2021 Land Rover Defender Non-Refundable Deposit
#51
Right, but about the inventory you even said it...."they had a couple on the lot..."
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
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clubguy (04-07-2021)
#52
Right, but about the inventory you even said it...."they had a couple on the lot..."
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
#54
i didn’t even do the S. Stuck with the base, cloth seats and all. I sort of wanted the 6, but I could — as you pointed out — get a whole lot of gubbins for the price. Off-road pack, towing pack, cold climate pack, Premium headlights, etc. Worked out cheaper than the S and still had everything I wanted.
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Right, but about the inventory you even said it...."they had a couple on the lot..."
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
Certainly a business model to exhibit a "supply shortage" which keeps prices up.
Go to Ford and they have 50 Explorers on the lot, covid or not.
I wasn't aware the Defender was supposed to be a limited production vehicle.
It still makes me wonder why so desperate for a deposit, a fairly large one at that if they were not concerned about selling it if the buyer backs out?
Ford dealers are PRAYING people back out of their Bronco deposits. Guess why.
LRJ finally has something people want to buy for under 80k and the supply just isnt there.
The supply issue, the whole every dealer asking for 5k deposit (mine as well), the order timeline, etc just seems a little manufactured to me.
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#58
Land Rover engines are now all their own design and I expect Ford dealers purged all their Land Rover parts from their dealers after the phase out transition period.
Maybe if you own an LR4 with the Lincoln-Mercury engine in it, some Ford parts might still fit? And likely a few other parts (like the wiring connection design for brake controllers) may stay with the Ford approach?
Interesting question.
#59
The reason I say that is because my son was driving a Ford Explorer and got stranded 3 hours from his home. He called the local Buick dealer and they towed the vehicle to the dealership on a Saturday, ordered parts on Monday, and had it repaired in a couple days. This was an inconvenience because he needed a ride back to his house while he waited for the car to be repaired, then had to drive back up there during the middle of the week to get it once it was finished. But the point is a car dealer will repair other brands.
#60
That's quite questionable. For example - not every indie VW shop will touch your old Porsche, despite the close relationship of the companies, large number of shared parts, etc.