Mavericks Accumulating At Dealers

[GPSMan]

What is this belief based on?

Common sense.

Everything is temporary.
Everything is cyclical.

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[jsus]

Common sense.

Everything is temporary.
Everything is cyclical.

Common sense is a misnomer as it is not remotely as common as the term implies. See above.

 

[CuriousGary]

Used vehicle prices are are tanking, and interest rates are up. The Mavericks will hold extra value longer in the market due to being "new and hot", but as those who really want them acquire them, demand will drop on them too. When the flip value is gone, so will all the multiple orders. You will be able to walk into a dealer and pay MSRP at virtually any one before 2023 is over. Interest rates are killing car sales already. The higher interest rates were needed to reel in high inflation though.

Can’t wait for inventory and MSRP pricing. All I want is a hybrid XL with co-pilot 360 in any color sometime around March 2023. Too much to ask for?

 

[Ponyprez]

Probably mostly customer canceled orders, or some customers that may have ordered more than one Maverick. You never know. Some get tired of waiting, while some may have decided it wasn’t what they were expecting.

I agree with the getting tired of waiting and I will never pay the ADM. Ford has tried to chastise dealers doing that and that is why they are changing their paradigm as the move into the pushed electric vehicle parameters.

Well, apparently I have to eat my previous statement as my dealership snuck in a substantial markup that I was made aware of and found out at the finance office. I almost walked away but I chose to get my truck after so many months of waiting. I now fully understand why Ford wants to shift it's paradigm in the future and follow the Tesla form of dealership. Getting sucker punched by your dealership take a big bite out of satisfaction in buying a new car/truck.

 

[OrCoaster]

LOL. Totally agree. If only the "common" in common sense were true...

So it should actually be called UNCommonsense?

From what I have observed in my lifetime that term fits much better.

 

[LSchicago]

Can’t wait for inventory and MSRP pricing. All I want is a hybrid XL with co-pilot 360 in any color sometime around March 2023. Too much to ask for?

For a Hybrid? Yes. For an EB not at all. Hybrids will need at least 6-12 months or more.

 

[Fcnrwy]

Since, I have gotten mine almost a week and a half ago. I am seeing more on the local lots, mostly Lariat's and a few XL's. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin area).
And for the price markups. I only paid $3500 over the Build it/Price it MSRP.
Plus I started to look for one of these on a Tuesday, Bought (online) on that Thursday and Brought it home that Saturday...

 

[Grumpa]

Lot of dealers in my area have 22s in stock at 5k over. Must be lots of people walking away from the order. Dont blame them really with trade values tanked and high interest rates.

Car dealers are becoming car 'stealers.' It is bad enough that I have to pay msrp plus a $799 doc fee. However, no one puts a gun to your head to buy ANYTHING! Sometimes capitalism sucks!

 

[Automate]

Sometimes capitalism sucks!

Actually it is usually the ones that try to "fix" capitalism that cause the problems. Such as almost every state having laws requiring new vehicles to be sold through local dealers.

 

[kkgg]

FWIW
Carvana offer increased by > 2000 from the last 2 weeks, for my AWD lariat (non lux, 4k)

 

[Starwatcher]

I wonder if anyone at Ford has bothered to think of how much customer goodwill they are losing? It is one of the most important things a company can have, and it is getting flushed. Someone in Marketing really blew it when they cooked up the production plans. In the past, when plans were off, plans were changed to meet demand, however necessary. Now, maintaining the flawed plan seems more important than meeting demand and keeping customer goodwill. Not good.

 

[Zorro]

Ordered on july 2021 two mavericks XL hybrid with copilot360 and Lariat hybrid First edition fully loaded. Received XL on april 2022. My First edition just arrived 2 weeks ago after waiting for so long.

Sold XL for $28000 with 12500 miles on it. (I think i sold it for pretty good price)

 

[Brice Bergesen]

I am starting to see them a lot around my neighborhood. Still waiting for my order to be built.

I live in southwest Houston, Meyerland area, I got my Maverick in October and the only other ones I have seen, two, were in Katy. Zero around my part of town.

 

[Grumpa]

I wonder if anyone at Ford has bothered to think of how much customer goodwill they are losing? It is one of the most important things a company can have, and it is getting flushed. Someone in Marketing really blew it when they cooked up the production plans. In the past, when plans were off, plans were changed to meet demand, however necessary. Now, maintaining the flawed plan seems more important than meeting demand and keeping customer goodwill. Not good.

Personally, I don't think they care. They screwed up with their marketing study on the Edsel and probably had no idea of the popularity of the Maverick?

 

[Chris_G]

I thought the thread was Mavericks lining up for service.

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