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New! 2012 Fiesta SE Hatch
MSRP $ 19,874
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New! 2012 Fiesta SE
16,821*
$
$ SHARE OUR PRIDE ADDITIONAL 1000 INCENTIVE SHARE OURON PRICE
New! 2012 Fiesta SEL
16,999*
$
MSRP $ 20,174
TRUCK MODELS!
WIN YOUR FORD
New! 2012 Focus SE
19,996*
MSRP $ 23,474
$
New! 2012 Focus SEL Hatch
20,776*
$
MSRP $ 24,309
23,190*
MSRP $ 26,999 2 to Choose!
New! 2012 Fusion Se
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New! 2012 Fusion SEL
20,283*
MSRP $ 26,699
$
New! 2013 Mustang GT Premium
23,260*
$
MSRP 30,049
37,230*
MSRP $ 43,239
$
New! 2012 Mustang ‘BOSS’
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New! 2012 Taurus SEL
47,417*
$
MSRP $ 51,899
MSRP $ 34,299 2 to Choose!
3 to Choose!
New! 2012 Escape XLT
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New! 2013 Escape SE 4WD
24,276*
MSRP $ 30,049
$
New! 2013 Escape SEL
28,984*
$
$
42,585*
MSRP $ 39,249
$
$
$
MSRP 46,649
MSRP $ 43,499
4 to Choose!
3 to Choose!
4 to Choose!
New! 2012 F150 Scab STX 3.7L
New! 2012 F150 Scab XLT 4x4 5.9L
24,676*
$
$
MSRP 40,809
New! 2012 F150 C/C FX4 4x4 Ecoboost
36,650*
$
2 to Choose!
3 to Choose!
New! 2012 F150 C/C Platinum 4x4 Ecoboost
$
New! 2012 F250 C/C Western Edition 4x4
51,373* $
MSRP 65,799
$ MSRP 51,674
$
2 to Choose!
41,847*
$
$
MSRP 51,499
$
$
$
$
$
MSRP 60,739
2 Diesel Avail!
2 to Choose!
New! 2012 F250 C/C Western Edition 4x4 Diesel
49,653*
51,277*
MSRP $ 65,699
7 to Choose!
New! 2012 F250 C/C Lariat 4x4
34,378*
New! 2012 F150 C/C King Ranch 4x4 Ecoboost
44,733*
MSRP $ 58,059
8 to Choose!
New! 2012 F150 C/C XTR 4x4 Ecoboost
8 to Choose!
New! 2012 F150 C/C Lariat 4x4 Ecoboost
40,474*
3 to Choose!
MSRP $ 46,599
2 to Choose!
$
28,781*
MSRP $ 38,929
35,109*
$
New! 2012 F350 C/C Lariat 4x4 Diesel
49,715*
MSRP $ 61,974 2 to Choose!
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$
MSRP $ 46,869
New! 2012 F150 C/C Lariat 4x4 5.0L
New! 2012 F150 Rcab XLT 4x4 5.0L
46,474*
New! 2012 F150 Scab XTR 4x4 Ecoboost
29,648*
MSRP $ 53,689
$
2 to Choose!
4 to Choose!
MSRP $ 41,099
45,739*
MSRP 59,299
MSRP $ 48,659
$
36,288*
MSRP $ 40,099
$
2 to Choose!
2 to Choose!
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New! 2013 Explorer LTD 4WD
39,875*
New! 2012 F150 Scab XTR 5.0L
29,397*
MSRP $ 33,679
New! 2012 F150 C/C XTR 4x4 Ecoboost
New! 2013 Explorer XLT 4WD
New! 2013 Escape Titanium 4WD
34,285*
4 to Choose!
New! 2013 Edge LTD AWD
36,117*
$ MSRP $ 37,899
2 to Choose!
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New! 2013 Escape SEL 4WD
32,198*
MSRP $ 35,549
MSRP 31,899
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New! 2013 Edge SEL AWD
27,714*
$
58,134*
MSRP $ 71,779 7 to Choose!
*Prices plus taxes