DEAL 3% Under Invoice on any F-150 Tremor Order

[Bannerman]

Order from Chip or Zach.

@Peyt1224

 

[Kenn]

I ordered my Tremor on October 12th from Chip at Granger Ford and picked it up January 6th. Everything about the transaction went smooth. He had everything ready and I need to sign ONE document, he gave me an overview of the truck and I was on my way. Came back to Oregon via South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho and although it was very cold, it was dry and a great drive. After 30 hours of driving over 4 days my back didn't hurt, which is amazing for me.

 

[colotaco]

I ordered my Tremor on October 12th from Chip at Granger Ford and picked it up January 6th. Everything about the transaction went smooth. He had everything ready and I need to sign ONE document, he gave me an overview of the truck and I was on my way. Came back to Oregon via South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho and although it was very cold, it was dry and a great drive. After 30 hours of driving over 4 days my back didn't hurt, which is amazing for me.

Congrats. Can I ask, did you have your auto start stop removed?

 

[ChsTremor]

I ordered my Tremor on October 12th from Chip at Granger Ford and picked it up January 6th. Everything about the transaction went smooth. He had everything ready and I need to sign ONE document, he gave me an overview of the truck and I was on my way. Came back to Oregon via South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho and although it was very cold, it was dry and a great drive. After 30 hours of driving over 4 days my back didn't hurt, which is amazing for me.

I'll be that was an awesome drive!
Great to hear that the transaction was smooth and easy.

 

[Kenn]

Congrats. Can I ask, did you have your auto start stop removed?

I didn't. I disabled it on my 2017 Lariat but on the Tremor it doesn't bother me at all. Time will tell, but I suspect I'll leave it intact.

 

[Bannerman]

I didn't. I disabled it on my 2017 Lariat but on the Tremor it doesn't bother me at all. Time will tell, but I suspect I'll leave it intact.

I couldn't even get through the test drive without turning it off....

 

[SoCalTremor]

Hi, everyone My name is Zach and I'm the dealer principal at a Ford dealership in Granger, Iowa. Many of you are familiar with Ford's COVP program, and I view it as a huge opportunity for our store and anyone interested in purchasing a F-150 truck. We are offering 3% under invoice on any F-150 truck that is a retail order. There's no catch or gimmick. We view it as a huge opportunity to increase our market share locally and gain business we woldn't have had otherwise. To get a quote started just email a Build & Price from Ford's website to [email protected]

Just a few quick notes (because I know I'll get asked!)

1 - Our documentation fee is $180.
2 - There are NO mandatory add ons.
3 - There is a Non-Refundable $1000 deposit due at order.
4 - We will get you an electronic signature document with options, pricing, and details for your signature before placing the order.
5 - We do not participate in courtesy deliveries to other dealerships.
6 - We do not collect sales tax for out of state purchase (you don't have to pay Iowa tax, but will owe tax upon the return to your home state).

While, we cannot compete with the size of some Texas truck dealerships, we are one of the biggest F-series dealers in the state of Iowa for 2020. Current wait times for a retail order on a F-150 are 3-4 months. We are very familiar with this process as we are the biggest Bronco reservation holding dealership in the country and can facilitate out of state purchases with ease.

We are offering 2% Under invoice pricing on F-250 retail orders as well.

I appreciate the opportunity and would love to be an asset to this community.

Thanks!

I sent you an email last night. I'm wondering if this offer is still on the table?

Thanks.

 

[hoosier96]

I reached out to a local dealer in Denver, CO yesterday to inquire about a Tremor they have on the lot and to see if they would accept X Plan for it. I knew what the response would be but figured it did not hurt to try. Recvd a response that they only sell vehicles at MSRP or above. That's great, I see on your website that “We will meet or beat any Ford dealer on pricing”. Great, I'd like to order a Tremor and match Granger Ford's pricing of 3% below invoice. Lets keep it local! The salesperson's response was "Granger Ford has promised lots of people lots of things and do not have the allocation from Ford. We have had a lot of Bronco reservations transfer from Granger. With limited inventories the dealership has everything priced at or above MSRP. Thats what all local dealers in Denver are doing."

Funny because I was inquiring about a Tremor and not a Bronco. Also, I find it hard to believe "a lot" of people would walk away from a $1,000 non-refundable down payment to place an order with another dealer. I'm in no hurry so when it comes time to order, looks like I'll be Granger customer too.

 

[Sundroop3]

I reached out to a local dealer in Denver, CO yesterday to inquire about a Tremor they have on the lot and to see if they would accept X Plan for it. I knew what the response would be but figured it did not hurt to try. Recvd a response that they only sell vehicles at MSRP or above. That's great, I see on your website that “We will meet or beat any Ford dealer on pricing”. Great, I'd like to order a Tremor and match Granger Ford's pricing of 3% below invoice. Lets keep it local! The salesperson's response was "Granger Ford has promised lots of people lots of things and do not have the allocation from Ford. We have had a lot of Bronco reservations transfer from Granger. With limited inventories the dealership has everything priced at or above MSRP. Thats what all local dealers in Denver are doing."

