Torn between late 2013 and waiting for 2014 model

[levifig]

Originally Posted by Wafflejuice

Did you get any sort of discount on your car though?
The IMBA discount is quite nice.. but it would put me in winter when I'm eligible for the discount.

I'm also debating on MT or AT. Mostly city driving...unless I take roadtrips, but I'd say it's about 90% city driving leaning towards AT.

IMBA? I got about $1100 off MSRP (before taxes and fees). With taxes and fees, I paid ~$400 above MSRP. Still not sure if that was a good deal or not but... I wanted the car and they're not having trouble selling them, so.. :P

[Wafflejuice]

Originally Posted by levifig

IMBA? I got about $1100 off MSRP (before taxes and fees). With taxes and fees, I paid ~$400 above MSRP. Still not sure if that was a good deal or not but... I wanted the car and they're not having trouble selling them, so.. :P

Yup, the IMBA discount gives a new deal without haggling but you need to wait 6 months after you're a member.

I'm hoping for invoice pricing. Still working on it.

$1000 off isn't much because freight is stupid in Canada though... $1595, the dealers around here want $1685. Then about $400 in fees and 13% tax.

If I take the current offer of $1000 off MSRP, I'm looking around $35500-$36000 with tax and fees.

[Sport-Tech]

If that is really too much money for you Ford Canada's got a good offer on the Fiesta ST now, you can grab one for $20,524 before taxes and shipping - and that's before bargaining with the dealer.

[Wafflejuice]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

If that is really too much money for you Ford Canada's got a good offer on the Fiesta ST now, you can grab one for $20,524 before taxes and shipping - and that's before bargaining with the dealer.

Nope. Every little bit helps. Snow Tires are a must here for winter, it's not as mild as Toronto. So anything to offset the cost of the tires would be awesome.

[Symmetrical]

Originally Posted by Wafflejuice

Did you get any sort of discount on your car though?
The IMBA discount is quite nice.. but it would put me in winter when I'm eligible for the discount.

I'm also debating on MT or AT. Mostly city driving...unless I take roadtrips, but I'd say it's about 90% city driving leaning towards AT.

The purists and critics will come in here and wring your neck for considering an AT. But as a person that sits in 45 minutes of traffic daily myself going to work, Screw what they think. I love my 6AT.

[Wafflejuice]

Originally Posted by Symmetrical

The purists and critics will come in here and wring your neck for considering an AT. But as a person that sits in 45 minutes of traffic daily myself going to work, Screw what they think. I love my 6AT.

Probably! It's rare that I'll go on a highway other than roadtrips which is once every 3-6 months. I'm hoping I'll take more trips once I get the car though.

If this was a secondary vehicle I would do MT but since it's mainly daily driving in the city... AT seems better. Work is not even 10 minutes away..

[5th 86]

If you have any percent of hooligan in you i would recomend manual, if you have stop and go and theres hills then auto... Maunuals really not that bad in stop and go flat roads... And manual kinda sucks on hwy cause you go to 6th and it just sits there, at least in alberta.

Best roads in western canada are on van island i think, i am heading there soon for vacation and fun woot woot.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by 5th 86

if you have stop and go and theres hills then auto...

For the first year or three after I converted to manual, I used to say the same thing to manual-curious people. Now, 6 years into only having manual vehicles, I no longer say this. Reason being is that now I'm very used to manuals, so on the rare occasion I'm driving an automatic and sitting in stop-and-go traffic, the auto actually has the audacity to try to drive into the car in front of me without me telling it to do that. It pisses me off!! Holding the brake down is less work than feathering the clutch, but I'm proof you can be used to it to the point of completely not noticing it until your leg begins to burn. And if I've been in a traffic jam long enough for my leg to start burning, I've got other things to worry about than my leg.

Plus, that's just an excuse to play the beloved How Coordinated Are You With Your Right Foot Game! You stall, you besmirch your family.

[Be-Are-Zee]

If its not too late get the MT. Otherwise you will always be thinking about it in the back of your head.

Ask a MT owner how often he wishes he had an AT. Even in traffic.

One occasion where I didnt...in traffic...trying to eat some fast food on a road trip...

So if you are in traffic a lot and eat a lot in your car then MAYBE an AT is going to more your style.

[Wafflejuice]

Originally Posted by Be-Are-Zee

If its not too late get the MT. Otherwise you will always be thinking about it in the back of your head.

Ask a MT owner how often he wishes he had an AT. Even in traffic.

One occasion where I didnt...in traffic...trying to eat some fast food on a road trip...

So if you are in traffic a lot and eat a lot in your car then MAYBE an AT is going to more your style.

I think I would be safer with an AT, in traffic all the time. When I take road trips, I'll need someone to drive if I fall ill due to my medication. If they don't know how to drive manual.. then we would be stuck there.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Be-Are-Zee

If its not too late get the MT. Otherwise you will always be thinking about it in the back of your head.

Ask a MT owner how often he wishes he had an AT. Even in traffic.

One occasion where I didnt...in traffic...trying to eat some fast food on a road trip...

So if you are in traffic a lot and eat a lot in your car then MAYBE an AT is going to more your style.

Or just multitask like trying to drink something or check your phone (not text or call on it) or reach for something like a map map

[Be-Are-Zee]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

Or just multitask like trying to drink something or check your phone (not text or call on it) or reach for something like a map map

Like an atlas? What's that. Lol

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Be-Are-Zee

Like an atlas? What's that. Lol

I think its like mobile globe you carry on your car?

[5th 86]

Originally Posted by Wafflejuice

I think I would be safer with an AT, in traffic all the time. When I take road trips, I'll need someone to drive if I fall ill due to my medication. If they don't know how to drive manual.. then we would be stuck there.

That is a good reason at it is...