Configuration showing on dealer's website and cars.com

[privateer35]

Hi all, I've been trying to pinpoint what it means when my rig shows up on the dealers website as well as cars.com.

From what I've gathered, I initially determined that since Ford auto updates the dealer's website for new orders, after calling a bunch of dealerships, it means it's in transit or has been delivered.

Can anyone confirm the meaning behind this?

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[smahones]

Bummer man, they are selling your ride.

“My dealer said” (drink shot) all vehicles hit the web, even the ones that are already spoken for. It also helps them generate phone calls.

 

[privateer35]

Bummer man, they are selling your ride.

“My dealer said” (drink shot) all vehicles hit the web, even the ones that are already spoken for. It also helps them generate phone calls.

Lol I'd end up in jail. Right, that's my suspicion, but I want to know if it's an indicator for where it's at in the process since the trackers aren't the most reliable.

 

[Wild51]

Might not be all bad. I thought originally it was dealer stock when the dealership I ordered from started getting dozens on their website. Called in and said they are all reserved and spoken for but EVERY vehicle ends up on their website regardless of reservation or not.

 

[privateer35]

Might not be all bad. I thought originally it was dealer stock when the dealership I ordered from started getting dozens on their website. Called in and said they are all reserved and spoken for but EVERY vehicle ends up on their website regardless of reservation or not.

Right. I had called in to see if it was stock and wonder if any of the customers walked... kind of testing the waters, per se. But now I'm even more lost since my ETA was pushed back, yet the vehicle still shows on the dealer site and cars.com.

 

[UberGadgetFreak]

Revisiting a thread here:
Tracking for remaining MY21 builds

That post is from October 12, with a screen grab of my dealer's site showing my Bronco as "In Stock". It was there before that date, but that's the only post I made of it.

It was built on 10/07, just 5 days prior. It did not arrive at my dealership until 10/25. Either way, there's no way it was in stock on 10/12 . I would take their site info with a grain of salt. The same for the expected arrival date. Mine was originally 10/30, then 11/5, and then it showed up on 10/25. I would check with the dealer starting about a week before the expected arrival date to check to see if it arrived.

 

[privateer35]

Revisiting a thread here:
Tracking for remaining MY21 builds

That post is from October 12, with a screen grab of my dealer's site showing my Bronco as "In Stock". It was there before that date, but that's the only post I made of it.

It was built on 10/07, just 5 days prior. It did not arrive at my dealership until 10/25. Either way, there's no way it was in stock on 10/12 . I would take their site info with a grain of salt. The same for the expected arrival date. Mine was originally 10/30, then 11/5, and then it showed up on 10/25. I would check with the dealer starting about a week before the expected arrival date to check to see if it arrived.

Thanks for the info! All good stuff to know.

 

[Toaster]

Any incoming vehicle automatically loads onto the dealer website until the website manager “hides” it. Your dealer is also probably just trying get some phone call traffic to maybe get someone in the store

 

[privateer35]

Any incoming vehicle automatically loads onto the dealer website until the website manager “hides” it. Your dealer is also probably just trying get some phone call traffic to maybe get someone in the store

Yeah makes sense. I’m just curious at what point does that happen; When it’s scheduled, produced, shipped, delivered??

 

[Toaster]

Yeah makes sense. I’m just curious at what point does that happen; When it’s scheduled, produced, shipped, delivered??

Once it’s shipped

 

[privateer35]

Once it’s shipped

Fascinating if true. I’ve been trying to pinpoint the status of my bronco because the trackers aren’t very liable. I was surprised to find the configuration online and thought to myself there’s a reason for that.

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