01/24/2022 Build Week

[thechester]

Just because he told you there was a dealer markup, doesnt mean you have to pay it.

The wife traded in her 2018 Equinox for a 2022 Subaru Outback last week.

When negotiating the deal, i noticed the $4800 ADM. Sitting at the sales desk, i pulled up my phone and looked for Subaru dealers. One advertising no markup. Called and put it on speaker. Lady answered. "Hi, im calling around to local Subaru dealers to ask if you markup over MSRP". "No, we never add markup over MSRP".

Hung up, salesguy just staring at me.
"Obvisouly I am not paying that $4800 or we are going to that dealer".

Came right off.

I went to the local Ford dealer. They had a 5500 ADM and didnt want to accept xplan. I told the guy to get the sales manger. Told him staight out. I am not paying ADM and not accepting xplan is bs.

He started rambling about market conditions. I cut him off. You just lost a sale and future service visits and walked out. Ordered from dealer that has no ADM and never questioned xplan.

The original dealer called me back 4 times. Finally talked to owner and told him his business is shady a.f. and they need to stop calling me.

I stopped at my local Ford dealer to order an F150. They offered me a 2021 on the lot that had been damaged and then gave me a shot at a 2022 that was currently in the body shop. They wouldn't budge at all on the price for the order I had put together and gave to them. I'm 3 hours from Granger in Iowa so I told my local store the info Granger provided and said "you can give me the price I want and I'll order the truck right now or I'll go to Granger". In the end I spent 10 minutes emailing Granger and ordered my truck for about 10% off MSRP.

The kicker is that when I was physically at my local Ford store I was sitting next to their 3 Ford GT's. Not Mustang GT's mind you, real deal GT's. 2 of them are the 04-06 models and then 1 of the brand new ones.

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[mrgoalie]

Anyone know how to track a rail car? Looks like BNSF300831.

Found this on another F-150 web site.

Originally Posted by Truckk

does anyone know how to track BNSF railcar? my dealer said my truck shipped and gave ma railcar number.
According to their website you need to register first. https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/...html#subtabs-3

 

[thudnblunder]

I am curious about something for those who have already gotten delivery. When did the date stop changing on the window sticker? Mine has today's date, 23 March 2022. The last email from Ford gave me an eta of 24 March-30March. Andymcc is checking palsapp for me and has seen nothing with my VIN. Maybe it really has not shipped at all and the ETA is really back to May. Seems like if it shipped, then the window sticker would stop being updated.

The window sticker might just be generated when you look it up and then cached for a while. And then generated again when you go to pull it up after a while.

I don't think it means anything if nothing except the date it was generated on changes at the bottom.

 

[Steve13GT]

Ours is in transit

 

[stans2000]

Ours is in transit

Did you have the Auto Start/Stop?

 

[Bald Devil]

Called customer service today. My truck has been built since 1-25 and has been waiting on microchips since then. She said they estimate the chips will be installed between May 4-14. On a positive note, she said I could have my salesman go ahead and attach my $2000 PCO to my VIN, and she found a $1000 public cash offer and $500 and 0% for 60 months for me, so not all bad!!

 

[stans2000]

Called customer service today. My truck has been built since 1-25 and has been waiting on microchips since then. She said they estimate the chips will be installed between May 4-14. On a positive note, she said I could have my salesman go ahead and attach my $2000 PCO to my VIN, and she found a $1000 public cash offer and $500 and 0% for 60 months for me, so not all bad!!

How do you get the dealer to do that when it expires 4 April?

 

[Steve13GT]

Did you have the Auto Start/Stop?

Powerboost, don’t think that applies

 

[Jaybird2022]

Called customer service today. My truck has been built since 1-25 and has been waiting on microchips since then. She said they estimate the chips will be installed between May 4-14. On a positive note, she said I could have my salesman go ahead and attach my $2000 PCO to my VIN, and she found a $1000 public cash offer and $500 and 0% for 60 months for me, so not all bad!!

Ford marketing??

 

[Bald Devil]

She said the dealer can attached the code on the PCO and the Public offer now and he will be honored. I’m gonna call my dealer tomorrow. She also gave me the codes for the public offer and the 0% for 60

 

[stans2000]

She said the dealer can attached the code on the PCO and the Public offer now and he will be honored. I’m gonna call my dealer tomorrow. She also gave me the codes for the public offer and the 0% for 60

Can you share the codes?

 

[Jaybird2022]

Yea at least with us poor shmucks stuck waiting since Christmas lol

 

[Jaybird2022]

I guess it really does matter who picks up the phone when we call ford marketing. 80% chance it sounds like someone who’s just resting at home with their smoke alarm chirping in the background. At least in my experience.

 

[Jaybird2022]

Called customer service today. My truck has been built since 1-25 and has been waiting on microchips since then. She said they estimate the chips will be installed between May 4-14. On a positive note, she said I could have my salesman go ahead and attach my $2000 PCO to my VIN, and she found a $1000 public cash offer and $500 and 0% for 60 months for me, so not all bad!!

How many calls to customer service or ford marketing did it take you to find out it’s been built since 1/24?

 

[RalpL]

Wow - the magic just keeps happening! Guess it really does pay to check the Ford tracker constantly throughout the day!!

BTW - the order I did through Koons and subsequently cancelled still only shows as "In Production" even though the blend date was the day before my Chapman order. The Activate Vehicle button also disappeared in FordPass on the Koons order - again.

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