Here's some advice: Stop perusing car ads right now!
Don't understand what your comment has to do with Ford offering a rebate on BS's?
It's a bit of humor. If you start looking around now--after your car is delivered (congrats, BTW)--you're going to see "better" deals all over the place. Avoid buyer's remorse; just don't look!
This is not the first time this has happened to me!
The manufacturers' rebates are real and you can get them. A tip is to always tell them you are not trading anything in. Then after you agree on a price, you know what they are really giving you for your trade. I don't pay any additional fees. If you start walking, they usually come around. If they didn't I'd walk. If you feel uncomfortable about anything, stop the process until you are clear. I have taught classes to F&I mgrs, so I'm wise to their tricks. Trust me, the worst thing an F&I mgr can do is blow the sale of a car and have a customer walk out because of him. Normally a sales mgr will catch you before you can reach the door.
Yep, putting a lot of money down on a lease is ridiculous. Total the vehicle or someone stealing it and you are out money. Put least down as possible.
