Check with your and your wife's employers to see if you qualify for the X-plan. That can knock a couple of thousand off of the price. Friends and relatives who qualify for the X-plan can also get you a deal. If you haven't already done this, go to Ford.com and check the dealer inventories in your general area to see if anyone has an FEH with the features you want. Most of the dealers are pretty good about swapping cars around if a customer is interested. You might also have to drive a couple of hours to get the package(s) that you want.

I wouldn't have bought one without the safety package, especially since they don't offer electronic stability control. I ended up buying from a dealer 50 miles away just to get the options that I wanted. I got the X-plan price plus a couple of incentives due to my wife's finishing a graduate degree.

Happy Hunting!