Funny because I was inquiring about a Tremor and not a Bronco. Also, I find it hard to believe "a lot" of people would walk away from a $1,000 non-refundable down payment to place an order with another dealer. I'm in no hurry so when it comes time to order, looks like I'll be Granger customer too.

Gotta love the excuse "that's what everyone else is doing!" well don't you want to put your dealer at a competitive advantage? Granger is NOT doing that and gathering business through COVP that they otherwise would not have.

 

[AZTremor22]

I reached out to a local dealer in Denver, CO yesterday to inquire about a Tremor they have on the lot and to see if they would accept X Plan for it. I knew what the response would be but figured it did not hurt to try. Recvd a response that they only sell vehicles at MSRP or above. That's great, I see on your website that “We will meet or beat any Ford dealer on pricing”. Great, I'd like to order a Tremor and match Granger Ford's pricing of 3% below invoice. Lets keep it local! The salesperson's response was "Granger Ford has promised lots of people lots of things and do not have the allocation from Ford. We have had a lot of Bronco reservations transfer from Granger. With limited inventories the dealership has everything priced at or above MSRP. Thats what all local dealers in Denver are doing."

Funny because I was inquiring about a Tremor and not a Bronco. Also, I find it hard to believe "a lot" of people would walk away from a $1,000 non-refundable down payment to place an order with another dealer. I'm in no hurry so when it comes time to order, looks like I'll be Granger customer too.

Granger had over 1000 Bronco reservations. Because of Ford changing the allocation system and NOT delivering vehicles in reservation order, Granger deliveries of broncos was limited to 200 units per year. You do the math. So rather than wait until 2024 and beyond, people moved their reservation to other dealers.

 

[Time2Fly]

Is it normal for Chip to take 2 or more days to respond to an email? While I was shopping he would respond right away. Now that I've placed my order and realized I forgot to add wheel well liners, I haven't gotten a response from my email asking to add it.

Chip mentioned that he is pricing out 70+ F150 orders a day. And he always seemed to rush me off the phone and emphasize that he's to busy for small questions and status updates. I get the guy is busy, but a customer is a customer right. Not an inconvenience.

I thought Zach was doing periodic updates with how many orders they have and how many build slots available to them. Haven't seen that in a while.

Anyone have anything to share about making a minor change to an order from Granger? And any updates on current volume vs allowable builds.

 

[Cranbery]

Is it normal for Chip to take 2 or more days to respond to an email? While I was shopping he would respond right away. Now that I've placed my order and realized I forgot to add wheel well liners, I haven't gotten a response from my email asking to add it.

Chip mentioned that he is pricing out 70+ F150 orders a day. And he always seemed to rush me off the phone and emphasize that he's to busy for small questions and status updates. I get the guy is busy, but a customer is a customer right. Not an inconvenience.

I thought Zach was doing periodic updates with how many orders they have and how many build slots available to them. Haven't seen that in a while.

Anyone have anything to share about making a minor change to an order from Granger? And any updates on current volume vs allowable builds.

Just shoot him a followup email. The guy is busy, they all are. At the same time, for the deal they offer for these trucks, I wouldn't be upset about having to follow up a bit extra on your communication. Theres dealers charhing 5-10k above MSRP not offering any discount or honoring X-Plan, and their service is the same or worse. Theres dealers canceling orders to sell higher, there dealers forgetting to put people's options on that they ordered and paid a deposit on - count your blessings. Chapman was offering the 4% under invoice, they aren't anymore and I've heard bad stories about their sales, even some guys on this forum - like actual real issues and non communication, not something like taking a few days to respond to add wheel well liners which you can just order yourself worst case scenario. My two cents.

My experience with him, even on updates, is he usually gets back within a few days, if not one follow up does the trick.

Zach has posted updates when they get trucks in as far as I can see, I don't think they've gotten the next batch yet after this early '22 batch they got. (Mines in the next batch)

 

[Coachdad]

Is it normal for Chip to take 2 or more days to respond to an email? While I was shopping he would respond right away. Now that I've placed my order and realized I forgot to add wheel well liners, I haven't gotten a response from my email asking to add it.

Chip mentioned that he is pricing out 70+ F150 orders a day. And he always seemed to rush me off the phone and emphasize that he's to busy for small questions and status updates. I get the guy is busy, but a customer is a customer right. Not an inconvenience.

I thought Zach was doing periodic updates with how many orders they have and how many build slots available to them. Haven't seen that in a while.

