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Lance Keelan
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• L.I., NY, USA |
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 Posted:4/13/2005 12:50 |
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I stopped by my local Ford dealer yesterday and they believe the '05 X to be "balanced out". Balanced out is company lingo for a certain model year to be sold out. As a former Ford rep that used to order vehicles, it is awfully early for a model to be balanced out this time of year.
Production schedules do change quite a bit but usually the earliest a model would be balanced out would be May.
I'm thinking two things:
1. Ford had a finite amount of production and it has been used up.
2. They are stopping orders for '05's and will take the rest of the orders as '06's and still finish building in September as planned. Not to mean the model will change at all, just that they'll rebadge some slated '05's as '06's yielding better residuals and enabling them to advertise that they offer the only HD SUV in '06 as well.
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Kessler
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• Prince George, VA, USA |
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• Registered on 2/13/2005 |
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Posted:4/13/2005 17:46 |
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Hey Lance,
I ordered my X in early Feb.My dealer told me then, that they were going to stop taking orders for the X around mid May.I often wondered if they were only going to build as needed or just finish what they already had in stock.
But what do I know 
99 F350,4X4, S.R.W.,7.3,K&N intake,Banks down pipe connected to Gibson stainless steel dual exhaust.Programed with Super Chip and had pod gauges installed
05 X,4X4,6.0 Very stock..................for now |
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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• Registered on 7/15/2003 |
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Posted:4/13/2005 19:18 |
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There's a black '05 PSD sitting on a local dealer's lot ... Bowditch Ford in Newport News, VA. |
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Lance Keelan
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• L.I., NY, USA |
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Posted:4/14/2005 10:39 |
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Thanks for the info.
Can't do black though....  |
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FizzX
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• Bayside, NY, USA |
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• Registered on 4/14/2005 |
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Posted:4/14/2005 11:03 |
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Picking up my 2005 X on Saturday. As far as i know they will discontinue the X.
Check on autotrader.com few dealer has lots of them in Baltimore area.
Good luck.
RC.
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birdman127
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• baltimore, MD, USA |
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Posted:4/20/2005 06:47 |
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I have seen at least 5 in the dealer lots around town!!! 
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Scott
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check my gallery
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Hinckley
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• Middletown, DE, USA |
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Posted:4/24/2005 05:44 |
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I'm thinking two things:
1. Ford had a finite amount of production and it has been used up.
2. They are stopping orders for '05's and will take the rest of the orders as '06's and still finish building in September as planned. Not to mean the model will change at all, just that they'll rebadge some slated '05's as '06's yielding better residuals and enabling them to advertise that they offer the only HD SUV in '06 as well.
All speculation of course.....[/quote]
I see a couple of other points;
Gas and diesel prices causing an early execution of business plan that was already in pace.
Needing production facilities for near term production of other SDs. It cost a lot less to mfg the p/u than the X.
So with sales takinga hit and no short term up swing being forecasted, cut the cord and move on to another product with a larger gross margin and better sales forecast..
Chris H
04 F150 Lariat
00 X 7.3 XLT
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