Rob, thanks for the post. I placed a 2023 order with Joe on Saturday - he was great. At what point did you first learn that they were going to try to charge you a $2000 premium?
It was a bit off the cuff. When Joe and I were walking out to his vehicle to test drive, he told me other dealerships were charging a premium……JKF was not. After the test drive I told Joe I was interested in a Maverick. At some point after speaking to the Sales Manager, Joe came back to me and told me he misspoke……there was a premium. I complained and bellyached about the premium each time I spoke to Joe. As I stated, I took a dealer ordered Maverick. When I was told that the Maverick was in I told them the premium was a deal breaker and I wanted to order a Maverick. I placed an order for pretty much the same configuration. I was called by Joe the next day……November 30th (last day of the month) and told if I took delivery that day they would waive the premium. I took the deal. Maybe because my Maverick was a plain Jane XL they figured most wanted higher trim levels so just sell to me. I don’t know.
Got it, thanks for the info. Mine was a retail/customer order. But, I wonder if they will try anything similar to your experience.
I doubt it. November 2021 was definitely a different time for car buyers, Ford is knuckling down on dealer mark ups and sleight of hand tactics.
