Ironbear
Member
- First Name
- Travis
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2021
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- Location
- Olympia, WA
- Vehicles
- Premium FE Carbonized Gray, AWD, Long-Range
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I've been looking all over WA and OR for a black or carbonized grey exterior, black interior, long-range, AWD Premium or Premium FE for the last 3-4 weeks. I was not willing to pay above MSRP. I spent lots of time on this forum, different search filters, dealership websites, texts, emails, and phone calls.
During my search I discovered the following:
1. There are a lot of canceled orders, and has been widely discussed on this forum, dealerships are managing those very differently. I was immediately up front with my desire to only pay MSRP and continued to work exclusively with the dealerships that were selling at MSRP.
2. I did of course find several FCTP vehicles and again I heard many stories from dealers about when they could be sold. 4 months and 2,000 miles, 4 months and 4,000 miles, 4 months and 6,000 miles (with ADM!).
3. Some dealers will take a deposit or at least give you their word that you get dibs, and even let you take the FCTP for the day to get the mileage up. I had one that was going to be mine on June 12 (4 months to the day after the dealer took receipt) if nothing else turned up.
4. None of the dealers know much about these cars yet nor how to sell them. And the way they are flying off the shelves they probably won't have the time or need to know them. This made for relatively pressure free conversations with dealers and some who were very generous about letting me know when canceled orders came available.
Well, last night Bellevue Ford AutoNation texted to say they had one just roll off the truck. The original customer canceled way back in December. We live 65 miles away and they open at 9a, so I told them I would be there at 9. But...someone had already made an appointment to come test drive the car at 9. They agreed to have it washed, charged (so we can make it home!), and allow us to test drive at 8a. The rest was a formality. MSRP, $100 rebate, and no tricks.
So with a little patience, persistence, and luck I'm pretty sure anyone can find what they are looking for. Happy hunting friends!
And here is the bounty of my labor. We love everything about it!
During my search I discovered the following:
1. There are a lot of canceled orders, and has been widely discussed on this forum, dealerships are managing those very differently. I was immediately up front with my desire to only pay MSRP and continued to work exclusively with the dealerships that were selling at MSRP.
2. I did of course find several FCTP vehicles and again I heard many stories from dealers about when they could be sold. 4 months and 2,000 miles, 4 months and 4,000 miles, 4 months and 6,000 miles (with ADM!).
3. Some dealers will take a deposit or at least give you their word that you get dibs, and even let you take the FCTP for the day to get the mileage up. I had one that was going to be mine on June 12 (4 months to the day after the dealer took receipt) if nothing else turned up.
4. None of the dealers know much about these cars yet nor how to sell them. And the way they are flying off the shelves they probably won't have the time or need to know them. This made for relatively pressure free conversations with dealers and some who were very generous about letting me know when canceled orders came available.
Well, last night Bellevue Ford AutoNation texted to say they had one just roll off the truck. The original customer canceled way back in December. We live 65 miles away and they open at 9a, so I told them I would be there at 9. But...someone had already made an appointment to come test drive the car at 9. They agreed to have it washed, charged (so we can make it home!), and allow us to test drive at 8a. The rest was a formality. MSRP, $100 rebate, and no tricks.
So with a little patience, persistence, and luck I'm pretty sure anyone can find what they are looking for. Happy hunting friends!
And here is the bounty of my labor. We love everything about it!
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