His price for the configuratoin I wanted was better than the other guy's quote and it included the moon roof the other guy said was not available. His trade in offer was better as well...

Anyway, I was too tired to actually go throught the purchase at the time, and it was 10 minutes to closing (that did not seem to be a problem with him) so we agreed that I would call him Monday and get a "final" price and see if I go for it.

I have to say that I am excited about the prospect again and really only have to decide between titanium green/silver bumpers and the blue with silver bumpers. I'm not sure if I have a choice or leather colours.

Finally, what about the nav computer? I'm sure there is a few threads about that so I'll have a look at the opinions. If anyone wants to share them here, I would welcome it.

I look forward to being among the hybrid owners here!

Cheers,

Roch