Great deals coming down the pike after the Apocalypse???

[-Ryan-]

Prices on the Gen 2 Raptor will soon start to increase as it will be the vehicle of choice in the post-apocalyptic world we are about to enter.

 

[SD1290]

I seriously doubt the prices will increase, new car sales will decrease dramatically, walk in to a dealership in a month and you will have a ton of leverage, I’d start at $5k below holdback, if they say no give your number and walk out, they will most likely call. I wish I was in the market for a new raptor, I’d offer $15k off msrp and tell them to call when they’re ready, there will be very good deals soon IMO. I have a 2018 and I don’t see used values holding up well either but oh well it’s a depreciating asset

 

[hj_s14]

I agree,... a month from now things would be very different. We never had these shut down at least for the last 20-30 years... Even in the financial crisis in 2008, everything still operates. I'm curious to see how it unfold as well.

@SD1290 , $15K is quite excessive lol.. but you never know right?

I seriously doubt the prices will increase, new car sales will decrease dramatically, walk in to a dealership in a month and you will have a ton of leverage, I’d start at $5k below holdback, if they say no give your number and walk out, they will most likely call. I wish I was in the market for a new raptor, I’d offer $15k off msrp and tell them to call when they’re ready, there will be very good deals soon IMO. I have a 2018 and I don’t see used values holding up well either but oh well it’s a depreciating asset

 

[JohnC12]

Nothing is coming into the dealerships either and they've shut down production. I'd expect 2020 production numbers to be significantly less than 2019 as the backlog of vehicles may put new raptors on the back burner if dealer inventory is still high.

Good deal near invoice sure, but they aren't going to be giving them away.

This.

I think the current situation is temporary and we’ll all go back to our normal lives soon enough. The economy will slowly rebound, like it always does. In the meantime, production has slowed and supply and demand will dictate the prices.

On a side note, money is cheap right now. I just refinanced my Raptor with NFCU at a great rate... saving money and shortened my term by one year.

 

[NickyF25]

I seriously doubt the prices will increase, new car sales will decrease dramatically, walk in to a dealership in a month and you will have a ton of leverage, I’d start at $5k below holdback, if they say no give your number and walk out, they will most likely call. I wish I was in the market for a new raptor, I’d offer $15k off msrp and tell them to call when they’re ready, there will be very good deals soon IMO. I have a 2018 and I don’t see used values holding up well either but oh well it’s a depreciating asset

It can't hurt to ask but I wouldn’t sit by the phone holding my breath for a call back. The Raptor will be one the last Ford vehicles to get aggressive discounts, unless end of model year time. Bigger deals will be had on regular run of the mill and in-stock vehicles, so you may get a call back on a F-150 XLT. The majority of Raptor buyers are in a different financial position than the typical vehicle buyer and there will be someone else that will buy it for a more reasonable discount if it would come down to it. Plus most dealers don't have much Raptor inventory in stock and they can sit on what they have for months until things start calming down.

 

[REMIX]

What they'll do first is offer crazy finance deals, which we are seeing already. 0% and 84 months from GM. Genesis is saying they'll make 3 or 4 payments for buyers. If this shut down goes on long enough, things will eventually get real. Why? Because people out of work means late car payments and worsening credit. That 0% ain't gonna matter if you have a 500 FICO. They'll have to offer both attractive financing and deep discounts, much like they did last go-round. I'm somewhat in @JohnC12 's camp, because this isn't the same kind of recession as last time mechanically. This virus will abate like all viruses do and things will slowly come back online.

Been wanting a fun car, like an older (07-12) GT500 convertible or something similar, and prices on those have not yet budged.

 

[Richard Hinsley]

I don't think demand will be high for a while.

If anything, prices will go up.

Limited supply + High demand = Increase in price

 

[gr8scott_o]

I've heard that Ford was offering 0% also, is that true and would that apply to raptor? Been sitting on the fence for a long time, that may get me to move.

 

[saym14]

I believe the big three have shut down production so right now you cannot even order one

 

[alien]

i’m in a holding pattern currently as well. was lookin at used gen 1s but then moved into a used or new gen 2s since they seem to be better value. i got offers 11- 12% off msrp from dealers a few days right before this shit storm hit. pair that with the aspect that there also may be a spew of used ones coming to market, i simply cannot see how prices would increase.. i can’t think of any depreciating class asset like an automobile appreciating during a financial recession (not talking about higher end low production number classics here).