Mordedura Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Is there a better way to search inventory for these vehicles than the Ford "Search Inventory" webpage? In order to thoroughly search the Midwest I've resorted to Googling zip codes and trying to find anything within 100 miles of the larger cities, but this is ridiculously inefficient. Dealers won't help me (and I don't blame them) because they'll never get a dealer trade with things as messed up as they are right now. I've found one vehicle (unicorn?) that nearly ticked all the boxes, but it's got that mysterious mahogany interior that you can barely find real life pics of and I don't think will age well... To complicate matters further, that vehicle no longer shows up when I do an inventory search, even though I know it's headed to a dealer and has not been spoken for (sales guy is offering it to me at MSRP plus Ziebart protection, theft protection, and various other dealer addons totaling nearly $2k). Thanks for reading and responding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 There is an option on the inventory search splash screen that gives you the option to have Ford find it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HTownHog Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mordedura said: Is there a better way to search inventory for these vehicles than the Ford "Search Inventory" webpage? In order to thoroughly search the Midwest I've resorted to Googling zip codes and trying to find anything within 100 miles of the larger cities, but this is ridiculously inefficient. Dealers won't help me (and I don't blame them) because they'll never get a dealer trade with things as messed up as they are right now. I've found one vehicle (unicorn?) that nearly ticked all the boxes, but it's got that mysterious mahogany interior that you can barely find real life pics of and I don't think will age well... To complicate matters further, that vehicle no longer shows up when I do an inventory search, even though I know it's headed to a dealer and has not been spoken for (sales guy is offering it to me at MSRP plus Ziebart protection, theft protection, and various other dealer addons totaling nearly $2k). Thanks for reading and responding! set all of your normal search criteria like normal but set your 'Radius=100' section to 'Radius=500'. This will open up your distance a lot more, then you only need to search 6-7 major city zip codes to cover the whole US. GM lets you search 2000 miles which from the center of the US covers pretty much every dealer possible. When changing zip codes do it in the search bar address and it will keep all of your other filters intact. Edited May 3, 2022 by HTownHog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, HTownHog said: set all of your normal search criteria like normal but set your 'Radius=100' section to 'Radius=500'. This will open up your distance a lot more, then you only need to search 6-7 major city zip codes to cover the whole US. GM lets you search 2000 miles which from the center of the US covers pretty much every dealer possible. When changing zip codes do it in the search bar address and it will keep all of your other filters intact. It doesn’t work past about 120 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordedura Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 hours ago, akirby said: If I use this option won't my closest dealer call me up and tell me that no such vehicle is available in our area? If this was the way to go all along I'm gonna feel a bit dumb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Mordedura said: If I use this option won't my closest dealer call me up and tell me that no such vehicle is available in our area? If this was the way to go all along I'm gonna feel a bit dumb... Now that I read it - maybe. Contact Ford customer service and ask for help locating a vehicle. I’m sure I’ve seen that happen - maybe it was only on Lincoln’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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