As some of you may know I want to purchase a 2019 Raptor. I live in NEW York and found a local dealer which has a Raptor coming in exactly the way I would order one. I resigned myself to wait the 6-8 weeks before it's at the dealer. Upon further researching the 2019 Raptor on YouTube, I came across an advertisement from Lasco Ford in Fenton, MI, which caught my eye... "2019 Raptors-Below MSRP."
I figured, what the heck, it can't hurt to see if I can get my Raptor sooner, and below MSRP!
For seven minutes I listened to Matt Lasco tout his dealership, how many Raptors they have in stock, and how many more were on their way. I went on their site and actually found 2 available 2019 Raptors I liked. I tried to put my vehicle in on their site to find out what my trade was worth but it kept kicking back every time I put my mileage in. I sent them a couple of emails Friday night expressing my interest in the Raptors. By Saturday morning I had received three standard emails thanking me for my interest and telling me someone would call. After not receiving a call back I called and left a message for someone to call me. I also sent pictures of my trade to the internet manager explaining the issues I had trying to get a trade price on my vehicle on line. It wasn't until Monday morning at 9:30 that I received a call from a Lasco Ford representative asking me what Raptor I was interested in. After explaining what I wanted I was told that the vehicle was available and asking if I had a trade. I said I did and already sent pictures. I was told that they were unaware I sent pics but would check with the internet manager. I explained I was in New York and if the numbers worked, I would have the new Raptor shipped to me and my trade shipped to them. I was told that shipping may be cost prohibitive, but I said I would make the final determination based on msrp and how quick I can get my Raptor. All seemed like it may work, and we hung up with my hopes high and a request to send my trades VIN. After about five minutes the rep from Lasco Ford called me and told me that they could not ship new Raptors to a couple of states, New York being one of them!! WHAT?? I never heard of anything like this! I asked the rep WHY, if in fact this was true, not at least tell me up front, or put a disclaimer in their ads or on their site? I asked the rep this question, and was told "I'll tell my boss" and the phone was hung up in my face!
Obviously, in the scheme of life, this may not be that important, but I just wanted to warn my fellow Raptor buyers to beware of some of these false dealer come ons! At the very least it was a very sobering and negative experience from a dealer that proports to be one of the best Raptor dealers in the country. Good luck all!
I figured, what the heck, it can't hurt to see if I can get my Raptor sooner, and below MSRP!
For seven minutes I listened to Matt Lasco tout his dealership, how many Raptors they have in stock, and how many more were on their way. I went on their site and actually found 2 available 2019 Raptors I liked. I tried to put my vehicle in on their site to find out what my trade was worth but it kept kicking back every time I put my mileage in. I sent them a couple of emails Friday night expressing my interest in the Raptors. By Saturday morning I had received three standard emails thanking me for my interest and telling me someone would call. After not receiving a call back I called and left a message for someone to call me. I also sent pictures of my trade to the internet manager explaining the issues I had trying to get a trade price on my vehicle on line. It wasn't until Monday morning at 9:30 that I received a call from a Lasco Ford representative asking me what Raptor I was interested in. After explaining what I wanted I was told that the vehicle was available and asking if I had a trade. I said I did and already sent pictures. I was told that they were unaware I sent pics but would check with the internet manager. I explained I was in New York and if the numbers worked, I would have the new Raptor shipped to me and my trade shipped to them. I was told that shipping may be cost prohibitive, but I said I would make the final determination based on msrp and how quick I can get my Raptor. All seemed like it may work, and we hung up with my hopes high and a request to send my trades VIN. After about five minutes the rep from Lasco Ford called me and told me that they could not ship new Raptors to a couple of states, New York being one of them!! WHAT?? I never heard of anything like this! I asked the rep WHY, if in fact this was true, not at least tell me up front, or put a disclaimer in their ads or on their site? I asked the rep this question, and was told "I'll tell my boss" and the phone was hung up in my face!
Obviously, in the scheme of life, this may not be that important, but I just wanted to warn my fellow Raptor buyers to beware of some of these false dealer come ons! At the very least it was a very sobering and negative experience from a dealer that proports to be one of the best Raptor dealers in the country. Good luck all!
Of course, the trade was a good faith estimate; pictures were accurate, no obvious problems. It all went smoothly. 
