Is the market saturated??

[Old-Raptor-guy]

So, I could if I wanted go get any number of gen 3 (counted about 20 last night) with in 100 miles of my home.

1 dealer has 6 that he is asking 109,000 or more for.

There is another dealer that is a huge Ford dealer and he has 7 listed.

They are available.

They only reason I don't pick one of these up is that they all have sun/moon/panoramic roof and I would personally rather have an STD than a sun/moon/ panoramic roof.

Some have a few thousand miles and are listed as used but that doesn't matter if the truck is what you want.

I am hoping the lighting and bronco raptor take some light off the F150 raptor personally.

 

[GCATX]

If the market was saturated we'd all be driving new raptors instead of waiting on orders and dealers wouldn't be asking 109k.

 

[Old-Raptor-guy]

If the market was saturated we'd all be driving new raptors instead of waiting on orders and dealers wouldn't be asking 109k.

I can't necessarily argue against that. As I am waiting on an order also.

But if there was actually that much demand there wouldn't be 20 plus units in stock within 100 miles.

I just think with many factors going on that the tide may slowly be shifting.

 

[Bullet Bob]

If you want to see what market saturation looks like for a limited production truck, look at the TRX. They can be had for $10K under MSRP, and if you order one, reportedly you can have it in 6 weeks.

 

[BalorGrayJax]

I can't necessarily argue against that. As I am waiting on an order also.

But if there was actually that much demand there wouldn't be 20 plus units in stock within 100 miles.

I just think with many factors going on that the tide may slowly be shifting.

I don't think you know how this works lol. If I'm a high volume dealer, I would also be buying every new Raptor for $15k over to sell it used for $30k+ over.. it is what it is. Hell, and I'm a broken record but the dealer I paid $10k over to called me 3 days later saying they'd buy it back for $20k over because they had an EXISTING CUSTOMER who wanted my spec and was willing to pay $130k if they found one that same week.

I literally have 4500 miles on my truck and have been offered $105k. If the market was saturated this wouldn't be a possibility.

The TRX example is over used by me as well but it's perfect because it shows exactly what a halo car can be and what it can't be. Ram really screwed up by letting their dealers go hog wild and the moment the TRXs stayed on a lot longer than a week they get nervous and marked them down. The ford dealer knows that even if that truck sits for a month.. it'll sell.. and it will make them a lot of extra money straight to the owners pocket.

 

[tritus]

If you want to see what market saturation looks like for a limited production truck, look at the TRX. They can be had for $10K under MSRP, and if you order one, you'll have it in 6 weeks.

Last time I checked TRX orders are 6-9 months out... That was a month ago also

 

[NASSTY]

I can't necessarily argue against that. As I am waiting on an order also.

But if there was actually that much demand there wouldn't be 20 plus units in stock within 100 miles.

I just think with many factors going on that the tide may slowly be shifting.

I still haven't seen a Gen3 sitting on a dealers lot yet and have only seen 2 on the road.

 

[Russ103]

If you want to see what market saturation looks like for a limited production truck, look at the TRX. They can be had for $10K under MSRP, and if you order one, you'll have it in 6 weeks.

You’re right about the $10k off MSRP. 6 weeks to delivery is almost unheard of though, with some exceptions for base model trucks. Some guys are waiting for 6 months to get their TRX (first world problem)

 

[MDJAK]

OP said he’d rather have an STD than a pano. Calling @Oldfart . I’m sure that can be arranged.

 

[GordoJay]

OP said he’d rather have an STD than a pano. Calling @Oldfart . I’m sure that can be arranged.

But doesn't "an STD" imply that he only wants one? @Oldfart would maybe give him a half dozen or so ...