People were internet hyped into ordering from a dealer that will take 3 years per your calculation to deliver. Why are you defending them? I’ll be enjoying my Bronco for years before many of their customers get one.
That’s because Ford changed the rules AFTER we all ordered.
Some people still have their head in the sand and will continue to defend this dealer. I felt it was clear when Ford went after them right from the beginning when they started to accumulate more reservations than normal. I feel sorry for those that will be waiting possibly 2 more years, but they gambled and lost.
I reserved at Ford.com, a very long time ago. I could care less what an allocation is. If Ford.com can't get me my vehicle, then I'll just get something else.
What he said.
in a 'city' of 47K people and a dealer with 122 cars in total on their website. That is a small dealer, so your data point doesn't refute my supposition that the big dealers will not get audited and the small ones will get hammered. It is a dog and pony show.
People defend Granger because by Ford's original allocation formula, Granger would have had absolutely no problem delivering all the Broncos they had on order by the end of 2022.
I couldnt get any info from my local dealers either. In fact, the original one I ordered from isnt even in business anymore and they got bought out. Most of us saw what was coming when Ford decided not to do xplan. That is why we went with Granger.
chuckling... seriously, how is it gambling when the house (Ford) changes the rules in the middle of the hand? It was a rigged game, not gambling. Had Ford kept the terms that Ford came up (nobody twisted their arm), it would not be a 'gamble' at all. The entirety of your position is that people should have predicted that Ford would change all the rules and ignore the ones in place when reservations were taken. On the face of it, it is laughable that you cling to that as the basis of your opinion. Next time you sit at a blackjack table and the dealer says the new rule is that he can go up to 23 without busting after the hand is dealt, be sure to blame yourself for not assuming that would happen and not the casino.
My only point was that Ford did visit them for an audit. Some are doubting Ford is doing so and they proved that they really are.
There may be some truth there, but as time went on, it became clearer that the road was getting bumpy, yet many were more intent than ever to get in line. I don't see how they thought they were all set with allocations when they only had 1 of the 3 key criteria for getting allocations and that was selling Jeeps. The other 2 had them at a disadvantage from day 1.
No, people are doubting the big dealers will be audited, that Ford will apply the same rules across the board.
