Dealer inventory: Scab vs. Screw

[Micha]

I personally don't worry about resale value when I buy my vehicles.

 

[Snakedriver]

I ordered my Scab.

 

[jabroni619]

What is this statement based on? Where did you get this information?

Not sure if this is where he got the info from but Testdriven TV did a review and made a mention of that.

 

[DrippinRaptor]

@DrippinRaptor....who was your salesman at Johnson Sewell? I'll even drop your name for a referral bonus even though I still think you're a questionable character.

Ken Wischer was the sales guy. Josh Milam is the guy in charge of special orders.

Agreed, I've never seen a SCAB that's not been a special order.

When I ordered, they let me order my SCAB with $0 deposit and said that if I changed my mind once it got here, they'd have no problem selling it. They also resold my 2012 SCAB in less than 5 days.

 

[rtmozingo]

Did anyone that ordered a Scab have any dealers reluctant or flat out refuse to order one, saying "If you back out, we couldn't sell it"?

No, but when they tried to sell it to me higher than sticker, they warned me it would probably be gone after I walked out the door if I didn't buy it. Meanwhile they had a SCREW that had sat there for a few days.

In retrospect I should have tried to go a bit lower than sticker, but I was just happy to get it.

 

[ThugHunter]

Ken Wischer was the sales guy. Josh Milam is the guy in charge of special orders.

Agreed, I've never seen a SCAB that's not been a special order.

When I ordered, they let me order my SCAB with $0 deposit and said that if I changed my mind once it got here, they'd have no problem selling it. They also resold my 2012 SCAB in less than 5 days.

Ironically, I saw your '18 on RaptorFinder.com and clicked on the auto trader ad because it appeared to be available inventory. I contacted the dealer and planned on driving out to Marble Falls the day I called them and they said it was already spoken for and the owner would be picking it up in a couple days. Didn't know that was yours! I even printed out the window sticker.

 

[DrippinRaptor]

Ironically, I saw your '18 on RaptorFinder.com and clicked on the auto trader ad because it appeared to be available inventory. I contacted the dealer and planned on driving out to Marble Falls the day I called them and they said it was already spoken for and the owner would be picking it up in a couple days. Didn't know that was yours! I even printed out the window sticker.

That's actually pretty funny

They are a small town dealer and care about the customer. That's why our last 2 vehicles came from there instead of the Austin area. And it's a very beautiful town to visit, even better.

 

[ThugHunter]

That's actually pretty funny

They are a small town dealer and care about the customer. That's why our last 2 vehicles came from there instead of the Austin area. And it's a very beautiful town to visit, even better.

We just bought my wife a new Explorer from Mac Haik in Gtown, so naturally I was telling the salesman that I'll be ready to order a Raptor around August. He said no problem, but failed to mention the 5k ADM I recently learned about last week. I have absolutely zero loyalty to a specific dealer. I'll check with Sewell first and will ask for both guys when I go to place an order.

 

[DrippinRaptor]

You talk to Johnson Sewell?

 

[ThugHunter]

You talk to Johnson Sewell?

I still have a several months left on a lease. It’ll be mid August in hopes for a November/December delivery.