I was one of those not in the market for a vehicle. In a blink of an eye my car was totaled and I needed something now.
I don't know if you are responding to my post or to something else. If you want to respond to a specific post, you need to click the "Reply" link in that post. (Come to think of it, I've pointed that out to you before. So maybe you are not responding to my post and I am wasting my time.)
Sorry. Probably thought my quick response would immediately follow up your post. Guess somebody outdrew me. I checked your link and it reminded me, the salesperson asked if I had an AZ residence, which puzzled me. I don't. I think that's the snag. You have to be a state resident registered at the DMV. Why I couldn't have the dealer ship my purchase to one of their other dealerships in my state is a mystery to me. Salesperson said they would look into it but I never heard back. Maybe there's some regulation that prevents moving the vehicle across state lines??
::sigh:: I am talking about IN THE FUTURE. Ford wants build to order to its new business model, but unless the other automakers also do the same, Ford will lose a lot of sales to other brands that people can buy today. So, IN THE FUTURE, if someone goes into a Ford store and is told 2-3 months wait time, and then they drive down the street to Hyundai ( just as an example) and can buy a vehicle the same day, they are likely to do that.
Farley flat out said, 180 lot supply is going to 90 days. New normal.
Only if they need it that day though! Part of moving to a build to order requires a car maker have inventory that customers are willing to wait for. This might not work for an F-150 or a Ranger, but the Bronco and Maverick seem to have hit the nail on the head (I'll give a nod to the Bronco Sport here as well, it seems to have its own appeal and is selling well).
Have you tried to register on AzMVDnow yet? It's been a while since I set up my account there, but I don't remember having to prove residency. Maybe you do, but I wouldn't just assume that.
I think we are seeing a gradual transition between sales models, not the flipping of a switch from one to the other. Ford is still providing cars to dealers and probably will continue to do so as long as it makes economic sense.
Sales person said residency was a requirement, but it might be worth calling someone else over there and getting their version of the situation. I can't see how I could register in AZ when I live in NM. You could extrapolate to a time when everyone uses digital docs and just emails them around, actually making things a bit more simple, but when only one or a few states do it it becomes a limitation, especially in a time when many of us are looking all around the country for vehicles.
I bought a custom made trailer out of Mesa, AZ in August of 2018. I live in CO. I had heard people were having to pay tax, title and license fees in state of origin, then go through proccess in their home state and get double taxed in the process. My DMV was very helpful with a proccess to avoid this. I asked the dealer for a non-resident purchase agreement and no AZ title or sales tax since it was going directly to CO. There is a DMV statute that allows this in some states, and I got a paper temporary tag put on it that gave me a few days to tow it back to CO. You can also have it trucked out of AZ and as long as the wheels never hit the road the new vehicle doesn't have to be registered in AZ. All the 4 corners states have an agreement to do this. I'm in CO but my DMV guy said NM, AZ, UT all allow out of state purchases without having to title and register anywhere but your home state. I don't remember the exact AZ DOT forms needed but you might check into it...
I suppose you could talk to a sales person or mess around trying to find someone else to call. But if all you want to know is whether you can set up an account on the AzMVDnow website, just go on the website and try it. It will either let you or it won't, and then you will have your answer.
I sold my trade to carvana for 5k more than ford dealership offered as trade,left me 5k less to pay for maverick(I had another vehicle to drive while waiting )
Aaaarrrgggghhhh!!!!
Let's start "My 2023 Maverick" forum! We are experienced waiters! We can handle it! We can even wait 6 months for order book to open!
Probably a problem they didn't think about when they set system up. I'll bet the buyers that bought stated they were residents of AZ and paid sales tax and got title in AZ. In any case AZ will have to furnish a paper title if bought in AZ. And if sales tax was collected in error dealership will have to refund it or sign affidavit that they collected it in error and buyer will have to petition refund from AZ. I guess you don't have those problems though. Find another dealer to buy from that will courtesy deliver to a dealer in your state. I read somewhere that a dealer in Nebraska will deliver to your doorstep and pay up to $1,000 freight if you finance through him. May have been on this website, I do not remember any more. Check around. Good luck.
