My understanding is this is not a rebate from the dealership and it comes in the form of a check from Ford. When I heard my dealer say the '09 FEH was not part of the rebate, I called AQHA and the lady put me on hold to check. When she got her answer she told me the MMH was part of the rebate, but Ford did not list the FEH. She explained they had no control of what vehicles Ford would except for a rebate.

Did your dealer say they would discount the deal or that Ford would send you a check? One reason I ask is I got a $500 rebate on my '02 Explorer after my deal because Ford sent me a letter for my Son's Graduation from HS. It should not be a matter of interpretation from a dealer if Ford is sending you a check. If Ford is sending you a check, I need to call Ford for mine. Let me know.

GaryG

 

I am having the rebate applied to the purchase - the reason I say interpretation is that I have called Ford and been told that the college grad cash program includes the '09 FEHs and received an e-mail saying it isn't. As for the AQHA - I would check back with them (and with Ford) - there website does not list any of the Ford vehicles - it only names the specific Mercury Lincoln vehicles (for Ford it says ALL). Sometimes it has to do with who you get on the phone and what list they look at. I would pursue getting the rebate - my certificate says that can be applied to the purchase or received by purchaser as a check.

 

I just called Ford Program Headquarter and they told me the '09 FEH or the '09 MMH was not part of the program 32405 Cash Bonus. He said the '08 MMH was included, but there must have been a change to the '09 hybrid vehicles. If this is the correct program number (32405) , looks like I'm SOL.
If your Dealer is taking the $500 off the price, they may never see that money again. Good Luck

GaryG

 

The program number on my certificate is "32576".

 

That is the number I first had him check as well as the longer number below on the CERT. He told me that was not the program number in the system and later found that number I last posted. If you find anything different, let me know please!

GaryG

 

I again talked to Tina at the AQHA who originally told me that the FEH was not part of the $500 Ford Cash Bonus program. Tina also called Ford and Ford said no Hybrids (even '08's) get the rebate. Ford told her to remove the MMH from her website and to tell anyone that has got the rebate from the dealer, it would be found at Ford's January audit and the dealer's would be asking for the $500 back. I told her good luck to the dealers trying to get money back from a customer after the deal was closed!

GaryG

 

Worse case scenario - I qualify for the college grad cash back (and you couldn't combine the two anyway)...I've gotten mixed messages from Ford about it - but I know my dealer will help knock the price down abit (heck - with the price increase, I'm already paying $1905 below MSRP!!).

 

Tell me about the College Grad cash back. My oldest Son (23yrs), Graduated MIT a year ago in June and move to Manhattan. He doesn't plan to buy a car and I even got his HS Grad cash back on my '02 Explorer. Do you think I could still use his College Grad cash back from Ford? He uses my cars when he's visiting the family here in Florida all the time.

GaryG

 

They have very specific rules in terms of how recently you have graduated - I am currently in a graduate program and am providing a letter from the registrar, plus my spring and summer transcripts - additionally, they specify that the name of the purchaser must match the student.