$500 deposit to order?!

[DLOne]

I placed my order on 1/17/22 with a $500.00 refundable deposit. West Her Ford in Rochester, NY.

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[atimberwolf]

Local dealer in NC has me for $1000 non-refundable.

Last time I bought in 2019 I could custom build with nothing down. Times have indeed changed.

 

[Roll Sound]

I put down $1000 for my order at Galpin, but I was sold my Wildtrak at MSRP with no additional fees, and the $1000 came right off the top of the price of the Bronco. Not a refund. My Bronco was $1000 less than sticker. So I didn't care.

 

[Mean Red GT]

Yep mine was a refundable $500 deposit as well. I think maybe the $100 was for reservations which they aren't doing now.

 

[Roll Sound]

Local dealer in NC has me for $1000 non-refundable.

Last time I bought in 2019 I could custom build with nothing down. Times have indeed changed.

Are you sure that's legal, I spoke with many dealers, all said any deposit is refundable. What if you don't like the Bronco upon delivery? Now they have your truck and your money. Or they charge an ADM and now you're pressured because they hold a thousand dollar carrot on a stick in front of you. I'd look into that. That seems fishy to me.

 

[Luv9rove]

I paid $500 deposit, which will count against the final total. My dealer has been very straightforward so far. I have a VIN and Build date of 3/14.

 

[RedDawg]

Mine asked for $1K down, I asked for MSRP - No ADM in writing. We agreed.
All is good

 

[Cornbred]

Same. Put in $500 deposit to confirm order.

please tel me this was refundable?

Y’all need to find dealers that don’t pull this sh!t.

wife wanted to sit and drive a Bronco so we went to local dealer when mannequins arrived. That dealer was charging $2500 ADM up front and $500 deposit. I laughed and told the salesperson that was ridiculous and that we had already placed a order at another dealer and didn’t pay a dime besides the $100 reservation.

 

[Lil Red Broncette]

$500 seems pretty common. $100 was reservation before orders were being taken. Often at conversion to order it seemed $500 was frequently asked for. It is refundable either way.

As for my experience, reservation July 2020 dealer did not ask for more than the $100 I reserved it for, but I have yet to get a build date on this Bronco.

End of November with us down to just 2 vehicles in the household I decided to order a second figuring I would get in line for a long wait. That dealer wanted $500. I already have a build date on this second order.

If the amount down made a difference, I wish I could make that first dealer take more money on deposit. It probably wouldn't make a difference though.

 

[nomnom]

After paying ford $100, my dealer asked for another $500, all of it offset the final price of the car so it’s fine

 

[BigBendBW]

Anybody else being asked to pay $500.00 to order a 2022 Bronco? I'm going to the dealer tomorrow, and was told it'll be a $500.00 deposit, although Ford still says $100.00?!

I had to when I did it through the Ford website when you convert a reservation to an order.

 

[22OBX]

Money down makes it harder for buyers to place multiple orders hoping for a quicker delivery...especially if non-refundable. String attached.

 

[mybikeisred]

I paid $100 for the reservation and then a $500 deposit when I placed my order, all refundable. I wasn’t even thinking about it when I went in to buy it, I would have forgotten all about it until the salesman put the $500 credit toward the purchase price, then I reminded him of the initial $100 for the reservation, and he took that off too.

 

[ChompSticks]

I put $1500. I was fine with it since it’s refundable and I put it on my card. Nice thing is there’s already a down payment now.

 

[thenewjs]

Anybody else being asked to pay $500.00 to order a 2022 Bronco? I'm going to the dealer tomorrow, and was told it'll be a $500.00 deposit, although Ford still says $100.00?!

FORD said that when ordering began the dealer may ask for an additional deposit.

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