I'd like to know as well. Bronco is hopefully coming up in the next month or so, and I'd like to go aftermarket but try and keep the weight comparable to stock.
You are my new internet hero> LOL! If you feel compelled to unleash your wrath upon Gillespie Ford in Gurnee Illinois, I'd be indebted to you. They tried to charge me a 10k dealer hardship fee when mine finally showed up...assholes. Turned out to be a huge pain in the ass.
Man, y’all stepped up! I think I only had one person from here leave a bad review at Gillespie after they pulled this on me, guess I needed to be more convincing 😂 OP, I sincerely hope this works out for you and you end up with your vehicle.
After I got screwed in the same fashion from Gillespie in Gurnee (10k dealer hardship fee), I went to Golf Mill after talking to them on the phone and being assured 'the one you want is in stock, at msrp.' Long story short, vehicle 'just sold an hour ago, but we have another one available...at...
I'm only looking at small mods like intake and exhaust as well, I've also done the crazy complete build route before like you said, not this time for me. Lol. Let us know how it affected your mpg on your trip. Safe travels!
The only one I've found in the area that will give you a signed, out the door price purchase agreement at msrp is Kunes in Antioch. Gillespie ford in gurnee tried to charge me ten grand on my order, and basically told me to eat a shit sandwich if I didn't like it. Golf Mill, same thing; 'sorry...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-04/ford-ceo-farley-says-dealers-who-gouge-could-get-fewer-vehicles?fbclid=IwAR097tLZoAMwpkR9yzE5CXJDYb4ownnJe6R6dCM1Mj9rzc4RBIeNj-BdgGs
Glad to hear it.. Whether or not they follow thru will be interesting to see.
Right?? Just looking at that pic made me check my wallet.
OP: hope you get some resolution. I went thru the same thing, to the tune of a ten grand 'dealer hardship fee'. It's all bullshit.
I will definitely post pics. I will say, this whole ordeal gave me time to rethink my order, ended up going from a base to a big bend with a handful of upgrades. Pretty happy about that!
The saga continues! Mike Levine messaged me back, said that the dealer was unwilling to budge, but if I found one I wanted to work with, he would help get a new order expedited. I found a dealer that is charging msrp on customer orders, got a signed purchase agreement, and off we go again...