$500 Additional Required Ford deposit - Coming at order time!

[Bronc-O]

Not trying to preach but.... if anyone is hurting to put $500-1k down on a vehicle that starts bare bones north of $30k, they should probably reconsider their purchasing timeline. A 30K loan at 2.2% is more than $500 per month for 60 months.

500-1000 is a reasonable deposit seeing how volatile and potentially far out delivery dates can be with the Bronco. Anymore I feel is too much of a free loan to dealers.


With the announcement of another delay, that means a deposit would be tied up even longer. I don't mind a deposit, but I'd only do it with a credit card and that's costing me money.

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[Brownie]

My dealer wants a g note!!! Just take it.....take it all!!!

 

[yeffaham]

I think I need another beer.

I'll join you for that!

 

[vrtical]

I am gonna pay my deposit in beer

 

[Coldsmoke]

Absolutely do it. Those who aren’t serious, get out of line now.

 

[WadeWolf76]

Not trying to preach but.... if anyone is hurting to put $500-1k down on a vehicle that starts bare bones north of $30k, they should probably reconsider their purchasing timeline. A 30K loan at 2.2% is more than $500 per month for 60 months.

500-1000 is a reasonable deposit seeing how volatile and potentially far out delivery dates can be with the Bronco. Anymore I feel is too much of a free loan to dealers.

Same people could be paying that amount or more on a current vehicle and not have any extra to shell out since they plan on trading the current vehicle in.

That being said anyone looking at ordering a Bronco should know what they are getting into by now and have had a decent amount of time to save up a down payment.

Which is all this is really.

 

[snoopcat]

Same people could be paying that amount or more on a current vehicle and not have any extra to shell out since they plan on trading the current vehicle in.

That being said anyone looking at ordering a Bronco should know what they are getting into by now and have had a decent amount of time to save up a down payment.


Which is all this is really.

This is not about a down payment. It is about the terms on the down payment.

I am serious about buying a Bronco. I am also serious that I will not hand over no refundable money with no expectations from the dealer or Ford.

I know people are excited but if a dealer said we need a nonrefundable $1000 deposit and then stated we will not know the final price or date your truck will arrive. Surely no one would just hand over the money? I get the skin in the game but that goes both ways.

 

[BigSki150]

Most of us probably got that $600 Stimulus Check coming! Send it to your Dealer.

 

[JesseS]

Wait a minute while I go get another beer, all this drama makes me thirsty!!

 

[thenewjs]

Back in 2000 fresh out of boot camp, I bought a 1998 Mitsubishi Galant sight unseen. I was stationed in VA, was looking at a Galant locally, call my pops and he said there was one in the local (Houston) paper with much less miles and thousands cheaper.

In that case, Galants had been out a while and a friend had one. So I knew what I was expecting. In the case of the Bronco, all I know is what I've seen on the internet. Right now. I'm only in $100 and my expectations thus far are tempered. I would need more from FORD and my Dealer for another $400.

 

[bronc_rwc]

This is not about a down payment. It is about the terms on the down payment.

I am serious about buying a Bronco. I am also serious that I will not hand over no refundable money with no expectations from the dealer or Ford.

I know people are excited but if a dealer said we need a nonrefundable $1000 deposit and then stated we will not know the final price or date your truck will arrive. Surely no one would just hand over the money? I get the skin in the game but that goes both ways.

Exactly right. I'm fine with a higher deposit but unless the dealer commits to price at the time of the deposit, it needs to be refundable.

 

[da_jokker]

Exactly right. I'm fine with a higher deposit but unless the dealer commits to price at the time of the deposit, it needs to be refundable.

I think they do. In the latest Q&A, he stated at order conversion time we should be locking in our price with our dealers.

 

[bronc_rwc]

I think they do. In the latest Q&A, he stated at order conversion time we should be locking in our price with our dealers.

Is that true even if an order gets pushed to MY22? Hope I'm wrong but I could see Ford jacking up 2022 prices on us.

 

[Lilj4425]

Most of us probably got that $600 Stimulus Check coming! Send it to your Dealer.

I just got mine. ? It’s on the way to Ford.

 

[AzScorpion]

Is that true even if an order gets pushed to MY22? Hope I'm wrong but I could see Ford jacking up 2022 prices on us.

They most defiantly will. But in all fairness I don't recall any company not raising their prices on their next year vehicles. Usually it's around $300-$500 but hopefully we'll get more options or color choices.

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