Burned...

[Goofball]

Op sorry to hear of your misfortune. Maybe they have an allocation for a 17' possibly? They should know already I would imagine.

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[stanglife]

So you ordered it 3 weeks ago and it was supposed to be built this year?

1 - what dealer has an unordered R sitting in wait at this point?
2 - dealers KNOW if they have an R or not. If they let you order an R - there's a good chance they had a higher bidder come in and offer more. I'd keep an eye on their inventory through the Ford website to see if an R pops up there eventually.

 

[GT_Dave]

Approximately 500 R's built per year, about 3,500 Ford dealers in the US.
You do the math . . . There is a lot of wishful thinking out there on both sides and you need to be careful in your dealer discussions.
The people that found or got R's need to feel very lucky, and I'm sure a lot of hard work went into the majority of those purchases.

 

[machsmith]

Same thing happened here, but I also had a sense that it was gonna happen. SO, I do actually feel your pain.
I had a bit of a contingency plan ;), so we'll see what happens on that one.
The 350 isn't a must have for me. I'd like to have one, but if I can't find the R and at the $ I feel its worth (including ADM) I'm going to pass on it all together. Plenty of other nice cars out there to be had. Heck I may just go back in time for a while.

 

[_M_]

Been there, done that to all the above. A lot of dealers made an assumption that because they got 3 350s they qualified for an R. Qualifying and getting an allocation are two different things.

Same email and text came to me with your R is being built...I said, ummm that's the copyright symbol. He was like no it's the R...I said look at the price. Still bought the car

OP hopefully you can still get the car you want

 

[stang302]

I'm not surprised at all. Ford dealers are mostly clueless about the products they sell.

You mean like when I called my local dealer a couple days ago to ask if they knew if they were getting an allocation for a "2017 shelby gt350r" and I had to explain to the salesman AND sales manager, both, the differences between the 350 and the Ford GT, which is what they thought I was talking about.

 

[Steve68]

You mean like when I called my local dealer a couple days ago to ask if they knew if they were getting an allocation for a "2017 shelby gt350r" and I had to explain to the salesman AND sales manager, both, the differences between the 350 and the Ford GT, which is what they thought I was talking about.

Yes, that's just one example. :ford:

 

[GT P-TREE]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that had to deal with the (R) debate

 

[Bender]

I did with mine as well. Used it to my advantage to shrink the ADM

 

[50 Deep]

Sad, but not unexpected.

Keep hope alive OP

 

[kwpony]

I'm not surprised at all. Ford dealers are mostly clueless about the products they sell.

and I thought that was just Ford dealers here in Germany.

 

[Stage_3]

I'm not surprised at all. Ford dealers are mostly clueless about the products they sell.

^^This. Not only the dealerships, but the salespeople as well.
Shouldn't the salespeople know exactly what kind of car they are selling? And, shouldn't the delership make sure that said salespeople know the product they are representing and selling??
That's f*cking embarrassing.

 

[ohtobbad]

^^This. Not only the dealerships, but the salespeople as well.
Shouldn't the salespeople know exactly what kind of car they are selling? And, shouldn't the delership make sure that said salespeople know the product they are representing and selling??
That's f*cking embarrassing.

I still get the odd call from the dealer about the GT350.
They say I know more about than anyone who works at the dealership;)

 

[Steve68]

I still get the odd call from the dealer about the GT350.
They say I know more about than anyone who works at the dealership;)

I've been told the same thing at more than one dealership.

 

[Stage_3]

I still get the odd call from the dealer about the GT350. They say I know more about than anyone who works at the dealership;)

I've been told the same thing at more than one dealership.

HA HAAAAAAAAA :lol:
How embarrassing for the dealership and their salespeople.

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