Another Shady Dealer

[WKUSMC]

My window sticker went up but my dealer said the price is still protected and they fix it at purchase. Because if I don't take it then they can charge full MSRP.The

I bought mine for sticker last October and drove 3300 miles then sold it to Empire Ford for 7k more than I paid. This was last week

Im not one to brag, I make 22k a month as a test pilot and instructor at Edwards AFB and 20 days a month Schedule after retiring from the USMC. I’ll start selling Raptors!

 

[Blu Bug]

93k on my original shocks. Not much off-roading though. Still rides like a cloud of t i t t i e s.

Are we talking nice perky ones or belly hangers?

 

[Cody24ca]

Dealer Markups

You can use markups.org to either promote or put dealers that do crap like this on this website. Ford Authority just posted about it. Something that can be helpful. This market is out of hand.

 

[Muchmore]

Are we talking nice perky ones or belly hangers?

Like fried eggs hanging on a nail!

 

[PTYHRD]

Dude I wouldn’t give that dealer any money. They already charging you ADM. they could take it out of that. No way man.

Also fuel prices are not coming down.

 

[DBR2022]

My truck landed this week .. out of state. So we get on the phone to hash it all out.. they tried to get me to pay the increase; I questioned it; sent the pdf doc we’ve all seen around the forum, etc.

They came back with: they get it back in the form of a refund from ford. So I have to pay it now and if/when they get refunded by Ford they will pass that payment on to me. They will be noting it on a “we owe” form where the salesman writes up anything they promise to give you in the transaction. Like free swag or accessories, etc.

So I’m going to pay the increased msrp and see where this goes. Not holding my breath for the $4800 plus tax to get refunded but I hope it’s all on the up and up.

I tell you what; I’m already pot committed and ~5k is not gonna keep me out of this truck.

 

[smurfslayer]

I’ve not been following this as I’m not in the Jen Tres market but, you have to pay tax on that money, so... when they refund the amount, is the stealership also refunding the sales and use tax collected for the reduction (as they should)?

 

[bfr]

According to the dealer video from Long McArthur in Kansas...the dealer will be refunded those price increases that are reflected on the window sticker! If they are telling you otherwise, ie. that you must pay the increase, they are trying to screw you...or they are ignorant and need to learn how to use the dealer software. Perhaps sit down and watch the video with the GM and ask them what they don't understand?

 

[DBR2022]

I’ve not been following this as I’m not in the Jen Tres market but, you have to pay tax on that money, so... when they refund the amount, is the stealership also refunding the sales and use tax collected for the reduction (as they should)?

Totally that’s another crazy part of this whole thing.

According to the dealer video from Long McArthur in Kansas...the dealer will be refunded those price increases that are reflected on the window sticker! If they are telling you otherwise, ie. that you must pay the increase, they are trying to screw you...or they are ignorant and need to learn how to use the dealer software. Perhaps sit down and watch the video with the GM and ask them what they don't understand?

Thanks, I’ll watch this and see if it helps.

 

[DBR2022]

@bfr ... I watched it and it at least gives me confidence that the dealer will be refunded. I'm going to bring this up and try to get them to give me price protection on the frontside rather than "hope" for repayment after the fact.

The difficulty is that I'm buying from out of state and will finalize these details this week; And have plans to fly out at the end of the month! It's not like the old days where you could take a day off of work and be a pain in their ass and spend all day and night in the dealership office and insist they figure it out.

Plus there's the caveat that they don't care if I back out of the deal. The Raptor will sell instantly if I quit now.

*first world problems but not a fun one!*