- Joined
- Aug 10, 2020
- Messages
- 142
- Reaction Points
- 259
- Location
- WA STATE
- Military
- USMC
- Current Ride
- Ford F350 Superduty Tremor
- Current Ride #2
- Ford Explorer
Hello,
So I settled on my Configuration Friday. This is how I buy trucks/cars.
I called, then sent an email with my configuration to six fleet sales reps/ internet sales reps/ or personalization sales reps ( who ever the particular dealership told me to work with ) with my exact specs.
In my email I clearly noted what features where non negotiable and what features I could live without in case the find the truck, otherwise I was clear it would have to be ordered.
In my email I clearly state I am looking for best price period, that I won’t work dealers against each other, and who ever returns that will get my business.
Where it gets interesting.......
Tuesday Aug 11, 3 dealers responded ordering is closed for 2020. 1 dealer apparently could not read and kept trying to sell me a Tremor on the lot, but eventually returned best price on a 2020. 2 dealers said they could order and returned best price Straight off.
This is a big purchase and I like to know what’s going on so I called ford. Ford stated that when it gets close to the model change some dealers close out orders sooner than others, and they stated that I need to work with my dealer. So this aligned with the info I was getting back.
A dealer that I had used the same approach with last year and that successfully won the bid request on my wife’s explorer had one on the lot and I drove down and brought it the next day. So they probably knew I was for real from their CRM. And my Bronco reservations
.
That dealer returned 250 over MSRP. The dealer also stated that there is a good chance there will be 2020 super duty incentives when I take delivery, and also told me to keep trying for that super secret PCO cash or whatever it’s called.
I am aware of 1-3 percent hold back, but, I like people to be happy, I like a deal, but I also want them to be happy with the deal, win win.
On my set up, 2020 lariat loaded out to the max with exactly what I wanted it was just in including a factory installed winch.
I got just under 7 percent off MSRPfrom a well thought out email with the dealer that provided the low bid.
Quick, easy, happy. I also think the dealer was very honest and straight forward. He also said if you can’t let us sell this for 250 overINVOICE on a 80k+++ truck we probably don’t want your business which I respect.
I learned so much on this forum, of what to order on this truck and thank you all.
I also learned a lot of new stuff like buying your warranty from Flood Ford ESP ( I will be curious about my dealer numbers vs theirs) I was able to negotiate them down on my wife’s explorer.
will take a loan on around 40-45 K for 2-4 years. Probably get the loan from Navy Federal at 2.0% or so, or lease. I own a company so will have to talk to the CPA.
I am on vacation and woke up this morning to a cool text from my dealer rep, with a finger pointing to a VIN already on a pic he took with his phone. And a quote, how is this for the fastest vin ever!
the only thing up in the air is the color.
I always had Silver RAMs. My last truck was a black 2015 Power Wagon ( black just shows every scratch or branch mark to the MAX) that was a lemon or piece of shit, or both. ( my wife’s Jeep Cherokee made me jump from Chrysler to ford very unhappy , very cheap feeling, did not hold up well .
I am going back to silver and ordered as such, the tomorrow when I get home the dealer said they have a silver spruce F150 I can check out and change the color if I want, but must do it soon.
Great dealer, great experience, great forum.
So impressed with the quality and performance of explorer, I think ford just got a new family for life.
Also ford seems to be more in touch, they crushed it with the bronco... and they didn’t place that useless annoying super large Tesla like screen in their trucks yet. Dials man touch buttons. I have to keep my eyes on the deer and elk, don’t have time to look at that screen to change stuff.
The photo the dealer texted me showed my build week in second of October, so cool as typically dealers can find my truck, this is my first legit factory order.
So I settled on my Configuration Friday. This is how I buy trucks/cars.
I called, then sent an email with my configuration to six fleet sales reps/ internet sales reps/ or personalization sales reps ( who ever the particular dealership told me to work with ) with my exact specs.
In my email I clearly noted what features where non negotiable and what features I could live without in case the find the truck, otherwise I was clear it would have to be ordered.
In my email I clearly state I am looking for best price period, that I won’t work dealers against each other, and who ever returns that will get my business.
Where it gets interesting.......
Tuesday Aug 11, 3 dealers responded ordering is closed for 2020. 1 dealer apparently could not read and kept trying to sell me a Tremor on the lot, but eventually returned best price on a 2020. 2 dealers said they could order and returned best price Straight off.
This is a big purchase and I like to know what’s going on so I called ford. Ford stated that when it gets close to the model change some dealers close out orders sooner than others, and they stated that I need to work with my dealer. So this aligned with the info I was getting back.
A dealer that I had used the same approach with last year and that successfully won the bid request on my wife’s explorer had one on the lot and I drove down and brought it the next day. So they probably knew I was for real from their CRM. And my Bronco reservations
.That dealer returned 250 over MSRP. The dealer also stated that there is a good chance there will be 2020 super duty incentives when I take delivery, and also told me to keep trying for that super secret PCO cash or whatever it’s called.
I am aware of 1-3 percent hold back, but, I like people to be happy, I like a deal, but I also want them to be happy with the deal, win win.
On my set up, 2020 lariat loaded out to the max with exactly what I wanted it was just in including a factory installed winch.
I got just under 7 percent off MSRPfrom a well thought out email with the dealer that provided the low bid.
Quick, easy, happy. I also think the dealer was very honest and straight forward. He also said if you can’t let us sell this for 250 overINVOICE on a 80k+++ truck we probably don’t want your business which I respect.
I learned so much on this forum, of what to order on this truck and thank you all.
I also learned a lot of new stuff like buying your warranty from Flood Ford ESP ( I will be curious about my dealer numbers vs theirs) I was able to negotiate them down on my wife’s explorer.
will take a loan on around 40-45 K for 2-4 years. Probably get the loan from Navy Federal at 2.0% or so, or lease. I own a company so will have to talk to the CPA.
I am on vacation and woke up this morning to a cool text from my dealer rep, with a finger pointing to a VIN already on a pic he took with his phone. And a quote, how is this for the fastest vin ever!
the only thing up in the air is the color.
I always had Silver RAMs. My last truck was a black 2015 Power Wagon ( black just shows every scratch or branch mark to the MAX) that was a lemon or piece of shit, or both. ( my wife’s Jeep Cherokee made me jump from Chrysler to ford very unhappy , very cheap feeling, did not hold up well .
I am going back to silver and ordered as such, the tomorrow when I get home the dealer said they have a silver spruce F150 I can check out and change the color if I want, but must do it soon.
Great dealer, great experience, great forum.
So impressed with the quality and performance of explorer, I think ford just got a new family for life.
Also ford seems to be more in touch, they crushed it with the bronco... and they didn’t place that useless annoying super large Tesla like screen in their trucks yet. Dials man touch buttons. I have to keep my eyes on the deer and elk, don’t have time to look at that screen to change stuff.
The photo the dealer texted me showed my build week in second of October, so cool as typically dealers can find my truck, this is my first legit factory order.
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