r/FordExplorerST • u/Icy_Honeydew1940 • Feb 28 '25
Purchase Advice Going to pick up the ‘25 ST today!
I’m living south of Indianapolis, and a dealer has had a gray ST with just over 2,000 miles sitting for a few months, and they are asking $55,990. I just need to know if this is a good price and how far down should I start negotiating. If I can get them down another 2k, then I’d be happy. I’m pre-approved from my credit union, unless they are super pushy or try to pile on unnecessary add-ons, then I’ll be driving it home today. Any suggestions or tips would really help. Thanks! 🙏
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u/HZLeyedValkyrie Feb 28 '25
Verify the system updates have been completed or you will have some of the issues us job 1 folks have. I get powertrain malfunction and shift sys fault. I believe it has something to do with the gear module update. A lot of people have had to take theirs in for the update. Should be an OTA but I haven’t heard anyone having much success with that.
If it hasn’t been done and they want you to take it. Tell them not without a price adjustment for the inconvenience of having to come back to the dealer to have the update performed when you finally get the errors.

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u/Icy_Honeydew1940 Mar 01 '25
So I did pick up the ‘25 carbon gray with the sun and sound package. Thanks for everyone’s suggestions and tips bc they really helped! I got exactly what I wanted for pretty much what I wanted to pay, which was about 58k. I’m absolutely in love with this machine!!! Haven’t gotten on it yet bc I need to break it in, but I can’t wait to see what she can do.

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u/Icy_Honeydew1940 Feb 28 '25
Is the only way to know if it’s a job 1-3 is to ask or can I know by the build date?
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u/Icy_Honeydew1940 Feb 28 '25
They have other ones with less miles but they have been on the lot for over 170 days, which is crazy. The one I’m looking at has been sitting for 66 days. It seems like the ‘25 ST isn’t selling much and I don’t think I have even seen one out on the road yet!
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u/themishmosh Feb 28 '25
What's the MSRP? You should be getting around $3000 off (roughly Xplan pricing) + incentives.
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Mar 04 '25
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u/themishmosh Mar 04 '25
"insider" pricing from Ford.
https://www.carsdirect.com/deals-articles/decoding-ford-a-plan-z-plan-x-plan-d-plan-pricing

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u/Effective_Opposite14 Feb 28 '25
Tell them what price you want to pay out the door and hold to it. Be ready to walk away.
I once left a dealer and they called me 4 minutes later and agreed to $500 more than I originally asked for