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This might give you guys an idea of what’s happening on the dealer scene right now: The dealer I placed my order with on the 1st of September (I still have no official response from Ford on my build order) called me about a MAV that showed up as a stock order. I turned it down, mainly because it had the FX4 package. It was also a color I didn’t want, but otherwise it was the fully-loaded Lariat, which I want - bummer. I would not have expected a high-end build to show up on a lot right now, but that told me that builds other than low-to-mid-level are being sent as stock to some dealers. That situation yanked my chain, and made me think I should check around and see what other nearby dealers were getting. Might get lucky.
Long story short - I called every other dealer within 100 miles to see what inventory might be out there now, and these are the responses I got:
The dealer I had placed my build order with was the only one who had actually received a vehicle (made me feel like I had made the best dealer choice). None of the other dealers had yet received anything. One said they had a couple enroute but those were only low and mid-level builds. Every sales person I talked to gave me the lecture about the chip shortages, and how it was likely to be 6 months or more before I could get a vehicle. They all tried to get me to place an order. They all emphasized that inventory would already be spoken for when it arrived, or would go out the door within minutes. In other words - I felt the pressure tactics.
None of these dealers sounded like they knew anything more about the MAV than I did, and a couple sounded like they knew much less! And they all spoke over me, making it hard for me to get a word in about MY needs (another plus for the dealer I chose - MUCH better bedside manner). They all felt like stereotype car sales people. I requested they all call me if something shows up on the lot. I did not get into what their sales policy would be, but I sensed that they were going to be pretty unwilling to throw a deal my way. They had demand on their side (another plus for my dealer, who accepted my offer immediately).
The general feeling I was left with was that unless you are willing to take something that shows up on a lot right now it’s all a crap shoot. I really don’t think the dealers are able to get more out of this mess Ford has created than we are. I guess those in the know, who post videos and are saying this is the worst time ever to be buying a vehicle, are right. Makes me feel a bit of a fool.
Long story short - I called every other dealer within 100 miles to see what inventory might be out there now, and these are the responses I got:
The dealer I had placed my build order with was the only one who had actually received a vehicle (made me feel like I had made the best dealer choice). None of the other dealers had yet received anything. One said they had a couple enroute but those were only low and mid-level builds. Every sales person I talked to gave me the lecture about the chip shortages, and how it was likely to be 6 months or more before I could get a vehicle. They all tried to get me to place an order. They all emphasized that inventory would already be spoken for when it arrived, or would go out the door within minutes. In other words - I felt the pressure tactics.
None of these dealers sounded like they knew anything more about the MAV than I did, and a couple sounded like they knew much less! And they all spoke over me, making it hard for me to get a word in about MY needs (another plus for the dealer I chose - MUCH better bedside manner). They all felt like stereotype car sales people. I requested they all call me if something shows up on the lot. I did not get into what their sales policy would be, but I sensed that they were going to be pretty unwilling to throw a deal my way. They had demand on their side (another plus for my dealer, who accepted my offer immediately).
The general feeling I was left with was that unless you are willing to take something that shows up on a lot right now it’s all a crap shoot. I really don’t think the dealers are able to get more out of this mess Ford has created than we are. I guess those in the know, who post videos and are saying this is the worst time ever to be buying a vehicle, are right. Makes me feel a bit of a fool.
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