Just put down a deposit for the 2023 Maverick

[999]

Good question.

Simple answer- if you didnt require deposits, jerkoffs who dont really even know if they want a Maverick will waste your time and eat up allocation spots that could go to serious buyers.

As far as I know, most dealers don't even pull credit on these orders. A deposit is a small token of your commitment. People who want and can afford the truck will say "no problem" without hesitation. If they argue or hesitate about writing a $500 check to order, There is a good chance that won't take delivery.

Oh and BTW- Mavericks ordered in August will definitely NOT be bringing $10k ADMs when they are delivered many months from now.

Some dealers would love to sell a cancelled Maverick 10k above, so why demand a deposit? Your not ordering a puke green Yugo station wagon that may be hard to unload.

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[ranger750]

Some dealers would love to sell a cancelled Maverick 10k above, so why demand a deposit? Your not ordering a puke green Yugo station wagon that may be hard to unload.

I mentioned this towards the beginning of the thread, but what the salesman told me is that they have to take a deposit for the Mavericks specifically because there had been some dealers putting in bogus customer orders just to try to get extra "cancelled" Mavericks for their lot. I wasn't even pushing for any explanation, he just volunteered that information to me when I asked if it was refundable.

He didn't say if it was something all dealers were being required to do, so maybe it's just the high-volume ones, but it doesn't seem unlikely considering the amount of crap Ford has probably been getting from pissed off customers who still haven't got their Maverick yet while there have been other dealers just selling them on their lots for high prices.

 

[Biagio]

The deposit was $500, which is more than I expected, but the dealer told me that a deposit is a requirement now, as apparently some dealers have been putting in fake customer orders to try to bolster their stock. He also told me I was the first one to call them about the 2023 Maverick and actually put a deposit down, so hopefully that means I'll be one of the first people to get the new Maverick.

For now I went with the XL with AWD and 4k tow package as my only two additions, but I am debating on whether I should call back and upgrade to the XLT with the FX4 package, or just add a handful of things like CP360 and the manual rear window.

I'm almost certain I'm going to get those 2 options added at least. Mainly I'm just considering what options will be impossible to add later on that I might regret not getting.

I'm on the fence about upgrading to the XLT, because while I sure would like to have all those extra features on day one, from comparing the differences and looking them up here, it seems like all the standard XLT features I really care about can be added after the fact with relative ease. It could definitely still be worth it just for the convenience and added resale value, but I'm not sure.

In any case, I hope this forum will be a good resource to help me make those decisions. Luckily I still have two months to change my mind.

Whatever I end up with, it will be a massive upgrade from my rickety little Aveo. I cannot wait to be done with this thing.

Put my deposit down too, but mine was $1000. Made sure I got it in writing signed and sealed that I'm able to get it back in any case.

 

[05FordGT]

As someone who sold Fords for a very long time, DO NOT give a deposit for any vehicle that cannot physically be ordered yet. Whenever I had a customer for something new that was eventually coming (the 2011 5.0 Mustang GTs for example) out but I had NO information to order one, no order guides to use and was unable to actually place the order in the order banks, I took their name, number and the date I did it, in a binder. And when the time came for the guides to be released, I called each one in order of their interest, to let them know the order guides were available and were they still interested in one.

If someone was, I emailed it to them, that's all. If they said no, I crossed their name out from my list. Cycle repeated when the order banks opened. Once they did and someone wanted a car ordered, I then took money and gave them a copy of the VOC and then the DORA after Ford sent it back to me (usually the next day or two depending on the date & time places). This way it was fair and I didn't tie their money up at all.

My dealership I worked at, where I'll be ordering my Maverick from, I asked him, while I stopped in to take care of a recall on my M-I-L's Explorer, if he was taking money for '23s yet? He chuckled and said no way, since he can't order it yet. Moral of my post. Don't give money until it's physically possible to put an order in.

 

[WhiteMaverick12]

This is like the only welcome to the forum thread that actually gets replies!

 

[glider]

I also put down a refundable $500 deposit for a 2023. I was told that once new options are added, I can change, if I want to. He made a copy of mylicense as well. It sounds like this might be new protocol with dealers for the reason you were told.

I put a $500 deposit today. Mossy Ford. Refundable deposit with GM signature. Copy of DR. Sales person (nice guy, Manny) said they should get any new options and pricing before the order bank opening day. I think this will save a little time on Aug. 15th.

