Maryland Volume Buyers Group? or Maybe VA/PA/DE/MD?

[rcbickle]

First of all, I want to thank @rcbickle and @perfectburrito and the rest of the negotiation committee. Yall are doing the rest of us a huge favor. I was just thinking, which is usually a bad idea haha. But as we get more pricing from more dealers how does that effect the "Group Buy"? I think there's probably a point for most of us where the distance/savings isn't worth the trip. How will the split to more local options effect the group leverage?
Thanks

We continue to pursue other dealers and we have reached out to a lot of dealers in the last few weeks. We have gotten a very small amount of dealers saying they would look at it, but no commitments as of yet. In checking with the other groups, this appears to be the case in general. Ford Dealerships overall, with the exception of the ones we know of, seem to have aligned around the concept of not taking reservations from other dealers and "spreading the peanut butter."
We have NOT GIVEN UP. And we will continue to push until the second week of October, but time is running out and we may have the best offers we are going to get as a group on the table now, so I don't want to deceive or give out false hope. We are also open to new ideas if anyone has any.

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[Lcubed]

i'm still hoping the Leonardtown changes their mind and gets closer to the Granger/Stephans deal.

if i have to pickup a vehicle in WV, my wife won't be able to follow me home
on the 'scenic' route in the golf R

 

[HEMI_Shaker]

WV is out for me. I would need to kennel 3 dogs and get a hotel and run 2 cars both ways. No way i can drive 6 hours each way in one day. I am looking to change to Leonardtown and hope they sweeten the deal. However if Apple Ford in Columbia matches Granger i will go there as its only 25 to 30 minutes away.

 

[lowmpg]

WV is out for me. I would need to kennel 3 dogs and get a hotel and run 2 cars both ways. No way i can drive 6 hours each way in one day. I am looking to change to Leonardtown and hope they sweeten the deal. However if Apple Ford in Columbia matches Granger i will go there as its only 25 to 30 minutes away.

I've been chatting with a rep from Apple, told him to check out this forum. We will see what happens.

 

[ontheborder]

WV is out for me. I would need to kennel 3 dogs and get a hotel and run 2 cars both ways. No way i can drive 6 hours each way in one day. I am looking to change to Leonardtown and hope they sweeten the deal. However if Apple Ford in Columbia matches Granger i will go there as its only 25 to 30 minutes away.

I live north of Baltimore -- just over the MD line in PA off of 83. BWI is my airport. Fly from BWI to Chuck Yeager airport in Charleston. You connect in Charlotte and take a puddle jumper back to Chuck Yeager. You take a 30 minute Uber ride from Charleston down to Stephens. Least that's how I would probably do it. Come in the night before, stay at a local hotel, and Uber down in the morning.

 

[rigel]

Although the final prices are not in, what we know as of today is that X-Plan is a better deal for us than the Leonardtown offer EXCEPT for Base Models. Even with travel costs, the best deal we have as a group at the moment is @StephensAutoCenter for ALL models except Base. The best Base model is Laura Ford in MO, but the separation in costs is not necessarily worth the extra distance.

Ultimately, it is your decision, but I hope this helps.

@rcbickle and @perfectburrito are the guys, man! Thanks for all you guys are doing.

 

[Fly by Nite]

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That's my dilemma..... getting to an out-of area-dealer for pick-up.
A one-way car rental may be the most cost effective method if public transportation is not an option.

 

[award1492]

First of all, I want to thank @rcbickle and @perfectburrito and the rest of the negotiation committee. Yall are doing the rest of us a huge favor. I was just thinking, which is usually a bad idea haha. But as we get more pricing from more dealers how does that effect the "Group Buy"? I think there's probably a point for most of us where the distance/savings isn't worth the trip. How will the split to more local options effect the group leverage?
Thanks

Agreed, @rcbickle and @perfectburrito have been GOLD for us all. I do like the 2nd week of October decision plan. I remain solid with this group buy effort.
I get the distance to WVA is a challenge for most of us. However, Stephens Automotive (Leonardtown too) has been upfront and engaged with us while the big chain dealerships have not felt the need to commit to a group buy deal. We are saving $$ with these two deals. I guess we’ll all know what we are doing in the next couple weeks.

For me, worst case scenario we have an epic WVA road trip & story for buying our 2021 Bronco. There are some amazing WVA state parks we can visit heading home.

 

[cybersal]

Am planning to buy at Leonardtown Ford. @NayNay has been very responsive, answering all the dumb questions I've asked her, and transparent. Apple Ford in Columbia is closer, but I want to buy where I feel appreciated and respected. That's priceless.

 

[ontheborder]

That's my dilemma..... getting to an out-of area-dealer for pick-up.
A one-way car rental may be the most cost effective method if public transportation is not an option.

One way drop offs of rental cars are expensive usually an added fee of $250 or more. For less than that cost alone I could fly from BWI to CRW and take an Uber to Stephens.

 

[Bccarlin]

One way drop offs of rental cars are expensive usually an added fee of $250 or more. For less than that cost alone I could fly from BWI to CRW and take an Uber to Stephens.

I was also shopping one way rentals, but from NY. Rates were between 100 to 200 per day. No added fee. Check Enterprise. They had the best rates from my area?

 

[thenewjs]

One way drop offs of rental cars are expensive usually an added fee of $250 or more. For less than that cost alone I could fly from BWI to CRW and take an Uber to Stephens.

IIRC, someone said Uber isn't available from the airport to Stephans

 

[LalasBronco]

IIRC, someone said Uber isn't available from the airport to Stephans

Stephens said they would pick people up from the airport.

 

[pony2bronco]

As long as my mustang is still running I'm gonna make the 5.5hr drive from Columbia to Stephens and trade it in. Might take a week off of work and see what trails I can hit / go camping while I'm there. At this point I'm pretty much sold on the idea.

The only thing that would get me to switch would be a 100% match from a dealer within 30min. Even if Leonardtown matched, that would still be a road trip for me and tbh I'd rather go roadin to WV than southern MD.

 

[RednWhite89]

I was also shopping one way rentals, but from NY. Rates were between 100 to 200 per day. No added fee. Check Enterprise. They had the best rates from my area?

It's not as sweet as Stephens out of the gate, but Leonardtown's 3% off MSRP also includes delivery to your driveway for no additional cost.

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