Help Finding a Dealer with Lightning Allocation!

[TNLightning]

I reserved early and was loyal to my mid-size town local dealer in TN. Today they emailed to say they would receive ZERO MY22 Lightnings.

Where can I find a dealer with allocation, who may not be prioritizing at this point, and preferably with no ADM??

I wish I had found this forum earlier or that Ford had disclosed their games around dealer allocation & priority orders.

Honestly, I feel bad for my dealership. Ford is forcing Lightning reservation holders to pick between getting a truck or being loyal to their local dealer.

Anyway, thank you in advance for any assistance!!

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[TaxmanHog]

Have you received a WAVE 1-2-3 opportunity to order yet?

Based on the feedback from the dealer you initially signed up for when you place your order, the wait is probably real!

I'm not sure if you can improve your odd's by having Ford move the reservation at this stage of the game, there are many early prioritized and early reservations who have gotten a wave 1-2-3 offer that are jockeying to dealers with more favorable terms [no ADM-over MSRP] and bringing their order invitation to those dealers. This phenomena if true is adding a new dynamic to the process, possibly this is what FORD CEO Farley alluded to.

 

[TNLightning]

Have you received a WAVE 1-2-3 opportunity to order yet?

Based on the feedback from the dealer you initially signed up for when you place your order, the wait is probably real!

I'm not sure if you can improve your odd's by having Ford move the reservation at this stage of the game, there are many early prioritized and early reservations who have gotten a wave 1-2-3 offer that are jockeying to dealers with more favorable terms [no ADM-over MSRP] and bringing their order invitation to those dealers. This phenomena if true is adding a new dynamic to the process, possibly this is what FORD CEO Farley alluded to.

Hey @TaxmanHog , thanks for the reply!

No. No Wave 1-2-3 order yet.

Buried in a few of the threads on this forum, it appears that the formula for getting an order invite at a dealer with allocation is Reservation Timestamp UNLESS the dealer is using prioritization.

I have an early timestamp so I was hoping that if I changed to a dealer that had already sent through some waves with my timestamp, and wasn't prioritizing, then I would be up for the next wave.

I know it's a long shot and may not be the way it would work. But if it was then I'd like to give it a try!

 

[jefro]

My low reservation number got me buried under big wigs in front of me. No way I believe I am #40 in line. Guess when I sent them the Pro build I might have slipped down the order.

 

[TNLightning]

My low reservation number got me buried under big wigs in front of me. No way I believe I am #40 in line. Guess when I sent them the Pro build I might have slipped down the order.

Hey @jefro ,
Yeah. It’d be nice to find a dealer with allocation that’s using reservation order. But it looks impossible now.

 

[F150ROD]

Just switch to any dealer with allocations, even if you are at the “end of of the line” if the dealer didn’t get allocations this year chances are staying there won’t improve your chances in 2023. Move to Granger st least you are guaranteed a great price.

 

[TNLightning]

Sorry I’m a novice, but where do I find dealerships with allocations??
Thanks in advance!

 

[TaxmanHog]

Sorry I’m a novice, but where do I find dealerships with allocations??
Thanks in advance!

There is no published list, you need to contact and ask the dealers around you for that, IF they are willing to share with you, this process is resembling a game of darts blind folded

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