Sounds like pretty solid advice.
I know, but every dealer I've reached out to (out of state as well) either has no allocations left, or if they do, they are so far down the list I would be in not better shape, or are asking $$ OVER MSRP.
I got 1K below MSRP. Not willing to pay over simply due to the vehicles popularity and dealer greed. I can always wait, which is what I guess I'm stuck with now. Had I known, I just would have kept my down payment and ordered a 2018 once the hype settled.
Oh well, congrats to those that had a big dealer and got their Raptor in a reasonable time frame!