I think that having your voice amplified here is more likely to produce a positive outcome than those who are not here. Not right in any case, but there is strength in numbers especially in a forum of enthusiasts...
Then the Dealer is not committed to sell your order to you at Ford's suggested retail price.
Itās the dealers invoice of course they agree to said price an invoice. Men and women in 2021 or nothing but pushovers.
I was under the impression (or I read somewhere) that there is a significant delay between when a dealer receives the vehicle and when they have to pay for it. If they had to fully pay for the vehicle up front, there would be a lot less stock on the dealer lots, and FMC would have a problem with vehicle storage.
The court of public opinion may be stronger than you think.
That's the reason many dealers ask for deposits...why are we trying to justify dealers screwing people again? Folks have waited over a year for their vehicles and I imagine if they were told UP FRONT that they would be paying $10k+ over MSRP they would shop elsewhere.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/post-and-roast-shit-dealers.28760/
The dealers ARE their customers, not us. I worked in a very large dealership For a while. The cars/trucks are no longer a dealerās primary product - they are only used as collateral on loans. The primary source of income is through profit on finance. So many folks in this country who should be paying cash for 10 year old Camrys are instead taking out 60-72 month loans on $50,000-$100,000 dollar trucks. I got out the business cause I couldnāt deal with the lack of ethics - the list is lengthy believe me. ADM happens once in a while on a hot vehicle, but there are every day transactions where people get screwed that far and away bring cash flow way beyond any ADM activities.
Thats actually a pretty good point. Ford should start marketing to their dealers and then let their dealers market to us. The entire process has gotton out of hand though especially with dealers like this.
