I received a priority 10 (my understanding is this is aligned with an allocation). Placed order for MSRP. They took a refundable 5k deposit.
Ford and the dealership each emailed me confirming the order afterwards.
I have heard of many dealerships that raise their costs after orders are placed. It’s good to be skeptical. I live in a rural area and while I have traveled a lot for both used and new vehicles in the past…I will only work with places that have a demonstrated history of honesty. The two places I called are known to be honest and up front (by my previous dealings and my friends).
My local shop said they didn’t have an allocation, didn’t expect to get one, but if they did it would be 10k adm.
The dealership in my hometown looked into R availability because I asked them to. They had not been told ahead of time by Ford about order banks opening. They said on Monday since I was the first to inquire I could have their allocation if they got one at msrp. I got the call yesterday morning and was told they had received an allocation and it was mine for msrp. About twenty minutes after speaking to the owner and my salesman I got the email from Ford confirming the order with my name on it. There are honest dealerships out there….(likely not many in densely populated areas)
