Getting fed up...

[pfd799]

Not true. Granger would have been able to fill all orders under the initial rules and probably even under the revised 2021 allocation rules. When Ford dramatically changed the rules for 2022 it really hurt Granger's customers.

No disrespect to them as I truly believe they intended to do the right thing but there are a number of reasons why they should’ve anticipated a change in allocations is possible. Manufacturers do not like their hot products devalued which was done by them immediately, the practice of poaching customers from outside of their PMA has also been a frowned upon, again especially when it comes to hot products. Ford didn’t change the system because of some secret vendetta against them

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[hemiblas]

No disrespect to them as I truly believe they intended to do the right thing but there are a number of reasons why they should’ve anticipated a change in allocations is possible. Manufacturers do not like their hot products devalued which was done by them immediately, the practice of poaching customers from outside of their PMA has also been a frowned upon, again especially when it comes to hot products. Ford didn’t change the system because of some secret vendetta against them

They did. They changed it due to pressure from large dealers that ignored customers requests for information and pricing and then later realized how many sales they lost. Originally allocation was based on number of Broncos ordered. That was later changed to some crazy formula about Bronco sport sales, and a bunch of other car selling factors that favored large dealers. Ford said orders would be filled in order of timestamp. They went back on that too. They orginally said xplan would be considered and then they went back on that one too.

 

[Little Foot]

I cancelled my Granger one last week y'all moved up a spot, but I was in the 700 club anyways.

What was your reservation number?

 

[OmahaKevin]

No disrespect to them as I truly believe they intended to do the right thing but there are a number of reasons why they should’ve anticipated a change in allocations is possible. Manufacturers do not like their hot products devalued which was done by them immediately, the practice of poaching customers from outside of their PMA has also been a frowned upon, again especially when it comes to hot products. Ford didn’t change the system because of some secret vendetta against them

Ford has always had dealers selling outside of their boundaries. The tenth largest dealer in the county is Woodhouse in tiny Blair, NE (pop 7,700) who for over thirty years has been advertising they sell vehicles to all fifty states. The model is not new.

 

[Little Foot]

Meanwhile a buddy of mine ordered one week ago today (12/15) no reservation for a Badlands Sasquatch with Lux and the 2.7. Got a build date and VIN already.

What dealership did he order from?

 

[Synyster06Gates]

What dealership did he order from?

Pollard Ford in Lubbock, Texas

 

[Mr. Nice]

Sorry buddy, but this response makes absolutely zero sense given my response to your original statement that Granger “worked the system” and are “either ignorant or incompetent.”

It’s tough to defend completely false statements. So you didn’t.

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you...

 

[LSTLAF]

Buying local was so much easier. Not sure how Grainger expected this to go much differently honestly. They knew they would get so many allocated, no exact number I know, but still continued to pull in orders they knew they wouldn't get full filled any time soon.

I call BS. Transferring my LOCAL reservation from an unresponsive large dealership to GRANGER was the best, easiest and most cost effective auto purchase I have ever made.

Thanks again @Zach@Granger and the @Granger Ford team!

 

[[DELETED MEMBER 27901]]

I decided to move on from this mess and bought a truck. I emailed my dealer and told them I was no longer in the market for a Bronco and to feel free to do with my order as they deemed, no hard feelings, just lost my enthusiasm, was not blown away by the Bronco's I have seen in person and the end was not known for my build. They replied that they would cancel my order. I just checked ford.com under reservations and sure enough it was cancelled the same day of the email. I was kind of surprised they didn't change it to a build that they could get quick and sell.

Perfectly reasonable. If my Bronco gets put on some kind of dirt mountain 2.0, I’ll pick up a Sahara from the same dealer. No hard feelings from my end, it’s just a vehicle.

Christmas has a good way of giving us this perspective and we should keep it year round.

 

[21BL2DR]

i chose to pay MSRP at my dealer that had 125 reservations. I was there earlier today and they only received about 30 Broncos for 2021. They are a small town dealer in the Cincinnati area that is also a very high volume dealer for Ford. My concern with going to Granger basically came true with so many people reserving there but Ford not choosing to divvy out an enormous about of Bronco's to them. It's been a huge disappointing adventure for literally hundreds of thousands of buyers and anyone that actually received a 2021 Bronco and has it sitting in their garage is extremely fortunate. It's like EVERYTHING that could go wrong did. I hope Ford will concentrate on trying to make it as right as possible for everyone in 2022.

 

[vrtical]

What was your reservation number?

10522125

 

[Zach@Granger]

@Granger Ford might be able to add some additional insight for you.

We have tried to be as up-front with our reservation holders as possible. We have encouraged reservation holders to move if they prioritized a faster delivery. Ultimately we want you to get your Bronco, whether that is with us or not. We offered a great price and Ford didn't anticipate us being as successful with it. So the rules changed and unfortunately it was our reservation holders who got the short end of the stick.

 

[1975U15]

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you...

No I understand. You like to make shit up.

Edit: Read the post above mine from the most stand up owner/dealership in the country then repost your ridiculous comment to him.

Thanks @Zach@Granger. You're good people.

 

[Jjt24]

I try to tell some guy on a other post that even if you cancel your order it still well get built and he did not believe me

Yep, the dealer is not going to cancel a bronco order

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