Ford Dealer Still Confused!

You are blessed if you "never talk to a salesman". Don't even know if this dealership has a fleet manager. Had asked to talk to the commercial accounts manager, but he wasn't in. It was a general question, so I thought what the heck, I'll ask "The local drunk".

orton said:

I never talk to a salesman. The local drunk usually knows more than the salesman.

Do your homework and create a list of each option that you want. Send it to several fleet managers to get a quotes. I have a quote in hand before I go to a dealer. Without much effort you will know more about a Transit than anyone at the dealer.

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With the considerable effort I've already made I usually know more about Transit than almost anyone at the dealer.

However I'll never fool myself by thinking I "know more about Transit than anyone" anywhere.

Know the feeling. Had inquired about Transit full size vans while Ford was delaying their introduction. Got call from dealer that the new Transit had finally arrived. I grilled the salesperson about it, clearly trying to establish that it was not a Connect minivan. Then grilled them again so that there could not possibly be any mistake before committing to make the trip. Was assured that this was the new Transit & that a crowd surrounded it as they unloaded it. Got there & it was a Connect!

That was over a year ago. By now Ford sales people should know the difference, be keenly aware of the confusion & not still be making the same error.