Anyone have anything to share about making a minor change to an order from Granger? And any updates on current volume vs allowable builds.

This guy seems like a troll to me. He signed up to this site yesterday and this was his only post.
I'd like to know what the Troll policy on this site is.

 

[Cranbery]

This guy seems like a troll to me. He signed up to this site yesterday and this was his only post.
I'd like to know what the Troll policy on this site is.

Maybe one of the other dealers got jelly of all Grangers business for simply doing things fairly and transparently.

 

[Time2Fly]

Just shoot him a followup email. The guy is busy, they all are. At the same time, for the deal they offer for these trucks, I wouldn't be upset about having to follow up a bit extra on your communication. Theres dealers charhing 5-10k above MSRP not offering any discount or honoring X-Plan, and their service is the same or worse. Theres dealers canceling orders to sell higher, there dealers forgetting to put people's options on that they ordered and paid a deposit on - count your blessings. Chapman was offering the 4% under invoice, they aren't anymore and I've heard bad stories about their sales, even some guys on this forum - like actual real issues and non communication, not something like taking a few days to respond to add wheel well liners which you can just order yourself worst case scenario. My two cents.

My experience with him, even on updates, is he usually gets back within a few days, if not one follow up does the trick.

Zach has posted updates when they get trucks in as far as I can see, I don't think they've gotten the next batch yet after this early '22 batch they got. (Mines in the next batch)

Thanks for the response.

I always get a little nervous when someone is super responsive before an order and then lags in response afterwards. Maybe he's just catching up from the weekend and could use a reminder like you said.

 

[TxT]

Thanks for the response.

I always get a little nervous when someone is super responsive before an order and then lags in response afterwards. Maybe he's just catching up from the weekend and could use a reminder like you said.

As a sales guy, you have to prioritize things.
He always responded to me within 2-3 days after ordering.
I picked my truck up this past Friday. It’s a smaller dealership and they seem to do a lot of volume .
We joked about the shear number of calls and e-mails he gets, many of which are questions and confirmations, should I get the tow package, should I get black or blue, can I change my order, when will ford update their site, I know you tracked my order 4 times this week already but can I please get an update, etc…..
I’d say give it 3 days and then shoot a follow up email.

 

[Bannerman]

Is it normal for Chip to take 2 or more days to respond to an email? While I was shopping he would respond right away. Now that I've placed my order and realized I forgot to add wheel well liners, I haven't gotten a response from my email asking to add it.

Chip mentioned that he is pricing out 70+ F150 orders a day. And he always seemed to rush me off the phone and emphasize that he's to busy for small questions and status updates. I get the guy is busy, but a customer is a customer right. Not an inconvenience.

I thought Zach was doing periodic updates with how many orders they have and how many build slots available to them. Haven't seen that in a while.

Anyone have anything to share about making a minor change to an order from Granger? And any updates on current volume vs allowable builds.

I think you answered your own question......

He is getting dozens of orders a day and he didn't have time to respond to you about a $150, dealer installed option you want to add to an order that is still weeks or months out.

 

[TxT]

Is it normal for Chip to take 2 or more days to respond to an email? While I was shopping he would respond right away. Now that I've placed my order and realized I forgot to add wheel well liners, I haven't gotten a response from my email asking to add it.

Chip mentioned that he is pricing out 70+ F150 orders a day. And he always seemed to rush me off the phone and emphasize that he's to busy for small questions and status updates. I get the guy is busy, but a customer is a customer right. Not an inconvenience.

I thought Zach was doing periodic updates with how many orders they have and how many build slots available to them. Haven't seen that in a while.

Anyone have anything to share about making a minor change to an order from Granger? And any updates on current volume vs allowable builds.

Just FYI, They install the liners at the dealership so you can add them after it gets to the dealer. They told me $250 installed. Jay (the parts guy) would handle that.

 

[Pierless]

This guy seems like a troll to me. He signed up to this site yesterday and this was his only post.
I'd like to know what the Troll policy on this site is.

Can we take odds on whether it's the dealership from Colorado that was posted on earlier?

 

[Pierless]

Personal opinion, agree with all the other comments.

With the savings here from Granger, in this economy, the team has been awesome to work with.

Yes - I am cancelling my 11/26 order from local dealer and just wrapped things up with Chip on a new order today. (Local dealer is shady, at best). Big oof but worth the wait.

I think it's the buyers responsibility (due diligence) to make sure everything is on the order sheet & correct before signing and putting the deposit down.

Late add-ons it should be expected to wait a bit, they're volume focused it seems, we all know this. Customer service is a thing but it should be assumed there may be delays in comm after an order but I've seen more updates on this board from Zach than updates from my local dealer on my order.

Just follow up and I'm sure you'll get the reply.