scoopman
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For me, the dealer tried to charge an ADM when converting my GT reservation to an order online despite written email with me stating otherwise.There have been very very few reports of dealers trying to renege on the price agreed to when placing an order on Ford.com. Virtually every ADM horror story is from someone trying to buy an orphaned order off the lot. That said, I recommend you get everything you want agreed to in an e-mail prior to placing your order.
X-Plan provides a 2% discount and caps doc fees at $100. There is a $275 admin fee, so you don't end up getting a full 2% off. The doc fee savings can be substantial, depending on what your dealer normally charges. Regardless, you will save a lot more than the $35 membership fee to the MCA. Heck, you might be eligible based on your employer or Ford stock ownership.
My advice is as follows:So, another newbie here, and I am seriously interested in the Mach E. (Almost certainly the Premium ER AWD).
I am going to test drive the Mach E at my local dealer— so, while I am there I should ask them to put in writing that *when I do an online order they won’t charge ADM or any silly add ons…?
Have folks had success with that?
It sounds to me, from what I have been reading on the forum, that dealers sometimes (routinely?) change their position on markups when the car actually arrives (the smell of extra profit, I guess).
If they are crabby/hostile about it (or dismissive- I am a woman and I do meet that, on occasion) I know I can choose a different dealer on my order process but who’s to say they will be any better?
And-
What does the X-plan provide?
Thanks
1. You can order yourself online. I would do this. The advantage of this is that you get to precisely pick the spec of your car. You could also have the dealer order the car for you, but this board has examples of the dealer ordering folks the wrong car, and not realizing this until it shows up. You do have to commit to the dealer that will take delivery upon placing this order. I think it's difficult to change the dealer (you can do so by calling Ford) and once the car enters production you can't change the dealer, so pick wisely. See #2.
2. Before placing the order yourself, visit said dealer and see if they appear somewhat reputable. Do they know about the car? Will they let you test drive it? etc.
3. Go on the dealer's web site and find the internet sales manager email address or the email of the overall sales manager. Email this person, telling them you are about to order a mach-e, and you want them to confirm by replying to your email the answers on whether: (1) they will sell you the car without any ADM added; (2) that they will accept X-Plan pricing for the vehicle; (3) that they are familiar with and will offer Ford Options on the vehicle. If they won't respond in the affirmative for all three of these via replied email, find another dealer. As for these three, these will help you to maximize the savings on the car. X-Plan pricing already discussed in this thread. But Ford Options, as an example, generally is offering $1000 or $2500 off as an incentive, and you can pay off Ford Options basically at any time, so it does not make sense not to do this and pay off the loan (refinancing if you need to) in order to get the additional incentive. Also, because of the delay between ordering and receiving the car, it doesn't make sense not to have all of the financing flexibility available to you. It's also a really bad sign if the dealer doesn't know what Ford Options is or won't participate in it.
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