This is not right.

[Kynno]

My dealer has 3 trucks on the lot 5k over MRSP --one of them includes 3 "constraint" items -2 are identical to my order except color.This is not right.

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[JBryant]

Let me guess. He will not sell you one equipped just like your order, except the color for MSRP. It gets frustrating that they get trucks on the lot to sell, but leave customers who ordered hanging.

 

[bgn]

Why? Someone backed out and now they're selling them for what the market will bear.

It's one thing to do a bait and switch on a customer on price. It's a whole other thing to get market value for what is your property.

 

[Kynno]

Let me guess. He will not sell you one equipped just like your order, except the color for MSRP. It gets frustrating that they get trucks on the lot to sell, but leave customers who ordered hanging.

No ,he wants 5k over my order price

 

[Kynno]

Why? Someone backed out and now they're selling them for what the market will bear.

It's one thing to do a bait and switch on a customer on price. It's a whole other thing to get market value for what is your property.

Oh ,I get it . In my business, I would look after my customer who may otherwise miss out on his order. I was a first hour order at this dealer on the 15th sept.

 

[jahl]

My dealer has 3 trucks on the lot 5k over MRSP --one of them includes 3 "constraint" items -2 are identical to my order except color.This is not right.

I am not following. You have an order with them, right? How do the other trucks affect the agreement you have in place with the dealer regarding your order?

 

[Kynno]

I am not following. You have an order with them, right? How do the other trucks affect the agreement you have in place with the dealer regarding your order?

It could affect me if they are using up all their allocation on stock vehicles thus not allowing my order to be built . Also keeping my $1000 deposit.

 

[bgn]

Oh ,I get it . In my business, I would look after my customer who may otherwise miss out on his order. I was a first hour order at this dealer on the 15th sept.

As long as Ford gives them your vehicle to deliver and they sell it to you at MSRP, they've looked after you.

You cannot expect someone to forgo $5000 in pure profits to put you in front of the line.

 

[jahl]

It could affect me if they are using up all their allocation on stock vehicles thus not allowing my order to be built . Also keeping my $1000 deposit.

That is not what is happening.

 

[Kynno]

As long as Ford gives them your vehicle to deliver and they sell it to you at MSRP, they've looked after you.

You cannot expect someone to forgo $5000 in pure profits to put you in front of the line.

No ,I do not expect that but I don't agree that they use their allocation of 80 trucks for stock and leave all their customer orders out of their priority list , which I strongly suspect is what's happening.

 

[mktmgrjrm]

It could affect me if they are using up all their allocation on stock vehicles thus not allowing my order to be built . Also keeping my $1000 deposit.

There haven't been any 'stock' orders. The only reason Mavs are sitting on a dealer's lot is that someone didn't take their special order. And allocations are for vehicles they DON'T have, not ones that they DO have.

 

[JBryant]

No ,he wants 5k over my order price

That's what i was trying to say. He would not sell you one just like you ordered for MSRP that you would get on your order, but wanted YOU to pay $5K over. Would make more sense for dealers to honor price on same vehicle, then mark up the one that was originally ordered. Sad day in Ford Dealer Land.

 

[Kynno]

There haven't been any 'stock' orders. The only reason Mavs are sitting on a dealer's lot is that someone didn't take their special order. And allocations are for vehicles they DON'T have, not ones that they DO have.

The ones they do have were allocations before delivery. There are lots of stock /inventory call it what you will . You dont think dealers had staff order trucks for them ? .

 

[Kynno]

That is not what is happening.

Really ? What do you think is happening?

 

[skyhawk]

Really ? What do you think is happening?

Ford is not allowing dealers to place orders for stock. So what you think is happening - it isn't happening.

I am also in the camp of free market. If you want fixed price, move to Venezuela or Cuba and see how that works out.

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