About to pull the trigger on a DH Premium BUT

[MCS]

Hi All,

New guy here; about to pull the trigger on a Dark Horse Premium however there are caveats (aren't there always??!!?) and I was looking for an idea of how big a risk I would be at for selling my existing S550 in the wait for the S650.

So the dealership (which is another province actually) told me the following;

- The car has NOT been built yet.
- Ford has already given a VIN # for the build but no delivery date

One of the members here mentioend they had ordered a DH and "DH order that was JUST CANCELLED by Mother Ford with NO REASON GIVEN". I can deal with delays if I know that it's coming however selling my girl, on the assumption that Ford would make right, and then getting boned by Ford would result in a very frusterated MCS.

I'm not worried about the out of province bit as my current Mustang was bought sight unseen from 2000km away and shipped to me. HOWEVER I am a little concerned about selling my current car only to be left with nothing.

Anyone have any insight or experiences they can share?

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[smurfslayer]

Allocation vehicles are a fickle purchase I’d keep the old horse until the new one is available

 

[roadpilot]

There are no guarantees in life. Your order could be on the truck being delivered to your dealership and it gets trashed in a wreck. Decide accordingly.

 

[MCS]

There are no guarantees in life. Your order could be on the truck being delivered to your dealership and it gets trashed in a wreck. Decide accordingly.

You are a bucket full of sunshine aren't you!!!! Very true.

 

[roadpilot]

You are a bucket full of sunshine aren't you!!!! Very true.

LOL! I'm sorry ... I'm just trying to help you understand what your options are.

 

[MCS]

I appreciate that man.

I may slap down the deposit and then just not put my car up for sale until they tell me "It's on a truck and will be here in 3 weeks".

I've had some of those automotive wholealers reach out to me with silly level offers so I'm in no rush to sell. First world problems I know!

 

[SweptVolume]

I'm curious: is part exchanging your existing car with the dealer for money off the new one not an option or not the usual way to deal in America?

I'd say 90% of new car purchases in the UK include either a P/X or an end of lease/PCP return to the supplying dealer. It's hard to sell anything over £30k privately and the new style premium auction sites are still pretty niche here.

 

[Bikeman315]

I appreciate that man.

I may slap down the deposit and then just not put my car up for sale until they tell me "It's on a truck and will be here in 3 weeks".

I've had some of those automotive wholealers reach out to me with silly level offers so I'm in no rush to sell. First world problems I know!

@roadpilot is the @shogun32 of M7G!

By the way, congrats on your purchase. Even if you are a M6G deserter!

 

[MCS]

@roadpilot is the @shogun32 of M7G!

By the way, congrats on your purchase. Even if you are a M6G deserter!

Yeah I felt unclean but I haven’t taken delivery yet and who knows it could be scrubbed by Ford

 

[smurfslayer]

You are a bucket full of sunshine aren't you!!!! Very true.

Yeah... but he’s right. On FRF we had a Raptor owner whose truck made it all the way to the stealership and was backed off the delivery truck incorrectly, falling off the ramps. It was heartbreaking.

The closest I came to ordering was a 2009 Ducati 1198s and I didn’t have to because they already had 2 enroute and I got dibs on one of them. It had 1.8 miles on the odometer; literally the run in for the bike on the dyno. They assembled it in front of me straight out of the shipping crate. That was pretty cool.

 

[MCS]

Trigger has been pulled and deposit made.

Let's see if the build date (which was confirmed a couple of days ago) holds true!

 

[Bikeman315]

Trigger has been pulled and deposit made.

Let's see if the build date (which was confirmed a couple of days ago) holds true!

Congrats!!!

 

[smurfslayer]

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