Thanks to your feedback, I sought out a better dealer. Ordered my truck yesterday. No deposit AND I left with a signed paper listing the MSRP, tax, doc and registration fee and ZERO B.S. dealer scam fees.
Turns out good dealers do exist. Thanks for helping me avoid a bad one.
Thanks for all the quick feedback! I'm fine with a deposit, mostly interested in avoiding a dealer that is showing unsavory practices before I've even ordered. Seemed like a huge red flag to me.
Their story is that Ford hasn't been requiring deposits, but recently told all dealers they would require deposit for all future orders because "Dealers were faking customer orders to get stock onto the lot faster".
I know plenty of people have had no deposit orders. Just hoping someone has...
Just wondering if anyone can confirm if Ford is now requiring a non-refundable deposit to order, or if my dealership is lying to me.
Seems everywhere I look, people are able to order without a deposit, or with refundable deposits.
I don't mind paying a deposit, I just want to determine how...