I've left bad reviews on Google, Facebook, Yelp, and filed complaints through the BBB & FTC. I've also emailed several news stations in the Tampa area. Maybe I'll get lucky and one of them will run with it.
As far as looking for another, I appreciate the insight but I'm choosing to avoid Ford...
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll reach out to him on Twitter tonight. Nothing to lose at this point. I would love to see the dealership be held accountable for its shady practices.
Thank you, and yes, that's the feeling I got from them as well. It felt like they were trying to keep me away from the dealership until they were able to claim the truck as theirs to sell however they wanted.
If they would have told me I needed to finance through their dealership, I would have...
Typically, I would agree with you. I can't skip work though and lose my job trying to work around their schedule picking up the truck.
As I mentioned in a different post, if I still lived on that side of the state, I would have picked it up from the dealer the first day it was available. Since...
Yeah, I guess a deposit could have helped, but I ordered this vehicle back in 2021. Lol, I never expected a situation like this to occur, and I had too much faith in what the dealer was telling me over the phone.
I'm fortunate enough to not need a new vehicle, so it's not the end of the world...
Yeah, I was really excited about this truck. Now I have a few accessories (bed cover, storage trays, etc) that I purchased on sale during Black Friday. Looks like I won't be able to use those and will have to try and sell them.
Also, if I still lived on that side of the state, none of this...
Unfortunately, I did think they were going to hold the vehicle for me. They told me multiple times on the phone that I was all set to pick it up on Saturday, April 1st. They even sent me the buyer's order on Friday, March 24th, that I could submit to my credit union to get the financing all...
Yes, I received the call that the Maverick had arrived via truck on Wed, March 15th. I asked them if I could pick up the truck on Saturday, March 18th, or Sunday, March 19th since I was free that weekend (3 days after it was delivered).
I was told I could not pick up the vehicle that early...
Lol, I waited 520 days (Oct 24th, 2021 order) to get a call from my shady dealership yesterday telling me they sold it to someone else. It was agreed upon that I was going to pick it up on Saturday, April 1st since that was my first day off work in 17 days. Just made a long post about it if you...
Sorry about the long post but I need to vent. I'm very disappointed and slightly heartbroken after waiting 520 days for my HPR Hybrid.
Hopefully this post will help someone else in the future, or at least steer them away from this shady-ass dealer in Tampa, FL.
The dealer's name is Elder Ford...