Galpin Ford in Los Angeles ares has 77 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid in inventory. Hard to belive, cars must not be selling.

 

When I bought mine in January 2007 I actually got a $3500 rebate - gas prices had taken a dive then, too.

 

Well Galpin is a big dealer in CA. AND as most will tell you/us the lovely state of California does get alot FEH's....

 

Can't say I'd want a California emissions vehicle, but I'd do that over a 10 month wait.

 

I believe that the FEH is a 50 state vehicle - no differences.

However, I'm not as sure about high altitude changes.

 

I bought my 2008 there this past February, and they had about 20 FEH, 10 MTH, and 10 MMH. I found the one I wanted!

However, if you are looking via the Ford search engine, it often picks up cars that are "ordered", but not on the lot. I've noticed that with other vehicles when I checked on line and then went to Galpin.

 

would they be discounting them below invoice?

 

Why? Don't be foolish. It is BEST to have a "California" vehicle.

CA vehicles get a 10 year, 150,000 mile battery warranty. ND residents get a 8 year, 100,000 miles battery warranty.

And Steve is correct. Ever since the first FEH rolled off the line, it has been a "50 state" vehicle. However, when I talked to Ford, vehicles shipped to CA have an identifier in the VIN#. That's it. A California ( and 7 other states ) vehicle gets the longer warranty.

I bought mine in CA but live in CO. I have a CA VIN#.
However, to get warranty work at 150,000 miles, it needs to be in a green state at the time the warranty work is requested. Still, a good selling point. I'd never sell my baby, but if I have a battery failure past 100,000 miles, I will "sell" the car to my mom & dad who live in CA, and they can have it fixed under warranty.

-John

 

Yup, wasn't thinking about that. I just remember California vehicles in the past had more emissions controls added. I did remember the 50 state emissions after I posted.

 

A long time ago I read somewhere (maybe here) that there are slight programming differences between the "CA" vehicles and those intended to be sold in the non-CA states.

Anybody else remember that?