 

[FordChauffeur]

Yep, me too. I also went to Mossy and dealth with Manny. Fingers crossed that production picks up and completes 2022 orders soon so the 23s can begin, but I know it's a crap shoot right now.

 

[08ranger]

The deposit was $500, which is more than I expected, but the dealer told me that a deposit is a requirement now, as apparently some dealers have been putting in fake customer orders to try to bolster their stock. He also told me I was the first one to call them about the 2023 Maverick and actually put a deposit down, so hopefully that means I'll be one of the first people to get the new Maverick.

For now I went with the XL with AWD and 4k tow package as my only two additions, but I am debating on whether I should call back and upgrade to the XLT with the FX4 package, or just add a handful of things like CP360 and the manual rear window.

I'm almost certain I'm going to get those 2 options added at least. Mainly I'm just considering what options will be impossible to add later on that I might regret not getting.

I'm on the fence about upgrading to the XLT, because while I sure would like to have all those extra features on day one, from comparing the differences and looking them up here, it seems like all the standard XLT features I really care about can be added after the fact with relative ease. It could definitely still be worth it just for the convenience and added resale value, but I'm not sure.

In any case, I hope this forum will be a good resource to help me make those decisions. Luckily I still have two months to change my mind.

Whatever I end up with, it will be a massive upgrade from my rickety little Aveo. I cannot wait to be done with this thing.

I hope your vehicle will last another 1+ year ! Looks like my 2022 Maverick Hybrid will most likely be delivered in 2023!!

 

[LADemien]

Howzabout waiting until the '23 order guides are released to see what options are available, changed or have been eighty-sixed?

Dunno if a change has been made by Ford, now requiring deposits. Their system for '22s already had the backstop of requiring a driver's license or other valid proof of personage to satisfy COVP strictures. But doubtless the dealer will enjoy collecting an extra few months' interest on pre-order date deposits.

However how many shady dealers had "Joe Blow" come in, offered him $1000 to put down a $500 deposit to get a pic of his DL then let him walk away? They are now requiring 100% matching upon delivery, and it seems something like 15 to 20% of dealer orders were for some reason cancelled after this news was released to them by Ford. Curious.

 

[TheSEARCH]

I didn't read through this whole thread BUT here is what I have found out. Some dealers are asking you to get on a list and even taking a deposit. STAY away from any dealer that wants money NOW. They will screw you. I found a dealer (largest Ford dealer in area) who said I can get on a list but no money till an actual order is placed with the amount of money for Vehicle. Then they take a deposit. BUT then I said you place an order online then I call you to come in and place the actual order with Ford. he goes yes that is right. He basically tells me this "LIST" is the order the dealer will call people to come on in and place an order. I said i will place my order the very night the order banks open on Aug 15th. He said yes do that then come on in there by jumping any silly list thing. The list is BS. He said the list is more for if they get a 2022 mav that somebody doesn't take it they will call from that list to see if you want it instead or ordering a 2023 one and waiting. He also told me if they get one it sells for MSRP they don't mark up over MSRP if one becomes available.

So for me any dealer that wants a deposit NOW is stay far far away from that dealer. The sales manager at the dealer laughed when I told him about dealers wanting a deposit on a vehicle you don't even know what it will sell for. Its a clear warning sign the dealer is crooked.

 

[ranger750]

So for me any dealer that wants a deposit NOW is stay far far away from that dealer. The sales manager at the dealer laughed when I told him about dealers wanting a deposit on a vehicle you don't even know what it will sell for. Its a clear warning sign the dealer is crooked.

Disregarding the fact that Johnson City Ford has an excellent reputation and nobody here has disputed that, what exactly would the scam be here? That they just keep your $500 even though they told you it's refundable and then never even sell you a Maverick? That doesn't seem like a very profitable scam, and I could easily just take them to court for the $500.

Or do you think that because I paid a refundable deposit that I'm now on the hook to pay $10k above MSRP, or even to buy a Maverick at all? Because I can assure you that I'm not.

The only other possibility is what a few people were repeating here, which is that the dealer supposedly doesn't have to honor their pre-order list and will just submit my order whenever they feel like it, despite them specifically telling me that they will submit mine first, as I was the first to put down a deposit for a '23 Maverick. "It's just business", they say condescendingly.

So what stops them from just turning Maverick customers away completely? By this logic, they could get so busy dealing with other customers who are buying much more profitable cars right off the lot that they won't care at all about putting in Maverick orders for two months, and will simply tell interested buyers to take a hike. That's not "just business", that's just stupid. I am not a car salesman, but there's no way it is so cumbersome and time-consuming to put in a simple friggin order that it would actually prevent the business from helping other customers.

