I wanted to order a 2023 and my dealer said only a 2024 can be ordered. But I can't find a link at Ford.com to Build and price a 2024. Is the cut off date gone by?
What's the deal?

 

23 Orders closed in June. You can only order a 24 and they will start building them Oct 2.

The online order guide will not update until a day or two before they start building that model year.
But there are very few changes between the two years
Build one online using the 23 website and know the 24's will cost about a $1000 more

 

Yep, leave it to ford to half *** it! If I was you clue sign to run as far as you can. They don't even care enough to update their marketing build and price to sell!

 

My dealer whom I've bought 6 vechiles from over the last 15 yrs won't commit to a price for trade in. Say's the market is too crazy.li Wants me to order then will give a trade price on delivery. If I don't want that deal I can walk. He said he'd have no problem selling the truck. I thought the market has leveled out.. I really need to know what it would cost me payment wise to go from my 19 f350 Lariet 6.7 to an xlt 7.3 F350. I don't have an open check book. With all past buys they did that for me. I hate to try to find a dealer out of the area who would and would they as well? 3 months from order date couldn't effect the trade that much I would think with the economy now?

 

It could. My 150 has dropped about 4k in the last 3 months. Hoping my 350 gets scheduled before my 150 value tanks too much

 

Wow. If I found one on the lot that would be great but as usual they have much more options I don't need and or options I need. I was going to buy a 2022 but couldn't find one with a step tailgate which is a must.

 

Two things against you, trade value and interest rates. Currently ~ 8% for new. If interest rates are high for the consumer, they will be for the dealer as well who borrows money to pay for your trade and hopes they can flip it quickly. This affects trade in values in a small way too.

 

What is the dealer's angle when he said I could order one and if I didn't like the deal when it came in I was under no obligation to purchase. Is he banking on me falling in love with the new truck and selling my soul?

 

They'd like you to order the truck and not take delivery because it is one more that they can mark up and sell without using their dealership order quota.

 

Would they give you a theoretical offer if you bought today? If not, find a truck on their lot, pretend you're interested, ask them for the trade in value for your truck. Then have a change of heart & decide to order a 24. Then you'll at least have a current as of today trade in value and when the 24 gets delivered see by how much they have changed their offer. If they lower the offer and you don't like it, walk. If you like it, pull the trigger on the 24. I always swing by CarMax and ask for an offer also. Good for 7 days. I've had 2 dealers now raise their low-ball offers to at least match CarMax.

 

It is understandable that they wouldn't want to be held to a trade offer when used car values are slipping down. Getting a quote as if you were trading today isn't a bad idea.

IMO you should be looking at the new truck price separate from the trade offer anyway. Is this purchase dependant on the dealer taking your existing truck on trade, or would you be OK selling it instead?

 

Dealers who insist used car values are suddenly dropping off a cliff are full of crap, just ask them if the same decrease applies to used cars on their lot.

 

Yep

 

Thanks guys good info. Trying to get him to give me an idea of payments if a deal was done today. Haven't heard from him yet. He was reluctant to do it.

 

Standard procedure. You could wreck, drive 15,000 miles, or totally trash your trade. I would wait to value your trade until the day you decided to trade it in.
Wouldn't you do the same thing?