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Anyone experience this? My dealer wants 13K markup now that my bronco has come in after two years and we had never agreed to anything when they ordered. Any success with Ford intervention?
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If you didn't make an agreement when you originally ordered, not a whole lot Ford can do. Probably worth a shot, but not much they can do unless there was a signed agreement.
Honestly, if you dont have Anything in writing , I think your SOL.
Your best bet is to try and talk them down or out of it. If you have a salesman your working with, remind him that as of right now he has a chance to make money, if someone else sells it he’s not going to.
Your best bet is to try and talk them down or out of it. If you have a salesman your working with, remind him that as of right now he has a chance to make money, if someone else sells it he’s not going to.
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No chance Ford steps in. I work in auto industry, the OEM’s hands are tied by virtue of franchise dealer agreements. Pricing needs to be agreed upon via a signed purchase order and even then depending on the state the dealer can choose to honor it or not. Long story short you are up shit creek. On the bright side the market is starting to really shift auction prices are down 15% month over month.
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Markups?! The audacity!!
Frankly, it’s more news when they AREN’T showing a markup after order.
Sorry, man. They hold all the cards. The best answer is to try to work it through. But as others have said- if it isn’t in writing, it’s going to be up to the dealer. If they have to balance between making you mad and making $13k… you are the ugly kid at prom. You better hope you can dance or have a winning personality.
Sorry, man. They hold all the cards. The best answer is to try to work it through. But as others have said- if it isn’t in writing, it’s going to be up to the dealer. If they have to balance between making you mad and making $13k… you are the ugly kid at prom. You better hope you can dance or have a winning personality.
Many many threads about this. (I see you just joined, welcome)
Apparently some of the paper work you get from the dealer means very little to locking in a price. The dealer would love to hear you say you don't want it. They will sell to someone willing to pay extra to jump the "line" and get it now.
The argument I gave, was asking what is their policy about cars specifically ordered by customers to be delivered to them not vehicles they ordered for inventory. For me it eventually worked.
Apparently some of the paper work you get from the dealer means very little to locking in a price. The dealer would love to hear you say you don't want it. They will sell to someone willing to pay extra to jump the "line" and get it now.
The argument I gave, was asking what is their policy about cars specifically ordered by customers to be delivered to them not vehicles they ordered for inventory. For me it eventually worked.
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Can you help negotiate it for me please.
. I am about to give up and buy a wrangler rather than wait a year or more and this is the only dealer around me anyway. Many folks they are doing this to.
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It's deceptive business practices for the dealership to show you your build price during ordering and then when delivery day comes, they have a totally different price which is way above the build price.
OP got pushed to that slimy dealer by Ford! Why can't Ford have a blacklist of scammy dealers and warn customers to not take them business?
OP got pushed to that slimy dealer by Ford! Why can't Ford have a blacklist of scammy dealers and warn customers to not take them business?
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unlucky for me that I had to live around a “shady dealer”
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a...ting-screwed-by-last-minute-delivery-markups/
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...ting-screwed-by-last-minute-delivery-markups/
Others have posted in the past about Hawaii dealerships being particularly bad when dealing with surprise ADM. They have a more captive audience and they take advantage.
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Right? I don't understand why Ford would do all the work to woo customers on to their website to buy a vehicle, and then hand them over to the vultures and expect you to give them a good review or customer loyalty.
They should have advised dealers that customers who make reservations or order online are to be advised of ADMs before order is placed, otherwise they should move the order to a dealer that's honest and straightforward.
It’s sad to say 10k-20k markups are now common. Hopefully things start returning to normal soon. Good luck.
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