Anyway, I was always planning to call on the 25th just to be sure, so the absolute worst case scenario here is that I paid my deposit (which I would have had to pay anyway) a couple months early for no real advantage. However, much more likely is that I have paid for a guarantee that mine will be the first order to go out from this dealer as soon as the order banks open up. Since I don't need that $500 right now anyway, and it is refundable if I change my mind, it seems like a no-risk situation me.

 

[glider]

Disregarding the fact that Johnson City Ford has an excellent reputation and nobody here has disputed that, what exactly would the scam be here? That they just keep your $500 even though they told you it's refundable and then never even sell you a Maverick? That doesn't seem like a very profitable scam, and I could easily just take them to court for the $500.

Or do you think that because I paid a refundable deposit that I'm now on the hook to pay $10k above MSRP, or even to buy a Maverick at all? Because I can assure you that I'm not.

The only other possibility is what a few people were repeating here, which is that the dealer supposedly doesn't have to honor their pre-order list and will just submit my order whenever they feel like it, despite them specifically telling me that they will submit mine first, as I was the first to put down a deposit for a '23 Maverick. "It's just business", they say condescendingly.

So what stops them from just turning Maverick customers away completely? By this logic, they could get so busy dealing with other customers who are buying much more profitable cars right off the lot that they won't care at all about putting in Maverick orders for two months, and will simply tell interested buyers to take a hike. That's not "just business", that's just stupid. I am not a car salesman, but there's no way it is so cumbersome and time-consuming to put in a simple friggin order that it would actually prevent the business from helping other customers.

Anyway, I was always planning to call on the 25th just to be sure, so the absolute worst case scenario here is that I paid my deposit (which I would have had to pay anyway) a couple months early for no real advantage. However, much more likely is that I have paid for a guarantee that mine will be the first order to go out from this dealer as soon as the order banks open up. Since I don't need that $500 right now anyway, and it is refundable if I change my mind, it seems like a no-risk situation me.

Well said

 

[TheSEARCH]

Disregarding the fact that Johnson City Ford has an excellent reputation and nobody here has disputed that, what exactly would the scam be here? That they just keep your $500 even though they told you it's refundable and then never even sell you a Maverick? That doesn't seem like a very profitable scam, and I could easily just take them to court for the $500.

Or do you think that because I paid a refundable deposit that I'm now on the hook to pay $10k above MSRP, or even to buy a Maverick at all? Because I can assure you that I'm not.

The only other possibility is what a few people were repeating here, which is that the dealer supposedly doesn't have to honor their pre-order list and will just submit my order whenever they feel like it, despite them specifically telling me that they will submit mine first, as I was the first to put down a deposit for a '23 Maverick. "It's just business", they say condescendingly.

So what stops them from just turning Maverick customers away completely? By this logic, they could get so busy dealing with other customers who are buying much more profitable cars right off the lot that they won't care at all about putting in Maverick orders for two months, and will simply tell interested buyers to take a hike. That's not "just business", that's just stupid. I am not a car salesman, but there's no way it is so cumbersome and time-consuming to put in a simple friggin order that it would actually prevent the business from helping other customers.

Anyway, I was always planning to call on the 25th just to be sure, so the absolute worst case scenario here is that I paid my deposit (which I would have had to pay anyway) a couple months early for no real advantage. However, much more likely is that I have paid for a guarantee that mine will be the first order to go out from this dealer as soon as the order banks open up. Since I don't need that $500 right now anyway, and it is refundable if I change my mind, it seems like a no-risk situation me.

What I am saying is any dealer taking money now can NOT be trusted. They will pull the oh there is a market adjustment on you when your mav comes in. No dealer should be taking a deposit on a vehicle they cant even give you a price on yet. it makes me think they are a scummy dealer. hey taek your chances. I myself am choosing the dealer who told me what I said and not going to dealer who wants a deposit NOW.

I should mention the dealer that wanted the deposit now has a mav for sale as deal fell through. they are asking 8K over MSRP for it. They have had it now for a few weeks for sale. they texted me about it a few weeks ago. The dealer who said no deposit and laughed at the idea to take one now told me if they get a available mav or bronco they sell at MSRP. Shows me which dealer i would trust. The deposit dealer is trying up upcharge like crazy.

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