Open allocation for ordering a 2016 Transit with late April/early May build

dullers said:

Hey CrewVanMan - What's your association with Ryan//Matt Ford? You seem to really value his services and offering up referrals to him. Just wondering what's in it for you?

Edit: I'm van shopping. Ended up here. Pretty serious about the Transit after also driving the Sprinter and Promaster.

Edit 2: Tried to PM you, your inbox is full!

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dullers,

I don't presume to speak for CVM, but.

CVM has a connection with Ford and has helped many members locate a Transit with the equipment they want without having to go through the whole ordering and waiting for a build date, near to where they are, all over the U.S.

A lot of members asked if there was a way to pick up their Transit at the factory without having to wait for the long (sometimes 1-2 months) for it to be shipped by rail, most of that time was waiting for a rail car to become available for the medium & high roof models.

He found Matt Ford, only a couple of miles from factory, found he gave good service with the owner himself doing the ordering. Some members have used Matt Ford to place their order, then fly in and pick it up, a lot quicker than the normal process. So far no one has posted a negative about doing it that way.

If CVM gets a consideration from Matt Ford, good for him, he has helped more than a few members get their Transit a lot quicker than they could have on their own through a local dealer near them. He lives in TX btw, not near Matt Ford.

Semper Fi

dullers

Like USMC Vet stated, there were a lot of forum members waiting months after their Transit was built to get delivery to their local dealer. I went out around the Kansas City plant area looking for a dealer who gets their Transits directly from the plant within a few days of being built. Matt Ford is a small family owned dealership and the owner stated he would handle ALL the forum members orders. He stated he would give the forum members good deals if they ordered from him and they could get their Transit at his dealership in 7 to 10 days after it was built pending any holdups that might not be normal. When the Dual Sliding Door issue was happening with holdups and other dealers not answering buyers about their order, he was nice enough to answer emails and phone calls about what was happening and what Ford was telling him about the problem. Only dealer I know who talked to buyers even if they did not buy their DSD from him.

If you have looked at some of the comments from forum members who emailed, talked to, or ordered their Transit from Ryan Matt, he is very knowledgeable about the Transit and if there are questions to be asked or answered, he goes the extra mile to find out the correct answer. How many dealer owners do you know that will deal directly with the customer? He was willing to take on the task of helping the forum members order their Transit, let them know about their projected build date and VIN. This past week the first forum members started receiving their Transits at his dealership. I'm sure you will see pictures of those Transits on this forum and their comments about the great service Ryan provides the members.

If you are looking to order a 2016 Transit, send me a PM with your direct email and I can send you the 2016 Ford Transit Order Guide. This is the first step in getting your order ready to see what options you want and then use this information to make a order listing and take to your local dealer or email to Ryan ([email protected]) for a quote. In some cases, he can make you a better offer than your local dealer. You can pickup your Transit at his dealership and save some transportation time or have him redirect it to your dealer of choice. You still have to wait out the transportation time that it would take if ordered from your local dealer.

I am here to help out anyone who has questions about the Transit when they are ordering, looking for a good dealer to handle their buying transaction, and locating a Transit that may be on the other side of the USA. Some members have went to other Ford dealers to get their Transit when I located it for them. Some Transits were miles away from their area, some have ordered from Matt Ford, and some have traveled to the DFW area where I live and picked up their Transit here. I still have contacts inside Ford and know a lot of dealers around the country. Currently working with Ford Product Development to come up with a Transit Crew Van that I hope to order in the future. It is available through a company called Transit Works now but nothing like the factory one that Ford had for the Econoline van.

I get inquiries every day on the Transit Order Guide. It fills up my PM so I have to send emails on the guide, then clear out the forum PM and get ready for more inquiries. You might send your request now and it should get to me.