My buddy's getting a free 05 GT...

[shatner saves]

...for 6 months. He works at a regional Ford office (his job requires a lot of traveling) and he get's a company car to drive. In January he'll be taking posession of a loaded '05 GT.

Bastard.

 

[dustindu4]

so you're going to live vicariously through him?

 

[eric n]

I gotta assume you mean a MUSTANG GT and not just a FORD GT (like 40).

 

[ryanrule]

uh, company cars are almost always the 6

 

[shatner saves]

uh, company cars are almost always the 6

Not in this case. There will be a few people he works with who will also be getting vehicles. The directive from the higher-up's is to get top of the line models with every option available. Two reaons:

They want to show off these vehicles by having them on the roads.

and

They will have a higher residual value when they get sold or go to auction after 6-12 months

His personal vehicle is a loaded King Ranch F150 quad cab, also an ex-company car.

 

[brandon_lawson7]

Hopefully itll be an 8!

 

[Ray III]

dude I know had one of those king ranch F-150s. Finest pickup I ever saw. But he has a habit of buying a new truck every year so he picked up an 04 F-150. Oh well, those are pretty nice.

 

[spectravp]

Not in this case. There will be a few people he works with who will also be getting vehicles. The directive from the higher-up's is to get top of the line models with every option available. Two reaons:

They want to show off these vehicles by having them on the roads.

and

They will have a higher residual value when they get sold or go to auction after 6-12 months

His personal vehicle is a loaded King Ranch F150 quad cab, also an ex-company car.

If he does get one, it'll be after job one. In which case, there will be plenty of them getting out there. An extra hundred or so for Ford employees isn't gunna do diddly for exposure. Spreading a couple hundred out across the media, that will do something. So, having said that, I think your first reason for him getting it is

I don't see how they will have a higher residual. Because a Ford employee drove one? Does that mean I can charge more for my Stang if I let my Ford Salesman drive it around a couple of weeks? Having said that, I think the second reason you gave is

Maybe he will get one. If he does, I'm sure to be jealous. A free Stang is definately something to covet. I just don't buy those reasons. At least, not without some explaination.

 

[shatner saves]

If he does get one, it'll be after job one. In which case, there will be plenty of them getting out there. An extra hundred or so for Ford employees isn't gunna do diddly for exposure. Spreading a couple hundred out across the media, that will do something. So, having said that, I think your first reason for him getting it is

Their reasoning, not mine. Ford is coming out with a lot of completely new or revised vehicles over the next year. There's also an element of "Hey, that's a new stang, or F150. Can I take a look?" In that case, it's good to show off the model that has the premium interior, or DVD player, or whatever.

Also, A lot of his job requires driving to dealerships in central and northern (canadian provence will remain nameless). In some cases, at least to begin with, they might only have a handful of these cars, if any at all.

I don't see how they will have a higher residual. Because a Ford employee drove one? Does that mean I can charge more for my Stang if I let my Ford Salesman drive it around a couple of weeks? Having said that, I think the second reason you gave is

This is something they have found out over time. Premium, highly optioned vehicles are more sought after at auction than strippers. They also take less of a loss on them.

He said he will get his in January, to drive for 6 months.

 

[spectravp]

Thanks for clarifying in a bit more detail Shatner Saves... I'm sure you will be shooting some pics of the stang and posting them? I hope I hope!?