As like everyone else, Ford sent me to dealerships close to me. I completed my order and paid $500. I feel like it will be hard to negotiate price when they will have the exact one I want, so going to another dealer will be a challenge. Anyone been through this before? Thanks
Any negotiations should have taken place before they took your down payment and ordered your truck.
That said, there is very little to give away on this truck at this time. Most will pay very close to invoice. There are a few dealers who are willing to deliver and offer a small discount under invoice (3%?), but it does not seem worth the drawbacks to me such as local service and potential warranty concerns handled with a smile.
I did get a guarantee from my dealer that if any extra incentives do come up between now and when my truck arrives, they will apply those to the price quoted/agreed upon. I don't expect any, but I wanted to be sure just in case. I think that's all one can hope for in the case of an all new vehicle.
We will have to see how popular this vehicle is in the next year or so. If enthusiasm falters, we could see some dealing going on. If not, I'd expect to see MSRP going up on this little truck.