Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

[dreamweaver]

My only real experience with dealer adjustment was my first Accounting job out of college. Most of that job was spent auditing a large car dealership chain. The worse I saw was probably the first NSX sold in Houston. Dealer markup was about 100%.

Well I guess technically I had a second experience - but it was just a tad annoying. I wanted a diesel F250, and they had a Raptor sitting next to it. They made it clear I was not going to test drive the Raptor unless I put down money first. I did not even bother to ask for that test drive, I needed a truck to tow with (and honestly did not have time for a joy ride that day). But it did piss me off that after I test drove that F250, I went to a different dealer to purchase from. Pretty sure that Raptor had a decent dealer markup on it too at the time.

This drives me crazy when dealers pull that S--t. Back in 2016 I ordered a Shelby GT350 from a new dealer in my area. Four months later I got a call that my car had come in, so I made an appointment to pick it up. When I got to the dealer and walked into the showroom there was a GT350 inside that looked like the same livery I had ordered. In went and sat down with the sales person I had placed my order with and he started pulling out paper work to sign. I asked him if he would by a car sight unseen, he said no. I told him I wanted to inspect my vehicle. He said OKAY it's right there, and he pointed to the vehicle in the showroom. I walk over to the vehicle and the first thing I notice was the extra $10,000 they had tacked on to MSRP. I ask him what the 10k was, he replied because we can. I walked out of the dealer; I was pissed to say the least. For years I was driving Lincolns and had a nice dealer relationship so went to see my Lincoln salesperson and told him the story about my less than pleasing experience with that Ford dealer. It just so happed that the owner of the Lincoln dealership also owned a Ford dealership in the state, and a Shelby enthusiast. He not only found me a vehicle close to the one I originally ordered, he had it shipped to the Lincoln dealer near my house and I paid my Ford employe A-Plan price.

 

[maynard]

This drives me crazy when dealers pull that S--t. Back in 2016 I ordered a Shelby GT350 from a new dealer in my area. Four months later I got a call that my car had come in, so I made an appointment to pick it up. When I got to the dealer and walked into the showroom there was a GT350 inside that looked like the same livery I had ordered. In went and sat down with the sales person I had placed my order with and he started pulling out paper work to sign. I asked him if he would by a car sight unseen, he said no. I told him I wanted to inspect my vehicle. He said OKAY it's right there, and he pointed to the vehicle in the showroom. I walk over to the vehicle and the first thing I notice was the extra $10,000 they had tacked on to MSRP. I ask him what the 10k was, he replied because we can. I walked out of the dealer; I was pissed to say the least. For years I was driving Lincolns and had a nice dealer relationship so went to see my Lincoln salesperson and told him the story about my less than pleasing experience with that Ford dealer. It just so happed that the owner of the Lincoln dealership also owned a Ford dealership in the state, and a Shelby enthusiast. He not only found me a vehicle close to the one I originally ordered, he had it shipped to the Lincoln dealer near my house and I paid my Ford employe A-Plan price.

great ending to that story!

 

[dreamweaver]

great ending to that story!

That's one thing I really miss after moving to Florida is that Lincoln dealer. They really where all about the customer.

 

[maynard]

That's one thing I really miss after moving to Florida is that Lincoln dealer. They really where all about the customer.

any chance they are in Michigan? I need work done on my F150 or I need to buy something used to get me to Scout-land...

 

[dreamweaver]

any chance they are in Michigan? I need work done on my F150 or I need to buy something used to get me to Scout-land...

Yes. Varsity Lincoln. Novi Michigan.

 

[maynard]

Yes. Varsity Lincoln. Novi Michigan.

Thanks! That's close enough for me!

 

[dreamweaver]

Thanks! That's close enough for me!

We have been in Florida for many years now. These are only my experiences. As they say "your mileage may vary. " I know they were #1 in my book.

 

[maynard]

We have been in Florida for many years now. These are only my experiences. As they say "your mileage may vary. " I know they were #1 in my book.

I actually bought a used MKZ from them 10 years ago when I lived in Brighton - I will try and find my salespersons card/info... I remember feeling like I got a fair deal back then.

 

[J Alynn]

This drives me crazy when dealers pull that S--t. Back in 2016 I ordered a Shelby GT350 from a new dealer in my area. Four months later I got a call that my car had come in, so I made an appointment to pick it up. When I got to the dealer and walked into the showroom there was a GT350 inside that looked like the same livery I had ordered. In went and sat down with the sales person I had placed my order with and he started pulling out paper work to sign. I asked him if he would by a car sight unseen, he said no. I told him I wanted to inspect my vehicle. He said OKAY it's right there, and he pointed to the vehicle in the showroom. I walk over to the vehicle and the first thing I notice was the extra $10,000 they had tacked on to MSRP. I ask him what the 10k was, he replied because we can. I walked out of the dealer; I was pissed to say the least. For years I was driving Lincolns and had a nice dealer relationship so went to see my Lincoln salesperson and told him the story about my less than pleasing experience with that Ford dealer. It just so happed that the owner of the Lincoln dealership also owned a Ford dealership in the state, and a Shelby enthusiast. He not only found me a vehicle close to the one I originally ordered, he had it shipped to the Lincoln dealer near my house and I paid my Ford employe A-Plan price.

When you can create one of those rare trust relationships with a dealer it is huge. Our Acura dealership was that way for several of our cars. Outside of them-never had a good experience

 

[dreamweaver]

When you can create one of those rare trust relationships with a dealer it is huge. Our Acura dealership was that way for several of our cars. Outside of them-never had a good experience

So far luck has struck twice for us. Our current Ford dealer here in Florida where we purchased my wife's Maverick Hybrid is Fantastic!