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I know there are good people out there. Our local Toyota dealer has always been good to work with. But sifting through the crappy ones to find somebody to work with is just plain sad. it should not be that way.
Ourisman Ford in Alexandria, VA.Care to share?
I know there are good people out there. Our local Toyota dealer has always been good to work with. But sifting through the crappy ones to find somebody to work with is just plain sad. it should not be that way.
Mike Powers is POC. Some others here on the forum had the same good buying experience.
Good luck!
I thought my dealer would be a bit more versed in price protection since they seemed to go through a number of Bronco orders but even they took a little poking on the matter. That said I'd agree that a bit of patience and tact is best exercised. You aren't going to earn any appreciation going into the ring on the stance they don't know how to do their job and you need to school them on it.
I'm sure the sales person got that from you after 3 emails- and probably decided you weren't worth their time because you weren't a serious buyer who would actually bother to go visit the dealership or at least call to establish some kind of personal connection with them.
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That's the thing, I don't just randomly email. I visited the dealer, talked to the salesperson. Spent about 30 minutes with them discussing what would happen, including my agreeing to a $500 deposit. The following week he emailed me some info I had asked about. After that: Nothing. I have emailed three times asking for his schedule so I can stop in and leave him my deposit check.
I am not sure how he or you would get "not serious" from that? He was the salesperson who grabbed me when I got out of my car at the dealer, maybe I should ask for somebody different?
I will be in that area this afternoon and will be stopping in. And "not worth his time", seriously? I am practically begging him to let me give him money.
Yeah, I know. But they were the best of the 3 I visited. I'm grumpy about this but maybe he is on vacation or something. Going to stop in again this afternoon and see what's up.
He's just not that into me sometimes.
But one year of texting and emails for a $22K vehicle sale someday, I can understand where they're coming from.
But one year of texting and emails for a $22K vehicle sale someday, I can understand where they're coming from.
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Since customers keep dealerships in business (and rich) they need to be constantly reminded of the facts and held accountable. There is too much competition out there to be backed into a corner and fleeced on any transaction.
Let a dealer moan about an informed MTC poster who knows what there talking about. Sales people sell vehicles, sales managers make decisions, F&I pushes ESP's and nobody has to like the process because no two vehicles have the exact same OTD numbers.
Knowing the right answers to your questions separates the wheat from the chaff. For example, I know my XLY hybrid is eligible for 0/36 financing (incentive) with stackable $750 PCO and $500 military appeciation bonus cash (additional offer). If @fordvideoguy or my sales person (Lonnie Smith) pulls up the information in Smart VINCENT the day I take delivery and clicks on the radial button to the left of protection date those figures will be confirmed.
Developing a rapport with the right dealer is as important as the co-signed buyer's order, preview order, mlitary ecertificate ID memo, printed copy of digital window sticker and delivery day checklist detailing all of the recall/stop sale/TSB's, FITS kit visual QC inspection and documentation/registration papers and more things I won't think of til the day arrives.
Let a dealer moan about an informed MTC poster who knows what there talking about. Sales people sell vehicles, sales managers make decisions, F&I pushes ESP's and nobody has to like the process because no two vehicles have the exact same OTD numbers.
Knowing the right answers to your questions separates the wheat from the chaff. For example, I know my XLY hybrid is eligible for 0/36 financing (incentive) with stackable $750 PCO and $500 military appeciation bonus cash (additional offer). If @fordvideoguy or my sales person (Lonnie Smith) pulls up the information in Smart VINCENT the day I take delivery and clicks on the radial button to the left of protection date those figures will be confirmed.
Developing a rapport with the right dealer is as important as the co-signed buyer's order, preview order, mlitary ecertificate ID memo, printed copy of digital window sticker and delivery day checklist detailing all of the recall/stop sale/TSB's, FITS kit visual QC inspection and documentation/registration papers and more things I won't think of til the day arrives.
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I am going to order a 2023 Maverick (leaning toward the Hybrid) and use my "A" Plan. Do you know if price protection will work the same for 2023 MY orders?
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Yes, the price and incentive protection should be the same.
The incentive protection is easy, you either get the incentives (rebates, special financing rates, etc.) that you were eligible for on the date the order was submitted by the dealer into WBDO, or the incentives you are eligible for one the sale date.
Price protection means that the A-plan price that the dealer quotes you when you place your order, should be your sale price (even is the A-plan price goes up by the time your Maverick arrives). This is a little trickier. The dealership is supposed to be automatically be reimbursed for =(most of) the difference btw the new and the original invoice prices.... So it is rather confusing in the dealership end to know exactly how much they will be reimbursed. But the dealership should give you the original A-plan price, OR reimburse you the difference later.
The instructions from Ford say that either option is ok for Plan sales.
The best thing you can do is ask the dealer about the price protection before you order. Make sure they are willing to sell @ that original A-plan price before you have them place the order.
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