portlandg
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- First Name
- grahame
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- Mar 17, 2020
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- Location
- Dorset UK
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- Black RWD ER and loving it
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- Cabinet maker
Ouch !!!!. But I must agree. Here in the UK we get £3000 grant if car is under £50,000. The RWD ER I have on order is £49,980. BEV don't pay road tax but all that could end with a click of the Chancellors/Department of Transports fingers. My point. I have worked out my repayments not including these incentives and I can still afford the car. If I was to rely on incentives and grants etc and they were suddenly pulled then I wouldn't be able to afford the carMy opinion is that I think you are going a little bit dramatic.
1. Buying a car based on tax implications is your issue not ford. The reality is the tax incentives should be a BONUS and not THE reason to buy the car
2. yes ford could have handled communications better but let’s put this into perspective. Covid created a havoc of unforeseen issues. Not just local like employee safety but suppliers as well. Fords main concern was developing a NEW concept and getting it to market while ICE production cratered and expenses going through the roof. It is easy to be a recliner CEO. It is different from being the one responsible for it all. Ford did what I think is the only thing they could do. They turned a blind eye and let people leak information. It is effective and allows them to focus on what matters.
3. it was your choice from the moment the reveal was over to jump on the bandwagon and choose your trim and battery level. If you took your time or changed your mind then that is on you and not ford.
4. in short you are blaming Ford for what you decided/not decided to do. Technically I decided in July to buy a second MME. I-tried to upgrade it to an FE as I have major clout with the dealership. Guess what??? NO DEAL. Ok I have to live with my screw up in not ordering two simultaneously. Do I blame Ford? NO. Do I wish there was a way that if my dealership has a canceled order on an FE I could get it?? Sure but they told me that all cars are spoken for and that those declined go back to Ford. In short the dealer has zero say so. Ok. I get it. My issue. Oh well. I will likely not see it until sometime in 2021. Oh well that is also my issue. I
May have clout with one of the largest dealers in the country but they and I have ZERO clout with Ford on the MME.
so stop complaining g and either man/woman up and accept responsibility or cancel your order and go somewhere else.
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