Who ordered this one and do they know it's being sold out from under them?
If you plan to finance, go through your local credit union. Don't allow the dealer to make an extra penny off you, they'll bend you over in finance.
It is a bit odd to hear you felt the vehicle was anemic. The 2.0 Ecoboost, even in AWD powertrain, is typically a pretty peppy engine.
How many miles were on the rental?
It is my understanding that Ford restricts power output for the first thousand miles or so. Also, rated horsepower is...
Correct.
And before anyone says "well the supplier should just make more", understand that the supplier is already constrained by something, anyway, or they would be "making more".
That's hilarious.
The vehicle market is quickly cooling.
Dealer inventories are growing substantially, compared to the past year.
They'll be eating these markups and throwing cash on the hood to move vehicles within 9 months.
I would be spending all my free time out front with giant signs showing the FB post evidence showing the salesman sold your vehicle to his hillbilly cousin.
Megaphones. Air horns. Wacky waving inflatable flailing arm dudes. All of it.
And then when they decide to find me a Maverick, I'd...
The internet is flooded with people trying to sell things.
When I was researching cold air intakes a few years back I came across a test that showed modern factory intakes flowed just as much air as any aftermarket intake, and the downside to the aftermarket intake was that it brought in hot...