I'll bet that one of the largest purchasers of Fords every year is Hertz. You know what? EVERY VEHICLE that they buy goes through a dealership somewhere in the U.S. Like it or not, if you want a new Ford, you'll have to buy it from a dealer. If you hang around here long enough, you'll find that it is getting better, though. It seems to me that, from the posts on this site, there are more and more dealers willing to deal on a "factory-direct" basis of selling (one set, deeply-discounted price, no commissioned salespeople, etc...). The problem is FINDING these dealerships near you.

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