I GOT A R!!!!!

[crs2879]

Does the allocation system apply to regular 350's? I asked the dealer who I ordered my GTPP through but he never answered.

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[Mike02z]

Yes, Ford gives allocations for all GT350's but these are not difficult to get since these are not really limited production. The bigger question to the dealer is whether they can sell one. In some areas these simply wont sell due to the demographic.

 

[crs2879]

Yes, Ford gives allocations for all GT350's but these are not difficult to get since these are not really limited production. The bigger question to the dealer is whether they can sell one. In some areas these simply wont sell due to the demographic.

Maybe he didn't answer me because I asked if he would order a GT350 and sell at MSRP.......:frusty:

 

['Merica]

I had a dealer agree on $2k markup on the R, told him to play the order and he called his Ford rep...no allocation :(

 

[MCarsFan]

I had a dealer agree on $2k markup on the R, told him to play the order and he called his Ford rep...no allocation :(

This is exactly what I meant. Hope the OP gets an allocation.

 

[enzo101]

Called my salesman today and he said they are getting several 350s which have all been sold. They got 4 or 5 last year. My car was ordered Monday and just waiting for approval now.

 

[Tomster]

Called my salesman today and he said they are getting several 350s which have all been sold. They got 4 or 5 last year. My car was ordered Monday and just waiting for approval now.

What do you mean by "waiting for approval now"? If it is a bona fide allocation, no approval is needed, you just order. It gets built when it gets pulled by the regional rep.

If there is no allocation and you are trying to get approval for one..... well I wouldn't hold my breath.

Which did you mean? Again, I am hoping for the best for you.

 

[enzo101]

What do you mean by "waiting for approval now"? If it is a bona fide allocation, no approval is needed, you just order.

If there is no allocation and you are trying to get approval for one..... well I wouldn't hold my breath.

Which did you mean? Thanks

Not entirely sure. I'm going to call tomorrow and ask. What would I need to get to ensure it is accepted?

 

[OW_GT350R]

What do you mean by "waiting for approval now"? If it is a bona fide allocation, no approval is needed, you just order. It gets built when it gets pulled by the regional rep.

If there is no allocation and you are trying to get approval for one..... well I wouldn't hold my breath.

Which did you mean? Again, I am hoping for the best for you.

THat isn't necessarily true. When I ordered mine, the Regional Rep had given the dealership the allocation, but still had to "approve" it once it was submitted. My order didn't get approved for almost 2 weeks, but my dealership continued to assure me all was good. I ordered in May and drove home in August.

 

[Tomster]

Not entirely sure. I'm going to call tomorrow and ask. What would I need to get to ensure it is accepted?

Again, its not an acceptance. It is an allocation that would have been pre-awarded to that dealer based upon previous sales. They should know if they were given an allocation by the Ford Rep.

If they don't know if they have an allocation or not, they probably don't. I would have the dealer GM call or email their Ford rep and get confirmation no matter what.

The dealership can take your order and not have an R allocation, and because they were not awarded an allocation from Ford, then the car will never get built. It will forever sit in the status of "unscheduled material hold".

 

[Tomster]

THat isn't necessarily true. When I ordered mine, the Regional Rep had given the dealership the allocation, but still had to "approve" it once it was submitted. My order didn't get approved for almost 2 weeks, but my dealership continued to assure me all was good. I ordered in May and drove home in August.

That's news to me. I think you may be referring to the order being "pulled" by the regional rep.

These cars don't get built "first come first served". The orders are selected by the regional reps for build based upon a previously awarded allocation.

I'm pretty sure that's how it works because I pressed to test all the way up the dealership chain of command until I spoke to the GM and inventory manager. The inventory manager is the one who explained how these R's get selected and built.

There are experts on this forum who may wish to chime in, so the two I can think of are [MENTION=22202]machsmith[/MENTION] and [MENTION=16421]PP0001[/MENTION]. These two in my opinion are experts in the field.

 

[machsmith]

Im no expert Tom, i just read up on it.

The dealer would have been notified well in advance if they had an R allocation. Both of my dealers knew a month ahead of time. Most are that way, other than Lottery cars where people stand the better chance to get a lower adm as these are sometimes cars that go to smaller dealers.
Like i said, im no expert but if they need to check and see IF they are getting an allocation then it doesnt look good. If they are just REchecking that everything is good to go then your fine. I just find it hard to believe they would not know they have an alocation this late in the game... again, unless its a lotto car.

 

[maxdout]

congrats

 

[PP0001]

Im no expert Tom, i just read up on it.

The dealer would have been notified well in advance if they had an R allocation. Both of my dealers knew a month ahead of time. Most are that way, other than Lottery cars where people stand the better chance to get a lower adm as these are sometimes cars that go to smaller dealers.
Like i said, im no expert but if they need to check and see IF they are getting an allocation then it doesnt look good. If they are just REchecking that everything is good to go then your fine. I just find it hard to believe they would not know they have an alocation this late in the game... again, unless its a lotto car.

My understanding is that every Ford dealership that already had or will be getting an R model allocation for the 2017MY should have already been notified by now therefore of the ~500 cars to be built this year and next should should be pretty much all accounted for.

Having said that Ford has also been known to hold back ~1% or ~2% of limited production allocations which can be assigned at the very end of the production year run. This was done with the Laguna Seca's back in 2012/2013 and I understand there were some last minute 2016 R model allocations this past spring.

Hopefully things will work out well for this specific individual and he will in fact confirm his upcoming R model allocation!

 

[enzo101]

Can one of the members that got a R or has a VOC please send it to me through message or on this forum? I just got mine and would like to compare it with someone's.

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