I have to say I’ve disagreed with everything you’ve said before this, but I give you that we should be expecting better with the exorbitant destination charge, or another way of saying it is a portion of the destination charge is simply a money-grab. I understand delays, shortages, and unpredictable scheduling, but we shouldn’t be paying a premium for it.
do you have proof of all these "dealer stock" orders being fulfilled before customer retail orders? My borther in law just purchased a maverick off the lot this week- it was actually a customer retail order that was declined. There are dozens of stories of people doing the exact same thing, including on this forum. If you had been around here months ago when Reservations opened and then the order bank, tons of people were placing orders (including multiples) they were not ever going to accept and just walk away. THAT is where many Mavericks on lots are coming from....
My dealer has allocations; he's had at least 10 every month since October but keeps getting passed over. And he's only got 7 hybrid orders and 1 ecoboost plus his dealer ordered stock ecoboot.
This picture makes me glad I went with Alto Blue. That looks so good here! Do you love the color?For me it came down to my money. I called three local dealers and asked if they could match Chapman’s offer. They all said that they couldn’t. I would have gone with them had any matched the price. They didn’t even counter, I would have considered something close. Bottom line is that I work for my money and I would rather pay as little as possible and keep the rest. Simple family economics. If any of the local dealers had offered what Chapman did, they would have sold hundreds just like Chapman. I drove 3 hours round trip and I would every day to save almost $2400. Worked for me.
Not sure. Could be a statistical/algorithmic anomaly, could be that "Ford" hates your dealership, could be your dealer messed up and put all the retail orders at priority 80, could be aliens, etc etc
Priority 10, signed ROVP, and everything is good to haha
When did you reserve? When I reserved I put in my zip code and it offered nearby dealerships and I could choose which one I wanted to contact me.
this is the best explanation I've seen yet. You're right, those of us who ordered in June and July did in fact drive up the hype on the hybrid Maverick yet. you're welcome Ford and thanks for remembering us....
A smart dealer would look at who has ordered the same, or a very similar, truck and offer it at MSRP (or maybe a very small ADM) to whoever was first in line, selling that persons truck , when it came in at a higher ADM. Happy customer and good profits. Win/win.
The color is awesome. I debated Alto or Velocity, definitely blue. The Alto just looks classy not that classy applies to me, lol, but at least my truck can be.
