Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Been here a few days, ordered my new Ranger a few weeks ago. Lot's of useful information, for sure. Hoping to contribute something useful along the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Hello from Canton! Did you order from Krause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, akirby said: Hello from Canton! Did you order from Krause? Actually, I did not. Hope you are not affiliated there. I ordered from Pugmire. Krause added a market adjustment to my order (as did a couple other dealers), where Pugmire allowed me to order at sticker, without any dealer add-ons. I would have perferred Krause, as they are literally 7 minutes away, but ti save $3,000 was worth the drive to Cartersville.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, Jbrubakerjr said: Actually, I did not. Hope you are not affiliated there. I ordered from Pugmire. Krause added a market adjustment to my order (as did a couple other dealers), where Pugmire allowed me to order at sticker, without any dealer add-ons. I would have perferred Krause, as they are literally 7 minutes away, but ti save $3,000 was worth the drive to Cartersville.... Nope not affiliated and not really a fan either. I’ve been taking my F150 to Shottenkirk in Jasper for service. Getting ready to order a Nautilus but there aren’t a lot of Lincoln dealers nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 59 minutes ago, akirby said: Nope not affiliated and not really a fan either. I’ve been taking my F150 to Shottenkirk in Jasper for service. Getting ready to order a Nautilus but there aren’t a lot of Lincoln dealers nearby. They seemed a little put off (condescending?) that I would even ask them if they were charging Market Price or MSRP. I mean, I could understand it on dealer inventory, but I was talking about an order. I think the Sales Manager told me that since I was taking up an allotment I had to pay for that privilege. In their defense, they told me if I bought the Mercedes G-Wagon they had on a trade at the advertised price they would sell me my Ranger Lariat at sticker. It had a "we're doing you a favor to allow you to order through us" vibe. Appreciate the info on Shottenkirk. Pugmire was great for the order, and has been great on a couple small changes I made since the order. (hopefully that won't push me to the back of the line.) Now the difficult part of patience and hoping to get scheduled for production. I have a reservation for a lightning as well, and just got the email that I was not in the first round, and could possibly be in round 2 (late summer or fall). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 But I got to get to my 15 posts so I can get some help with some tracking info on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Good to know about Pugmire - was going to check with them on the Nautilus order. I think we bought a leftover 2003 Aviator from them back in 2004. Im used to buying with x plan but I’m not holding my breath for that even with an order right now. Side note - when you order a vehicle the dealer receives incremental allocation - so it doesn’t reduce their stock allocation. Might delay a stock order a few weeks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, akirby said: Good to know about Pugmire - was going to check with them on the Nautilus order. I think we bought a leftover 2003 Aviator from them back in 2004. I'm used to buying with x plan but I’m not holding my breath for that even with an order right now. Side note - when you order a vehicle the dealer receives incremental allocation - so it doesn’t reduce their stock allocation. Might delay a stock order a few weeks though. Good to know as well. Appreciate your responses. Pugmire definitely has that small-town feeling dealer. Reminded me of my Ford dealer in PA, outside a town of about 5,000 people. Pugmire felt like 'we all need to make a living, and we treat our customers right." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Jbrubakerjr said: Good to know as well. Appreciate your responses. Pugmire definitely has that small-town feeling dealer. Reminded me of my Ford dealer in PA, outside a town of about 5,000 people. Pugmire felt like 'we all need to make a living, and we treat our customers right." If that doesn’t work out, check out Chestatee in Dahlonega. Bought my F150 there. Worth the drive. Super nice people. Asked me what I wanted for my trade in - I told them what I thought was a fair wholesale price. They said yes. In and out in 2 hours including test drives. Ask for Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, akirby said: If that doesn’t work out, check out Chestatee in Dahlonega. Bought my F150 there. Worth the drive. Super nice people. Asked me what I wanted for my trade in - I told them what I thought was a fair wholesale price. They said yes. In and out in 2 hours including test drives. Ask for Kevin. Will do! I did give Pugmire a down-payment, which is non-refundable, I would assume unless they just cannot get the vehicle delivered or some other issue with Ford. I have been working with Don there. They have told me they will give me $1500 more than my best offer (Carmax/KBB) on my trade. So gain, will see what happens when I finally get a delivery date. But they have been super responsive, as I said, especially with the couple changes I made after order and getting those changes. Added the Sport package (for the magnetic Trim), and missed that it changed the wheel size from 18" to 17". When I realized that, called and took the Sport package off and added the FX2 package (which is probably what I really wanted anyway for the suspension). All with no complaining, quick changes and confirmation (of the changes). I went with Black, but really wanted a deeper red/burgandy - Don't like the race red, and can't find the hot pepper red metallic on anything around here to see that actual color. I think it may be a bit to orange for me... So classic Black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 It's been 3 weeks since order, so hoping to see a build date this Friday or next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, akirby said: Good to know about Pugmire - was going to check with them on the Nautilus order. Im used to buying with x plan but I’m not holding my breath for that even with an order right now. Let's hope you can avoid the BOF-Moderator ADM special deal,,,,, HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrubakerjr Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) On 3/8/2022 at 3:45 PM, akirby said: If that doesn’t work out, check out Chestatee in Dahlonega. Bought my F150 there. Worth the drive. Super nice people. Asked me what I wanted for my trade in - I told them what I thought was a fair wholesale price. They said yes. In and out in 2 hours including test drives. Ask for Kevin. Hey - I thought you were here in GA. Just a heads up, I thought that Pugmire Ford in Cartersville was on the up & up, but they hosed me on my order and would not refund my deposit. Long story, but really had to do a lot of convincing to get what the promised me originally. The conveniently could not find any copies of the DORA or COVP. Or the rebate. Glad I kept them. Edited September 11, 2022 by Jbrubakerjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 55 minutes ago, Jbrubakerjr said: Hey - I thought you were here in GA. Just a heads up, I thought that Pugmire Ford in Cartersville was on the up & up, but they hosed me on my order and would not refund my deposit. Long story, but really got screwed by them. Bummer. Guess I’ll stick with Chestatee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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