Dealer Allocation Available?

[pierceography]

Maybe?? That’s how I bought mine in Ohio. Exactly like that. Sign contract, copy of drivers license and deposit. They said they have to do that because dealers were ordering them without buyers in place and then trying to sell them with ADM and they do not want them to sit on the lot for long periods of time.

If it's a large dealership and they move a lot of product, they get more allocated builds. It does not mean that they can guarantee you a build if they don't have any more slots left.

Dealerships also generally know how many allocations they will receive for a model year very early in the year. So if your dealership got, for instance, 20 allocations and only 10 had been filled, they can guarantee you a truck.

It does not, however, mean that Ford is no longer allocating builds.

 

[ThugHunter]

Allocation is over.
Raptor is NOT a limited production truck like for example a GT350. Ford will build as many Raptors as are ordered.
There was allocation at first like any new vehicle. But at this point if a dealer ordered 50 Raptors they would get 50. Don't let them tell you different. If they do go somewhere else. I bought mine for just over invoice. But I think I am certainly the exception. Most can't really seem to get much under MSRP if that. As I understand it you can't buy any special edition vehicles through any sort of commercial vehicle program.

You contradict yourself. You said "Raptor is NOT a limited productions truck", but refer to it as a "special edition vehicle" not available for purchase through programs. So which is it? I do agree that you won't find discounts through any programs. Everyone on this forum already knows that.

The Raptor, unlike any other F150 trim pkg., is only built through allocations. The allocations are not quite as difficult to come by as compared to the Gen1's, but that's because the Gen2 isn't being built under SVT.

 

[jaz13]

Maybe?? That’s how I bought mine in Ohio. Exactly like that. Sign contract, copy of drivers license and deposit. They said they have to do that because dealers were ordering them without buyers in place and then trying to sell them with ADM and they do not want them to sit on the lot for long periods of time.

I bought my Raptor in Ohio last year for MSRP because it was one of the cheapest places in the country to buy one. Demand in the area isn't very strong for a $70k toy tuck and your build-to-order probably came from one of the dealer's existing allocations, not something he got above and beyond his already sold-out allocations.

 

[Brutane]

I bought my Raptor in Ohio last year for MSRP because it was one of the cheapest places in the country to buy one. Demand in the area isn't very strong for a $70k toy tuck and your build-to-order probably came from one of the dealer's existing allocations, not something he got above and beyond his already sold-out allocations.

Yeah demand in Ohio is not high at all. Every dealer practically has one on there lot. A dealer 20 miles from me has 11 and they all have been there since Christmas. Probably could get a good deal on a raptor there.

 

[Brutane]

So I called my dealer for some clarification as he is a good friend of mine. In my region of Ohio there are no more allocations for stock raptors. Meaning they can’t order a raptor to sit on the lot because they have quite a few just sitting. If the dealer has an allocation the only way they can use it is to have A guaranteed buyer.

 

[Msb.19d]

He said allocation was over with, no more allocations, now u just order them all day

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I read it on internet, I have belief in it

 

[Rock7256]

I have a whole thread on this but will post here too. Ford is giving all dealers more allocation for 2018 raptors wont see them until april-october. But you cannot just order as many as you like. Bigger dealers get more allocation than smaller stores. Large stores will be getting 5-6 and it will my guess 2-3 for small stores. No word on 2019 yet and If you see it all this it will be late december imo. Better bet is next year

 

[Rock7256]

Still have allocation to retail order 2018 Raptors if interested. Being sold at MSRP order how you want it. Message me or email me [email protected]. Have sold 4 here and have two guys waiting on orders. Let me know