there is a priority list for sure....the Top Tier/VIP's tend to get their orders in first and that's life. The dealer does not know exactly how many allocations will come/when, and they need the factory allocation before submitting the final order. But what happened to you doesn't make any sense, worst case with an accepted deposit you are just pushed down the list a bit. Not a full cancellation for the next 2-3 years of production. I suppose your dealer might have too many orders vs. their likely allocations, and they just don't think you will be getting a car anytime soon - so it's better to just return your deposit? A bit odd for sure.
I would not say you got trumped, just that your dealer sales rep talked about “allocations” they didn’t actually have and started taking deposits left and right. If you want to have any chance of getting an allocation from this dealer, do not post their name, that would easily end your hopes of getting any car. Just continue to follow-up with them periodically and play nice. Hope you didn’t rub anyone the wrong way at the dealer. As mentioned before, a sales rep has absolutely no control of who gets what, it’s the GM at the dealer who calls the shots. Figure out who that person is and have a frank discussion, perhaps at the dealer rather than over the phone.
Not fun to get your order cancelled but honestly I start to wonder if I would really mind if it happened to me. Might sound weird but I get bored having to wait years for a car to come. Maybe I just should be happy with what I have and stop wanting the next one.
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is USD 80,400 in the US. It's 56,000 in EU. And on top of that the US has a more obvious "get around by car" culture vs Europe.
Could also be a marketing analysis by Ferrari - limiting the supply in the US is increasing the willingness to pay more (and play whatever game is required to get a car, no matter the cost), while in Europe the upside is limited: limiting supply is losing money on the cars not sold, and not significantly increasing the global value of the remaining ones.
Definitely only deal with a Senior person and if you know another owner that has bought from the dealer that helps too. Do not name and shame the dealer
My app still shows "waitlist" but my build is reflected in my configuration as my dealer has uploaded it to Ferrari and gotten approval for it. Does this mean anything from an allocation perspective?
It will show Wait List forever, I think I even had my F8 at home before that updated. Your dealer has better status updates.
There have been a lot more 296's sold in Europe than here in the States, as deliveries started about 4-6 months earlier there. Most dealerships here in the US have only seen a handful of cars so far, probably 3-5 on average. Heck, my local dealer just did their final F8 Spider delivery this month.
Seems like quite a few 296 GTS cars have been been delivered in Europe. Have there been any deliveries here in the US?
They start deliveries of all models to Europe first. I am sure this is because of shorter delivery times, which results in revenue to the company quicker. I know they purposely slowed shipments to the US last spring when they knew the ports were backed up, as stated in their earnings report.
I do, I think the F8 looks much better. That said, I will most probably sell my F8 when my 296 arrives
Guys, if you want to cut thru the noise simply ask your dealer to show you on his computer your order status/ code. An actual order will have a status code AND a vin number assigned. What some of you have experienced is when the dealers have indeed sold their allocations but are accepting 'orders' hoping that Ferrari offers them another allocation.
