Anyone hear of a Pricing difference between Ford's online tool and the Dealer?

[tgordonstuff]

I just got off the phone with Ford CS. No build date yet . . . They did note that I was eligible for a Private Offer however and they gave me a code for dealer lookup. I reached out to the dealer and asked them to decode the offer number - seems like it would just be a lookup but taking forever. For kicks, I also had them run a new price if I upgraded my 2023 EB XL order to the same equipment but in XLT trim. Previous threads noted that XLT trim is underbooked and XL is overbooked. I also went online and ran the same equipment package on Ford's build site. Long story short - the dealer pricing for the XLT turned out to be exactly $1,000 HIGHER than the online build total. Doesn't seem right to me that this would exist so I figured I'd ask the "community".

Any thoughts?

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[KevCuRaoi]

I just got off the phone with Ford CS. No build date yet . . . They did note that I was eligible for a Private Offer however and they gave me a code for dealer lookup. I reached out to the dealer and asked them to decode the offer number - seems like it would just be a lookup but taking forever. For kicks, I also had them run a new price if I upgraded my 2023 EB XL order to the same equipment but in XLT trim. Previous threads noted that XLT trim is underbooked and XL is overbooked. I also went online and ran the same equipment package on Ford's build site. Long story short - the dealer pricing for the XLT turned out to be exactly $1,000 HIGHER than the online build total. Doesn't seem right to me that this would exist so I figured I'd ask the "community".

Any thoughts?

I've seen the online build tool be wrong before. I don't know if it is in this case or not.
Did the dealer send you order preview from WBDO? That is currently pricing directly from Ford - not something made up by dealer.

 

[Bill Quattlebaum]

I just got off the phone with Ford CS. No build date yet . . . They did note that I was eligible for a Private Offer however and they gave me a code for dealer lookup. I reached out to the dealer and asked them to decode the offer number - seems like it would just be a lookup but taking forever. For kicks, I also had them run a new price if I upgraded my 2023 EB XL order to the same equipment but in XLT trim. Previous threads noted that XLT trim is underbooked and XL is overbooked. I also went online and ran the same equipment package on Ford's build site. Long story short - the dealer pricing for the XLT turned out to be exactly $1,000 HIGHER than the online build total. Doesn't seem right to me that this would exist so I figured I'd ask the "community".

Any thoughts?

Last time I checked there was between 2,100 and 2,200 difference between an XL and an XLT. I would think the online build total is correct unless there is some increase that has not been posted yet.

 

[AltoBAP]

Seems a bit odd.

 

[commadorebob]

MSRP is suggested. Dealer can technically charge whatever they want. Most don't, but they can.

Did they provide a breakdown? You could then look at some of the older posts from September and compare the line item pricing.

 

[tgordonstuff]

I did not get any paperwork from the dealer, just an email with the total. Going to stick with my original order at this point and hope for the best.

 

[Frenchy]

My invoice from the dealer is about $3000.00 LESS than the online tool. I do not know what the final bill will be.

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