I’m in the same boat, got asked to place my order yesterday.
Ford doesn’t pass the credit onto leases, and even if they did, they have a broomstick up their ass over lease buyouts and transfers.
Only realistic option is to purchase, which will create a hefty tax bill considering the bloated MSRP’s. The fact that these are piling up at dealer inventories and tanking at auctions really demonstrates nobody… not even the moderately uneducated… is clawing at them.
The big three… always find a way to mess things up.
I got the email yesterday to place my order. I looked at the MSRPS of the Trims and I said “HELL NO” and canceled my reservation. They bugging! I made my reservation wanting to get the Pro at $45k and they do not even offer anything near that price range
My issue is they have completely devalued the whole reservation system. Almost 550 days after I placed my initial reservation, I have the opportunity to buy a vehicle at a price worse then what I can get for an in-stock unit, walking in off the street. My reservation deposit was returned a long time ago, but what a disappointing experience.
Can confirm. Received an email this morning saying I could order “my” lightning. Gave me a good morning chuckle since these are dime a dozen-ish like @z0lt3c said.
I have an F-150 lightning lariat SR MSRP order. Even with the confirmed $7,500 tax credit, should I cancel the order since I was planning on using this for a filler before my Rivian comes?
My parents went to the dealer today to pick up their 23 PRO. Dealer was unaware of the price protection process to convert my pricing from 23MY to 22MY. I asked the dealer to get in touch with their regional rep to clear up the confusion.
I know loads of people on the Lightning forum encountered this issue. Anyone on here had this issue happen to them?
Wow… is this a small town dealer. I think your dealer is being shady. Ford dealers completely understand price protection and private offers now. They deal with price protection for Broncos, Mach-Es, etc.
Yeah I am still waiting to hear back from the dealer on the status. My take is that if they were trying to mark up the price, they would have done so by now.
Hoping I get an update soon. I called Ford Motor Co and their rep was not that helpful. Basically told me that pricing is determined by Dealer which sounds shady right? I placed a build deposit/order on a specific MSRP and they’re struggling to give me the agreed upon MSRP.
If their truck just came in they likely don’t qualify for price protection. That stopped a while ago. Mine arrived at dealer 1-2 months ago and I was outside the window. The dealer should be able to tell in two seconds using their Smart Vincent program.
