Rolling the dice...

[MattIngram]

First of all, don’t beat yourself up. You were impulsive, made a mistake that’s it. Learn from it, and don’t do it again. George Washington said: “We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”

Second, you can track how bad off you are by doing a sell to Carvana quote on the Nissan Frontier but don’t do it often or they will think the market is flooded with sellers and they will lower the values.

Third, it looks like you are chasing down your original deal and/or maybe getting your old order back. Not sure those details seem fuzzy but others are right about the hybrid order cutoff for MY 2022. Talk to the dealer, verify with Ford. Don’t tell the dealer but mentally prepare yourself that you may have to give them a bone via an add on or market adjustment. If all else fails and that doesn’t work, and/or you cannot confirm your order, ecoboost is not a bad way to go with an AWD and a popular trim, like XLT and/or packages.

Either way try and get covered by an actual purchase contract to nail down those details and put a limit on further losses. And for the future, the best piece of advice I ever got from my dad was if you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything and I’d add especially cancel a confirmed order on a hot ticket item.

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[huunvubu]

It looks like they’ll be able to use my original order number. I should know more tomorrow.

If they do use the original order I take it that you will switch it back to a Hybrid from the XLT EcoBoost you had done on Sept 7th.

 

[Sjbuck2021]

I think my two main issues are the 9 speed transmission and the MPG. Didn't expect MPG to be great, but I'm a pretty conservative driver and haven't been able to keep the average over 20 consistently. Can't complain about that with 310hp, but it's not the Mav. The 9 speed can't make up it's mind what gear it wants to be in going up hills or around corners. Not a big issue on my big straight test drive, but living in Tennessee and commuting daily, feels pretty rough to me. The ranger I drove was an STX and was just really loud and rode rough. Could have not been cared for, or could have a crappy set of tires from the dealer, but didn't feel great about it after my test drive.
Probably the biggest mistake in all of this is going from a '97 Ranger to any new car because any new car is going to be so much smoother and quieter than the Ranger. Should have been more patient, as many people have pointed out correctly in this post. You're right guys!

I love my 2017 frontier. Full frame truck and bulletproof. It does suck gas and I have a hybrid on order.

 

[punkygern]

I actually got tired of waiting and called all local Ford dealers and said "I'll take any Maverick that is available." I got a call the next day from a dealer I didn't order from and they had one! A lady ordered and changed her mind! Shocking part was, almost the same one I ordered:
XLT, Cactus gray, AWD, tow package. I canceled my original order while driving to pick up my Maverick. BTW, so far its fantastic and I am getting 28.1 MPG on freeway.

 

[James D]

I actually got tired of waiting and called all local Ford dealers and said "I'll take any Maverick that is available." I got a call the next day from a dealer I didn't order from and they had one! A lady ordered and changed her mind! Shocking part was, almost the same one I ordered:
XLT, Cactus gray, AWD, tow package. I canceled my original order while driving to pick up my Maverick. BTW, so far its fantastic and I am getting 28.1 MPG on freeway.

You might want to say sorry you changed your mind and uncancel your original order. I doubt your dealer canceled with Ford and will still take delivery and get 5-10k more from someone off their lot.

Your original order has value. You control the truck but if you hand the keys back to the dealer you just gave him that value for free.

 

[joeh]

You might want to say sorry you changed your mind and uncancel your original order. I doubt your dealer canceled with Ford and will still take delivery and get 5-10k more from someone off their lot.

Your original order has value. You control the truck but if you hand the keys back to the dealer you just gave him that value for free.

I have seen this mentioned other areas but not sure i understand how an order holds value to a consumer beyond the vehicle itself. I guess if someone had the cash and bought it outright upon delivery they could resell it, but short of that going through the financing and then trying to resell would seem to be a hassle. Guess maybe you can take delivery and then immediately trade it in on your vehicle of choice? Sorry, not being an ass, just trying to understand how that would work {and no, not cancelling my order} and trying to learn something! Perhaps one of the Ford sales reps could shed some light?

 

[Ron Neal]

I considered paying cash and flipping but after paying fees, taxes and other expenses then looking for a buyer for $$$ above MSRP for a now used truck I might of made some money but didn't want the hassle. After a certain age money has less appeal if you have to jump through a bunch of hoops. If I was 20 years younger I probably would of jumped at the chance to make a road trip, have some fun and pork some guy who really wants the truck more than me and can't wait.

 

[EMD_Driver]

This post.

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But you promised you would never show anyone my locomotive running prowess!

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