My dealer yesterday said they were going to open today. Maybe it will be at a certain time?
Yeah he said yesterday he saw that it would be open today too, but he just messaged me this morning and said still hasn't.
It absolutely opens today, but has not as yet. But raptor orders will be stock orders., not retail this go around. Can't put it in as retail. So no price protection, etc. And you'll have to ensure your dealer earmarks their stock order to you in house.
It's absolutely fact each only gets one at first. Further allocation and how it's earned doesn't happen until q4. And the first round of Raptors can only be ordered as stock units. This prevents price protection issues, etc., as I'm sure they don't know when all 3000+ will arrive at dealers and production costs are likely to increase along the way.
Not questioning the narrative. It shows that there are still dealers who are behind the 8 ball when it comes to getting information. I've been in daily comm with senior sales. The manager may be a different story and gatekeeping certain info.
So will my dealer still be able to take my Raptor order today? I'm not expecting their stock allocation, but just to take my order and put it in today?
This info was made available to all dealers by video conference and dealer bulletins. So the dealers should know. Now it is highly likely this info wasn't shared with sales forces., however.
Annoyingly, the answer seems to be maybe. If the single allocation is exclusively dealer stock, you may be waiting till the Q4 numbers are released. If you're good with your dealer, they could submit your order as their stock, assuming it's a modifiable order.
I'm not sure if they can submit more than the one stock order at this time or not. In the past you could submit non-buildable orders, but im not sure how they'll handle this. I just know the initial one everyone gets is a stock unit, but that doesn't preclude them ordering it as you would want it built and basically ordering with the intent for it to be yours when it arrives. That's gonna be between you and your dealership and the relationship you have with them.
Ah okay. I think the plan is, I'm going to still stop in and check-in and I'll just give him my build. And as soon as the banks open, he will have me come back and sign the build sheet (if even possible). But maybe they will be that generous as to offer me their stock allocation. I won't push it or expect it though.
