Veering off topic, but this is what scares me most about waiting so long for my Bronco. If I get it when I should have rates would have been amazing but that could easily change quickly with inflation ramping up.
Well Ford sent emails apologizing for the many delays and told us to keep our reservations as they would be honoring the price for the 2021 models. My original order had a hard top with head line and part of their incentive for keeping the reservation was waving the cost of the headliner. Remember that? Inflation should have nothing to do with reservation holders because in my head I locked this deal in a year ago.
But did they even tell you how that $20k is calculated? If you had ordered a cheaper model would the markup be the same? Or $40k on a $20k cheaper model? Is the markup a %of msrp? Is the markup on every Ford product they sell? Only the ones that start w/the letter B? Point is you were never informed of anything. When you made your reservation the ONLY information you had was Fords MSRP, a PUBLISHED figure.
There is very little in this car market that resembles a free market. You see a price advertised by a manufacturer but you cannot buy it - you have to purchase it from a middle man who does not have to honor the price that was agreed to when you ordered it. In this case it is a bait and switch - the bait being the manufacturer's advertisement and price and the switch is the the dealers retail value price. OR this is blackmail where the dealer has the customer's ordered vehicle and it is being held for a $20,000 ransom. Does any other business let you order a product and when it is delivered you are charged a higher price? Take it or loss it at your door step? The only time the car industry is a free market is when there are cars on dealer's lots that are associated to the dealer and you can barter or leave for another dealer. This is a custom order made with Ford for a published price and the vehicle does not belong to the dealer, it belongs to the customer.
if That VIN is correct that would make it a 2020...That's one RARE BIRD!It could be worse...
Year and half long bait, show you the shimmering prize, let you drive getting you excited then pull it from under you with a smile. Been making sick to my stomach.
FIFY
