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Originally Posted by ponyexpress94
Question 1 My father-in-law works for one of the companies listed on the Ford Partners list. His research at his job tells him that he can't sponsor me because we don't live at the same street address verified by our driver's licenses (he lives in PA, I live in MD) Is this true, I thought he could sponsor me based on the X-Plan description on this site.
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The "X-Plan description on this site" says:
"The Partner Recognition X-Plan Pricing Program is offered by Ford Motor Company to active employees or organization members, retirees, their spouses and members of their households of selected US and Canadian Tier 1 suppliers, ...."
That's pretty clear to me. "Members of their household" means the employee's daughter and her hubby would have to be living at home with Mom and Dad. Else they are family members but not members of the employee's household.
However, all is not lost. You probably don't qualify for an X-Plan PIN under the Ford Partners plan, but you probably do qualify under the Friends and Neighbors plan. So find a Ford employee or retiree and make a new friend.
The X-Plan PIN is worth about $500 to the dealer. So even without a PIN, you should be able to negotiate a price not more than $500 over X-Plan price. When looking at a $60,000+ vehicle, $500 is not much = less than one percent. However, the biggest advantage of using the X-Plan PIN is absolutely no negotiation is required to get the good deal - unless you have a trade-in.
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Question 2 Does an F-450 pickup qualify for the X-plan.
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I don't know, but I'll bet it does. The F-450 chassis cabs definitely do
not qualify because they are a "commercial vehicle", even if outfitted as an RV towing machine. But I suspect the F-450 pickup does qualify. If Bobby Williams or some other dealerperson doesn't reply to this thread, then your best bet is to drop in to your local Ford dealer, find the truck sales manager or fleet manager, and ask. The sticky post notes: "See your local dealer for vehicle eligibility."
