Crazy ADM with Gen 3 Raptors... any MSRP dealer in Md/Va/Dc/De?

[kngoswg]

I ordered on 7/5 from Plaza Ford in Bel Air, MD for MSRP

 

[smurfslayer]

Update- Dealership called me back and are charging me 10k over MSRP, this happened even after I put a deposit down. I yelled at him for a bit since I asked 50 times if there was any chance I’d pay any ADM and was told no. Sales rep told me I wouldn’t have to, the sales manager told me I wouldn’t have to, but the GM laid down the law and said hell no you’ll for sure be paying the ADM. Still getting it but kinda pissed at how that played out. If you are in my same boat I’d get everything in writing, I didn’t and now I’m 10k worse for it

Likely you gave the sales staff cues that you were going to buy the truck one way or another, no matter what, so they told you 10k over and, well... if this is all you’re going to do about it, that’s why dealers charge ADM for Raptors. Once sellers sense they have the upper hand, they’re not going to budge and this stealership is not going to budge with you at all, over anything because they now know you want the truck bad enough to pay way over list and way more than it’s worth. Every interaction from here on out will be in their favor, not yours.

Get your deposit back and move on with life. There will be more Raptors made when the shortage abates. You can do a lot with 10k, besides sponsoring the GM’s trip to Tahiti for a month.

You have a limited window to clue the stealership in that you’re not playing those games and if you start the conversation with ‘please don’t charge me over msrp’ it’s already too late.

 

[fishgolfshoot]

LOL. I can probably get him a 2022 at invoice if he will give me $10k.

Ha I love this, true life though I set a goal to get this truck and I hit it, if not me then someone else. I’m stoked on the response though and I’m all about people hustlin. If somebody thinks they can get me a better/equal deal then facilitate it and you can keep up to a 10k difference. I’ll support hustle over the dealership all day, so game on.

 

[DeepSeaMofo423]

The will not happen. Ford makes too much money off the dealerships and lets them bear the brunt of the expenses of a brick and mortar store/service department.

Just to add to that since you obviously are referencing the Tesla sales model. Ford sold almost 5.5million vehicles in 2019. Tesla sold around 360k. No way Ford could ever sell and deliver almost 6 million cars in the model Tesla does. Not possible.

This is a story that Ford is putting out…

 

[DeepSeaMofo423]

not so much, they still require dealerships to handle service for all vehicles they sell, I can't see them trying to go to direct sales and buy up every service dept.

I agree…. but this is coming from Ford…

 

[DeepSeaMofo423]

The will not happen. Ford makes too much money off the dealerships and lets them bear the brunt of the expenses of a brick and mortar store/service department.

Just to add to that since you obviously are referencing the Tesla sales model. Ford sold almost 5.5million vehicles in 2019. Tesla sold around 360k. No way Ford could ever sell and deliver almost 6 million cars in the model Tesla does. Not possible.

FYI

Ford Moving toward Build-to-Order, Away from Packed Dealer Lots

'I know we're wasting money on incentives,' says CEO Jim Farley, acknowledging the way people buy cars and trucks is changing.

www.caranddriver.com

 

[WestTXRaptor6]

FYI

Ford Moving toward Build-to-Order, Away from Packed Dealer Lots

'I know we're wasting money on incentives,' says CEO Jim Farley, acknowledging the way people buy cars and trucks is changing.

www.caranddriver.com

Even though Ford is putting the story out, I would bet it does not happen in this decade.

 

[KevoUsmc]

Likely you gave the sales staff cues that you were going to buy the truck one way or another, no matter what, so they told you 10k over and, well... if this is all you’re going to do about it, that’s why dealers charge ADM for Raptors. Once sellers sense they have the upper hand, they’re not going to budge and this stealership is not going to budge with you at all, over anything because they now know you want the truck bad enough to pay way over list and way more than it’s worth. Every interaction from here on out will be in their favor, not yours.

Get your deposit back and move on with life. There will be more Raptors made when the shortage abates. You can do a lot with 10k, besides sponsoring the GM’s trip to Tahiti for a month.

You have a limited window to clue the stealership in that you’re not playing those games and if you start the conversation with ‘please don’t charge me over msrp’ it’s already too late.

This.. said exactly what I was thinking but too lazy to type

 

[K223]

Even though Ford is putting the story out, I would bet it does not happen in this decade.

I think this will happen with the new EV vehicles first. Would be hard to just switch the whole sales model like that. Dealers obviously would take the hit.

 

[WestTXRaptor6]

I think this will happen with the new EV vehicles first. Would be hard to just switch the whole sales model like that. Dealers obviously would take the hit.

As many jobs as the Ford/Chevy/Ram dealership model creates, the government may be totally against it. They get huge benefits from the government that they would not want to lose.