Bigfeets
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I'm looking for information about the role of dealers in Ford's allocation system. (Me: day 40 of 196-day predicted wait). I realize I am very naive about Ford, dealers, and custom orders.
I was looking at "my dealer" online inventory. No MME were on the lot, but 23 are listed. 15-2021MY are shown as "sale pending", while 8-2022MY shown as "coming soon"). I will be contacting them to see if they will explain what is with this "largess" of MME being "advertised". I'm hoping some folks on this forum can speak to the role of dealers in Ford's MME allocation process.
Do dealers beg for or demand an allocation for themselves to sell from their lot?
Would "sale pending" mean they were likely ordered by customers who have not yet accepted or rejected their order, since the vehicle is still in transit to the dealer? Is it standard dealer practice to "advertise" a vehicle that has been ordered by a customer but not yet arrived on the lot?
Since each of the 23 has a VIN assigned and 2021MY MME are in transit to the dealer, apparently, does that mean that whoever ordered the vehicle has been notified already of this. The dealers are notified by Ford, as well? or does Ford notify only the dealer who is then expected to notify the person who ordered it?
Bottom line, one of the "coming soon" 2022 MME looks satisfactory to me, such that I'd purchase it and forget about the one that's supposedly coming in 23 more weeks. (Because it has a VIN assigned means it's much farther ahead of "mine" in the queue and should arrive much sooner.) I'll try asking the dealer this tomorrow, but I'm wondering what to expect. Will it be entirely up to the dealer and are there any ethical boundaries?
Oh well, just thought I'd ask....
I was looking at "my dealer" online inventory. No MME were on the lot, but 23 are listed. 15-2021MY are shown as "sale pending", while 8-2022MY shown as "coming soon"). I will be contacting them to see if they will explain what is with this "largess" of MME being "advertised". I'm hoping some folks on this forum can speak to the role of dealers in Ford's MME allocation process.
Do dealers beg for or demand an allocation for themselves to sell from their lot?
Would "sale pending" mean they were likely ordered by customers who have not yet accepted or rejected their order, since the vehicle is still in transit to the dealer? Is it standard dealer practice to "advertise" a vehicle that has been ordered by a customer but not yet arrived on the lot?
Since each of the 23 has a VIN assigned and 2021MY MME are in transit to the dealer, apparently, does that mean that whoever ordered the vehicle has been notified already of this. The dealers are notified by Ford, as well? or does Ford notify only the dealer who is then expected to notify the person who ordered it?
Bottom line, one of the "coming soon" 2022 MME looks satisfactory to me, such that I'd purchase it and forget about the one that's supposedly coming in 23 more weeks. (Because it has a VIN assigned means it's much farther ahead of "mine" in the queue and should arrive much sooner.) I'll try asking the dealer this tomorrow, but I'm wondering what to expect. Will it be entirely up to the dealer and are there any ethical boundaries?
Oh well, just thought I'd ask....
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