Fun update: Finally got a VIN! After finding out the Sales Manager I was working with is no longer working there explains the lack of info relayed to me. Of course COTUS isn't showing either but, she's expected next month.
Only the dealer knows their true cost, the invoice is only one part of the equation. But it doesn't really matter, the dealer will try to make as much on a sale as they can and we the buyer will try to pay as little as we can. It pretty much comes down to how much we're willing to pay and how much work we're willing to do to reduce cost. When I bought the V6 I flew to pick up the car and drove most of a day to get it home. I have an eye out for a GT now, but haven't found one at a price I'm willing to pay yet, getting close though I think as prices come down on the '19s.Question for everyone... now that Consumer Reports doesn't offer their pricing reports, how the heck do you find out what the dealer's true cost is, opposed to the "invoice" hogwash? Thanks in advance to anyone who can steer me in the right direction. I just want to be more confident I'm getting a good price.
Icefury, when and what did you originally order?
E7 velocity blue, A10, 401A, PP1,mag-ride, midnight blue interior, active exhaust and B&O. I think that it.
Just depends on options ordered and if they have parts to schedule it. I waited over 2 months with no info.
Yeah, but some folks here have said that when they checked (via dealer or Ford Performance chat/call, giving their order # and dealer code) that their order was "unscheduled/clean". The "clean" portion of that is supposed to mean that there is no "material hold" on the order, yet it still took 2 months or more for these folks to even get a VIN. So either "clean" doesn't really mean what they (Ford) says it does, or something else is going on which hasn't been explained.
Clean means it's a buildable order. Meaning the option selection is acceptable. They will schedule based on date, priority, and parts supply for the options selected. My order was clean and i was told by the sales manager he spoke with a ford rep who said it was on hold due to magneride supply.
OK, then I guess I misinterpreted the following info from the Ford Performance Vehicle Tracking Web page (http://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/quick-look/2017/08/vehicle-tracking-system.html):
Your math is off, 8/22 to 11/7 is over 10 weeks. It does seem to indicate that the shortage of magnaride parts could be a thing of the past.