My 18 Months of Waiting Is Almost Over... But...

[thevofl]

So my bitchy snarkiness maybe coming to an end. My truck has been shipped. Below is a very brief history including the latest curveball:

5/21 - Ordered a KR
7/21 - Switched to a Platinum
10/21 - Reordered as a 22MY; Last time dealer and I signed an order sheet.
5/22 - Ford removes key features, order sheet goes up in price
9/22 - Built; Dealer will honor the X-Plan pricing but not the price protection
11/22 - Shipped

I expect it to arrive week of 11/20/22. I asked for a final price with all the fees and x-plans etc. They got back to me with post-inflation pricing, again as well as 1.9% for 60 mo and 2.9% for 72 mo. I bitched that I had a signed order sheet, and they threw up their hands and shrugging their shoulders.

Then they countered with something I wasn't expecting: 0% for 72 months. Doing the math on a $72,000 loan (rounded for mathematical clarity), I determined:
0% costing $72,000 (duh)
1.9% costing $76,238.88
2.9% costing $78,532.31
3.14% (local credit union) $79,089.12
4.49% (my current bank) $82,267.14

So going the route of 0% for 72 months would offset the approximate $4200 increase in price. So, net it would be a wash. My only question is, I don't know what the financing incentives were in 10/21 (what Ford had down as the order date) when I reordered the new model year. If that offer was naturally what I'm supposed to get, then I'm going to pursue the quote on the signed order sheet. Any way to get that info?

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[Fordphanatic]

I bought my Platinum in October 2021. I got 0% for 72 months. I did pay $3000 dealor markup though.

 

[dolsen]

I don’t have an answer to your question, but isn’t there some Ford policy that covers price protection?

 

[Tomatoboy]

I don’t have an answer to your question, but isn’t there some Ford policy that covers price protection?

There is, but it isn’t precisely binding on the dealer, and changes to the order can reset the clock. My dealer honored price protection, but not everybody has been so lucky. It looks like from their comments above their dealer refused to honor it.

 

[thevofl]

I bought my Platinum in October 2021. I got 0% for 72 months. I did pay $3000 dealor markup though.

There is, but it isn’t precisely binding on the dealer, and changes to the order can reset the clock. My dealer honored price protection, but not everybody has been so lucky. It looks like from their comments above their dealer refused to honor it.

The last clock reset was October 2021 when I ordered the new model year. If 0% for 72 months was the offer, then I'm still going to pursue the price protection. My dealer claims that he has never heard of such a thing (price protection). I have a habit of relaying to him facts I have found on this forum that he knows nothing about and then he investigates and realizes I am right. But this he keeps saying, "You got to take what the forum say with a grain of salt."

I have not only relayed what many on this forum has said, but also that I have talked with a few other dealers comply with the price protection policy.

What I would love is a step-by-step set of instruction on how to put in the request in the system so that I can walk him through it.

 

[Tomatoboy]

The flyer with some of the details is in this thread. https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/price-protection-new-vehicle-orders.10006/

A forum user posted where the dealer can find the information in their system in a thread, I’ll try to find it.

 

[Tomatoboy]

The flyer with some of the details is in this thread. https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/price-protection-new-vehicle-orders.10006/

A forum user posted where the dealer can find the information in their system in a thread, I’ll try to find it.

Strike that, it was on a MachE forum.

 

[Snakebitten]

As crazy as some deals are in these bizarre times, X-plan and 0% is a really good deal, in my opinion.
I certainly would enjoy my long awaited truck with that offer.

 

[Ryan74]

0% sure beats the 5.9% @ 72 they're offering now

 

[thevofl]

As crazy as some deals are in these bizarre times, X-plan and 0% is a really good deal, in my opinion.
I certainly would enjoy my long awaited truck with that offer.

0% sure beats the 5.9% @ 72 they're offering now

Don't get me wrong. If that is what is what I was entitled to, then yes I am happy. And I will be happy driving around in my new Platinum Lite. But if I am supposed to be charged at a lower price on top of that, then I want that too.

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