Grunholle
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WARNING: STAY AWAY FROM SPRADLEY BARR CHEYENNE!
Operated by a dishonest GM with zero integrity, they will bait & switch your deal. BUYER BEWARE.
Kevin Harris - Ford & Lincoln Sales Manager
Mike Ervin - GM
Spradley Barr Cheyenne
2200 Westland Road
Cheyenne, WY 82001
http://www.spradleybarrcheyenne.com
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Well after my first order fell through I got back on the bandwagon quickly and searched for another 2017 R allocation, eventually putting down another deposit and configuring it to my specs. The 'R' was ordered at an out-of-state dealer with a courtesy delivery set to a local CA dealership.
Yesterday, over a month since I placed the deposit, I get an email from the ordering dealer stating they can't sell me the 'R' because of the following:
After receiving your order and deposit, the ownership of our store made me aware of emissions and sales tax rules that will prohibit us from fulfilling your order:
Emissions Certification-Related Sales Restrictions;
2017 Model Year Passenger Cars and Trucks
The following information will help to overcome any confusion or misconceptions regarding federal and California emissions certification:
• Federal and California emissions certifications are different from each other and DO NOT OVERLAP.
• A vehicle certified only to Federal standards is not eligible for sale to a customer intending to register it in a state that requires certification to California standards.
• A vehicle certified only to California standards is not eligible for sale to a customer intending to register it in a state that requires certification to Federal standards,
subject to EPA’s Cross-Border Sales Policy.
• ONLY DUAL-CERTIFIED VEHICLES (i.e., vehicles separately certified to both Federal and California standards) are eligible for sale in all 50 states.
I apologize for any inconvenience and/or miscommunication.
Aren't these cars 50-state compliant? And the 'R' is being courtesy delivered to CA?
My patience has worn thin with Ford dealerships and the 'R'. It may be a fantastic car but the process of ordering one is plain BROKEN. I've contacted well over 500 dealerships and between the ones thinking they can order a 'R' when they can't (and Ford's fault for actually letting a dealership submit a 'R' order), dealerships cannibalizing each other's stock and inflating the prices or the games they end up playing with the customer, I'm throwing in the towel.
Attention Ford Performance, Ford Service or anyone else there who will listen. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. You're making great products again (and I'm overlooking the quality control issues) but if the people you're trying to attract into the brand can't actually GET them after multiple attempts (with ADM pricing) due to Dealer ignorance and shenanigans, there is something WRONG.
I'm happy to have helped some of you out while being here and for the rest of you who have or will be getting your R's, enjoy them! I for one don't have anymore time to waste on this and plan to take my business elsewhere.
Thanks for hearing me vent and best of luck to y'all.
Operated by a dishonest GM with zero integrity, they will bait & switch your deal. BUYER BEWARE.
Kevin Harris - Ford & Lincoln Sales Manager
Mike Ervin - GM
Spradley Barr Cheyenne
2200 Westland Road
Cheyenne, WY 82001
http://www.spradleybarrcheyenne.com
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Well after my first order fell through I got back on the bandwagon quickly and searched for another 2017 R allocation, eventually putting down another deposit and configuring it to my specs. The 'R' was ordered at an out-of-state dealer with a courtesy delivery set to a local CA dealership.
Yesterday, over a month since I placed the deposit, I get an email from the ordering dealer stating they can't sell me the 'R' because of the following:
After receiving your order and deposit, the ownership of our store made me aware of emissions and sales tax rules that will prohibit us from fulfilling your order:
Emissions Certification-Related Sales Restrictions;
2017 Model Year Passenger Cars and Trucks
The following information will help to overcome any confusion or misconceptions regarding federal and California emissions certification:
• Federal and California emissions certifications are different from each other and DO NOT OVERLAP.
• A vehicle certified only to Federal standards is not eligible for sale to a customer intending to register it in a state that requires certification to California standards.
• A vehicle certified only to California standards is not eligible for sale to a customer intending to register it in a state that requires certification to Federal standards,
subject to EPA’s Cross-Border Sales Policy.
• ONLY DUAL-CERTIFIED VEHICLES (i.e., vehicles separately certified to both Federal and California standards) are eligible for sale in all 50 states.
I apologize for any inconvenience and/or miscommunication.
Aren't these cars 50-state compliant? And the 'R' is being courtesy delivered to CA?
My patience has worn thin with Ford dealerships and the 'R'. It may be a fantastic car but the process of ordering one is plain BROKEN. I've contacted well over 500 dealerships and between the ones thinking they can order a 'R' when they can't (and Ford's fault for actually letting a dealership submit a 'R' order), dealerships cannibalizing each other's stock and inflating the prices or the games they end up playing with the customer, I'm throwing in the towel.
Attention Ford Performance, Ford Service or anyone else there who will listen. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. You're making great products again (and I'm overlooking the quality control issues) but if the people you're trying to attract into the brand can't actually GET them after multiple attempts (with ADM pricing) due to Dealer ignorance and shenanigans, there is something WRONG.
I'm happy to have helped some of you out while being here and for the rest of you who have or will be getting your R's, enjoy them! I for one don't have anymore time to waste on this and plan to take my business elsewhere.
Thanks for hearing me vent and best of luck to y'all.
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