I had a 10/31 or week of 11/1, and got a 1 week push back, and today got the email pushing it out to 11/15. I figured this was coming with a one week shutdown and the first push back.
Those who are attached at the hip to electronic devices seem to think things happen at the snap of a finger or a poke on a screen.
This.
That only works if someone has the exact same order.
Scheduled within three days? Holy cow
Why does it have to work like that? What's wrong with contacting the next person waiting on the order list to say, we had a cancelation and want to offer you the truck, it's not exactly like you order, but we know you've been waiting a long time." This gives that person a chance to decide. If they don't want it go to the next person and the list until it's sold. Many on this forum have given up waiting and bought off the dealership lot and nearly every time it's different than what they originally ordered. Chances are very high, based on what people say on this forum that Maverick will be sold, I have no doubt about that. This process would be great for business relations, but not for the dealership profits, if the dealership stuck to the original order price. But no, it's about greed, coupled with poor marketing on Ford's part. A cancelation just another opportunity for a dealership to ADM and make more money instead of more long term customers. I'm not directing my response at you personally, but at the situation overall. I think it's totally wrong that there are so many people who are still waiting for Ecoboost Mavericks and Ford is building trucks for dealerships to sell! Hybrid Mavericks are different right now because the OKTB hasn't been given yet, but once it has Ford will probably do the same thing and build some for dealerships to sell while people are still waiting for theirs!
Only thing I would sacrifice on is color, but I would still have to like it (aka not black or cyber orange). It would also have to be the same price. I'm not going to pay a mark-up just to get it quicker.
When I asked my salesman what my priority code was, he replied with "1". I'm not sure it was totally legit, but that's what I was told.
I see giving orders priority helping both customer relations and profits. Eventually all orders will be filled and anyone that takes a cancellation will have a truck coming in soon the dealer can mark up just the same. I guess at some point the mark ups will come to an end and discounts will begin but that is a ways down the line.
Really dude i was referring to his lot can only hold so many cars and hoping that he will soon receive his hybrids on back order. Not that i even ordered from him.
