Advantages to ordering at dealer vs online?

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Hello everyone. I’m looking to leave my Audi S5 as a daily driver and move into a MME here in the future. I was wondering if there is any major advantage to going to dealership and doing a order Vs just ordering online and paying the 1k down?

I’m sure dealer ship would love to get my S5 but think I can sale it myself pretty easy.

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I would recommend online to attempt to avoid additional mark up.
 

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Try both and take the better buy.
 

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The ideal situation is to find one you want in stock at a price you are willing to pay. I ended up ordering one because my four local dealers are not getting many in to sell.
 
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The ideal situation is to find one you want in stock at a price you are willing to pay. I ended up ordering one because my four local dealers are not getting many in to sell.
i found a couple near me but all marked up 5k over sticker or more.
 


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The deposit should be $500.

You can order online, the dealer then accepts the order. They'll communicate any issue with ordering at MSRP to you, if they have any.

In the meantime, you should check and see if your company offers X-Plan. If not, join the Experimental Aircraft Association and qualify for X-Plan with your purchase.
 

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The deposit should be $500.

You can order online, the dealer then accepts the order. They'll communicate any issue with ordering at MSRP to you, if they have any.

In the meantime, you should check and see if your company offers X-Plan. If not, join the Experimental Aircraft Association and qualify for X-Plan with your purchase.
Good call about the X Plan. I just checked and see my company listed. My build date is Aug 19th and I have just sent a note to my dealer contact for available incentives or discounts. I'm curious, for those that are part of the X Plan and have their Mach-E, what kind of discounts or incentives did you receive?

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Good call about the X Plan. I just checked and see my company listed. My build date is Aug 19th and I have just sent a note to my dealer contact for available incentives or discounts. I'm curious, for those that are part of the X Plan and have their Mach-E, what kind of discounts or incentives did you receive?

Thanks!
My Wife works for State Farm so they get X Plan.
 

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Good call about the X Plan. I just checked and see my company listed. My build date is Aug 19th and I have just sent a note to my dealer contact for available incentives or discounts. I'm curious, for those that are part of the X Plan and have their Mach-E, what kind of discounts or incentives did you receive?

Thanks!
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My Wife works for State Farm so they get X Plan.
Looks like there is an older thread about X Plan. $1000 is the incentive according to one of the posts but it appears to vary by dealer and location (https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/2021-mach-e-x-plan-pricing-released.1300/page-4).
 
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There is no incentive by plan.

Right now there is a $100 rebate for everyone.

If you take the Ford Option plan, some states you get a $1,000 rebate, others you get a $2,500 rebate.

When you order, your dealer can lock in the rebates at time of order, then you get whichever is better (as a group) at time of delivery.

The "discount" is the X-Plan. Your employer should be able to give you info to log on and configure a Mach-E and see the X-Plan price. It's a formula, based on invoice price. Invoice - (0.4% of invoice) + $275, i.e. 99.6% of invoice plus $275. In addition, the dealer can only charge $100 for paperwork processing.
 

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There is no incentive by plan.

Right now there is a $100 rebate for everyone.

If you take the Ford Option plan, some states you get a $1,000 rebate, others you get a $2,500 rebate.

When you order, your dealer can lock in the rebates at time of order, then you get whichever is better (as a group) at time of delivery.

The "discount" is the X-Plan. Your employer should be able to give you info to log on and configure a Mach-E and see the X-Plan price. It's a formula, based on invoice price. Invoice - (0.4% of invoice) + $275, i.e. 99.6% of invoice plus $275. In addition, the dealer can only charge $100 for paperwork processing.
The $100 is only available on vehicles with the BlueCruise prep package.
Ford hasn't changed the Options incentives the last 2 quarters and it seems unlikely they will change them for Q4, but AFAIK Ford only honors the incentives in effect at delivery.
 

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Hello everyone. I’m looking to leave my Audi S5 as a daily driver and move into a MME here in the future. I was wondering if there is any major advantage to going to dealership and doing a order Vs just ordering online and paying the 1k down?

I’m sure dealer ship would love to get my S5 but think I can sale it myself pretty easy.

Thanks in advance.
Shane
I think there is an advantage to the online ordering - you will be able to track your order without depending on the dealer for most updates. Before you do, call the dealer to make sure they will accept X-plan on your ordered vehicle. Also, dealers choose how much of a deposit to take on the orders and whether to add ADM, so that may vary among the dealers in your area. You can see the deposit amount online when you configure the order.

Once you submit the order, make sure to follow-up with the dealer. My dealer called me and confirmed the order in the system within an hour, but I've seen some stories of people waiting days for the dealer to accept/confirm the order.
 

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I think there is an advantage to the online ordering - you will be able to track your order without depending on the dealer for most updates. Before you do, call the dealer to make sure they will accept X-plan on your ordered vehicle. Also, dealers choose how much of a deposit to take on the orders and whether to add ADM, so that may vary among the dealers in your area. You can see the deposit amount online when you configure the order.

Once you submit the order, make sure to follow-up with the dealer. My dealer called me and confirmed the order in the system within an hour, but I've seen some stories of people waiting days for the dealer to accept/confirm the order.
I would advise getting the answers to the ADM/adds/X Plan questions in writing via e-mail or text prior to placing your order online just in case.
 

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The $100 is only available on vehicles with the BlueCruise prep package.
Ford hasn't changed the Options incentives the last 2 quarters and it seems unlikely they will change them for Q4, but AFAIK Ford only honors the incentives in effect at delivery.
Dealers can lock in incentives at time of order, and then at time of delivery you get the better total package (you can't pick and choose). Been that way for a long time.

They cannot lock in interest rates though.
 
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I’ve had two dealers so far tell me they are not accepting X Plan on MachE
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