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⏰ No email received. Dealer never applied my email to order. They prefer to be the go between (ugh). But I called my sales rep this week for a status on where I stood. He got back with me and to his shock saw I was scheduled! So I can only assume this occurred during the 4/20 week unless the...

Yes, if you are the only customer putting in 3 orders in hopes of getting 1 then your math is correct and that is a solid strategy. The fact that you generate 2 extra orders for the dealer to capture and resell probably doesn't matter. But if EVERYONE follows your strategy and the dealers...

Leading up to the 2023 Order banks opening Ford intended for all orders to have Customer verification. But dealers pushed back on Ford. Then Ford backpedalled and said COVP was encouraged but not required. So confirming COVP was used with your dealer was to your benefit to "make sure" you got...

I really hope everyone doesn't go down this "buy multiple mavericks in '24 with the 'intent' to only keep one" plan. I get the baseline logic of increasing your build odds, but this logic blows up in everyone's face if everyone does it. When you order 2, only receive 1, the second order does...

Does anyone know if contacting Ford directly about your order can shine a light on whether your dealer setup price protection in the system?

In one sense, I agree it could be an out right lie. In another business sense, in sales there is ALWAYS one more thing a salesmen could do to save you money but only offers it as they want leverage to finalize a sale. If someone can confirm that ALL custom orders automatically marks you in the...

Doing COVP does not guarantee price protection. When I did my order in September I made sure they did COVP and they did. But they also made it clear, the numbers they gave me are exactly what I would pay UNLESS there was a manufacturer price increase. They said they could do nothing about...

It probably depends on what (if anything) you got in writing upon making the order. The order itself is not a guarantee. But if you had them directly document conditions of a sale like a promise to sell at MSRP, and they signed it, then you technically have a legal right to those conditions as...

Does this imply Ford is going to recall the backup camera next?

This article is about the Lightning F-150 but the scenario eerily mirrors the Ford order capacity issues: https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/infrastructure/585193-ford-stops-taking-reservations-for-all/ The key things of note were Ford's CEO response to questions about orders...

Years ago my Pontiac Vibe's steering wheel was disintegrating but I hated the slip on cover concepts so I put up with it. Eventually I discovered these stitch on wraps and have had no regrets for years. Feels good, looks good, and stays super clean. Installation was a piece of cake. Granted...

I personally think the demographics are irrelevant in this case to sell-ability. The demand is so high across the spectrum Ford doesn't need to target anybody (Even if they originally meant to with commercials of California millennials). All Ford had to do was say small truck (to Americans who...

First, the rule is to SPEND no more than 15-35% of your yearly gross income on car expenses (including gas, maintenance, insurance, etc). So the rule is more constraining than you might think. Your math requiring someone to make $150,000/year to buy an XL Maverick is correct but assumes you...

What makes for a Maverick competitor anyway? I doubt anyone else will propose a true competitor that meets Mavericks big 4: Price, Size, MPG, and Truck-ness. There's a reason the small truck market faded, because its impossible to make a profit on small trucks. Maverick's next closest...

I don't think most dealer trade-in offers are genuinely ever "fair". But what they are is no-hassle money if that is what you want. In this market though I think the minimal price tag should be what you originally paid. It shouldn't be hard for you to find a local that would jump at paying...

First truck, first hybrid, first Ford.

I've been keeping my 2003 Pontiac Vibe alive for a long time now (225,000 miles). Last January was the first time in 18 years when the mechanic gave me a list of things that may need attention, I no longer saw this car as an investment, and I turned most of them down. It's now a race to keep...

I'm pretty sure they legally can't. There is a federal law that says if a manufacturer has a dealership in a state then that manufacturer is required to sell through the dealer. It's why Tesla has zero dealerships. They have "galleries" and can loophole themselves past this law. It's also why...

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I went into my dealer at 12 today to put in an order. They said they had issues submitting orders ever since it opened yesterday and had not yet successfully been able to submit one. So they entered my data and "someone" would sit there and keep hitting the ENTER key until it works. So my order...