JimJa
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Jim
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2019
- Messages
- 132
- Reaction score
- 131
- Location
- Bondurant, WY
- Vehicle(s)
- '19 Ford Ranger Lariat, '18 Focus RS, '17 Escape Titanium
Several points:
In '07 I ordered a Volvo XC90 through Costco. First they will check to see if the dealer you are interested in purchasing from is in "their plan." If so, they will want the VIN. I told them I was ordering. BTW, I had previously talked to the dealer about ordering specifically what I wanted. Told the Costco rep to talk to the salesman I was dealing with. Costco was able to get knocked off an additional $3,500 from what the dealer was planning to offer - plus their other bennies, $500 in store credit, $1,000 returned to the dealer which he returned to me (several months after delivery). Costco charged $100 for the deal. I was happy and it went smoothly.
I deal with a small, local dealer in north Iowa. They will order anything I want without questions and my price is always Invoice, although I received an additional discount on the Ranger (ordered in Dec 2018) and Ford was giving $750 off for early orders. Plus another $500 for military (and previous Ford owners). I inquired about financing because sometimes that can save you significant dollars. This savings was not available on the Ranger at the time. The 2017 Escape I ordered was financed through Ford which saved me an additional $1,350 (I paid it off three months later so didn't care about the interest rate). I waited three months because Ford will give the dealer a kick-back after three months.
While waiting for new door locks on the Escape at a San Diego dealer under recall, I happened to see several new F150 Raptors near the showroom. They were marked up $25K. I asked to drive a Focus RS - which they okayed - but it was marked up $7,500. I told them to give me a call when they stopped doing recreational drugs. I purchased a new '18 RS from my Iowa dealer for Invoice and the dealer had to drive 300 miles to pick it up on a flat bed - at no cost to me. When I mentioned the markup to my Iowa dealer his words were, "That's nuts." BTW, all his vehicles have a life-time warranty on all lubed parts of the engine for the original owner.
It is felony stupid why someone will not travel to buy a vehicle at a savings WAY beyond the cost of the trip. For example they could save $30K by flying to Iowa to pick up an ordered Raptor over and above what the San Diego dealer was charging. Or $9K on the RS. They are friendly and up front about any transaction. Being a small mid-west dealer they just can't pull the mark-up think city dealers do. I suspect that is true for most all small town dealers.
My dealer in Iowa has a truck dealership in Las Vegas and I think (operative word - need to ask) an ordered Ranger could be drop shipped at that dealership. He may own a dealership in L.A. (he did at one time but I think he sold it, not sure tho). I am just good family friends with the owner and if you want contact info PM me. I get nothing from any transaction that might come of it.
In '07 I ordered a Volvo XC90 through Costco. First they will check to see if the dealer you are interested in purchasing from is in "their plan." If so, they will want the VIN. I told them I was ordering. BTW, I had previously talked to the dealer about ordering specifically what I wanted. Told the Costco rep to talk to the salesman I was dealing with. Costco was able to get knocked off an additional $3,500 from what the dealer was planning to offer - plus their other bennies, $500 in store credit, $1,000 returned to the dealer which he returned to me (several months after delivery). Costco charged $100 for the deal. I was happy and it went smoothly.
I deal with a small, local dealer in north Iowa. They will order anything I want without questions and my price is always Invoice, although I received an additional discount on the Ranger (ordered in Dec 2018) and Ford was giving $750 off for early orders. Plus another $500 for military (and previous Ford owners). I inquired about financing because sometimes that can save you significant dollars. This savings was not available on the Ranger at the time. The 2017 Escape I ordered was financed through Ford which saved me an additional $1,350 (I paid it off three months later so didn't care about the interest rate). I waited three months because Ford will give the dealer a kick-back after three months.
While waiting for new door locks on the Escape at a San Diego dealer under recall, I happened to see several new F150 Raptors near the showroom. They were marked up $25K. I asked to drive a Focus RS - which they okayed - but it was marked up $7,500. I told them to give me a call when they stopped doing recreational drugs. I purchased a new '18 RS from my Iowa dealer for Invoice and the dealer had to drive 300 miles to pick it up on a flat bed - at no cost to me. When I mentioned the markup to my Iowa dealer his words were, "That's nuts." BTW, all his vehicles have a life-time warranty on all lubed parts of the engine for the original owner.
It is felony stupid why someone will not travel to buy a vehicle at a savings WAY beyond the cost of the trip. For example they could save $30K by flying to Iowa to pick up an ordered Raptor over and above what the San Diego dealer was charging. Or $9K on the RS. They are friendly and up front about any transaction. Being a small mid-west dealer they just can't pull the mark-up think city dealers do. I suspect that is true for most all small town dealers.
My dealer in Iowa has a truck dealership in Las Vegas and I think (operative word - need to ask) an ordered Ranger could be drop shipped at that dealership. He may own a dealership in L.A. (he did at one time but I think he sold it, not sure tho). I am just good family friends with the owner and if you want contact info PM me. I get nothing from any transaction that might come of it.
