Dealer is tossing my deal. Any way to view historical Ford offers/financing incentives???

[jcb271]

I am trying to find a way to prove my case as my local Northern Virginia dealer is backing out of their agreed upon deal.

So I ordered a platinum f150 BAP back on October 4, 2021. It finally arrived to my dealer last week and I went to sign for it and drive home. I got to the dealer, did all the paperwork, successfully beat back the pressure for add-ons and fully signed the contract. The dealer signed their portion too. They did all the DMV work there that night and the registration is in my name. I ended up having to leave it there for the night because they had trouble using my x-plan pin and I had to generate a new one. I get a call the next day and the dealer is telling me they are no longer going to honor the 0% for 72 months promo offer and that it was now much higher now. They said that the rebates from when I ordered could be used, but the rate during that time didn't apply to orders... just dealer stock. That was not what they told me when I ordered it, of course, and I distinctly remember ford ads at the time saying "buy now or order one for these special offers" which is why I decided to order one instead of getting one from the dealer lot. The rate swing will add many thousands of $$$ to the total cost of the truck if I don't pay it off sooner than term.

Anyway, is there a way to view historic ford offers at that time? An official way? I saw the stuff from ford authority news website, but that didn't help my case with them.

Even though the contract was signed by all parties and they took my money and put the registration in my name with the DMV, they are still able to back out of it totally and that seems off to me. They have also given me an unrealistic deadline to answer them. Really crappy dealership experience.

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[Bannerman]

Does your signed contract have your rate recorded at 0%? If not, historical date won’t help you. As my attorney (wife) says, if it’s not it writing it didn’t happen.

 

[flatag]

That sux. I’m sure they have an out in the paperwork about the interest rate. I’d check your back before I’d believe anything they tell me about interest rates.

 

[jcb271]

Does your signed contract have your rate recorded at 0%? If not, historical date won’t help you. As my attorney (wife) says, if it’s not it writing it didn’t happen.

It does say 0% for 72 months. Sales manager called me two days later and said that rate won't actually work and they want to cancel the deal now. I signed the contract, they signed the contract... seemed like a done deal to me.

 

[Bannerman]

It does say 0% for 72 months. Sales manager called me two days later and said that rate won't actually work and they want to cancel the deal now. I signed the contract, they signed the contract... seemed like a done deal to me.

Lawyer up

 

[Bannerman]

Worth a couple hundred to have a lawyer take a look at the contract and draft a response on their letterhead.

 

[jcb271]

That sux. I’m sure they have an out in the paperwork about the interest rate. I’d check your back before I’d believe anything they tell me about interest rates.

There is a lot of legal language that sounds like it protects them on many levels and for many situations. It doesn't specifically say anything about interest rate backing out, but it does have a blanket "we reserve the right to cancel this contract" line. When does it take effect and for what legal reasons it covers? I am not sure.

 

[jcb271]

Worth a couple hundred to have a lawyer take a look at the contract and draft a response on their letterhead.

I set that in motion on Friday. I told them as such and then they replied they are cancelling the deal Monday morning (today) if I don't agree to their terms and that if it is cancelled then I will lose all incentives even if I later decide to do a deal with them. No lawyer was available at 4 pm on a Friday and they know this. This dealer really sucks.

 

[Bannerman]

I set that in motion on Friday. I told them as such and then they replied they are cancelling the deal Monday morning (today) if I don't agree to their terms and that if it is cancelled then I will lose all incentives even if I later decide to do a deal with them. No lawyer was available at 4 pm on a Friday and they know this. This dealer really sucks.

Yeah that’s a bad beat. I assume they understand their contracts well and they are airtight but they could be trying to scare you. I don’t finance vehicles so I can’t really say.
Maybe if it doesn’t go your way call the local news station. They love doing smear stories on predatory dealerships beating up on the little guy.

 

[13_F150]

Not to burst you bubble but I dont believe the MY22 ever had 0%. The only 0% I know of was for the people who converted their MY21 over to a MY22

 

[Polo08816]

Which dealer is this?

 

[waitingforbigred]

Not to burst you bubble but I dont believe the MY22 ever had 0%. The only 0% I know of was for the people who converted their MY21 over to a MY22

That's my understanding as well.

 

[PBXL]

I ordered in September 2021 and I was approved for 0% for 72 months back then with no model year conversion involved.

 

[Olds120]

The answer is in “ Smart Vincent”.

 

[bigman6166]

I set that in motion on Friday. I told them as such and then they replied they are cancelling the deal Monday morning (today) if I don't agree to their terms and that if it is cancelled then I will lose all incentives even if I later decide to do a deal with them. No lawyer was available at 4 pm on a Friday and they know this. This dealer really sucks.

Tell them your going to sway as many people away from them as you can. For being pricks.

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