Val,
Thanks for the reply. The actual date was the 15th that the dealer took
my order, which means even if they had stopped the second week of May this
was effectively the third week that he took my order, I wonder if he maybe
needed a quick boost to his sales numbers and having the order on paper
would do that for him. He did not seem to have a problem dealing me a price
under invoice and stated the rebate would qualify for the truck. I simply
can't see a mistake in communication when over a week after that the dealer
stated that the order had been accepted (which would by your charts be
between 2 and 3 weeks after the factory stopped accepting orders), and then
not until just yesterday would he find out that it had been decided not to
be built. It just makes me even more suspicious.
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Val Lowe" <vlowe@rcn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: DML: It's Not Coming!
> Hi Adam,
>
> I believe the factory stopped accepting orders the first week of May. I
> started looking around the second week and was told orders had ceased
> "last" week. Your scenario about the dealer getting scared off by
> "problems" with your credit might be true. Or he could have been telling
> you the truth since the timing is right. I don't know what to say about
> the factory supposedly accepting the order and then reneging on it. That
> could've been just a mistake in communication. I'm not sure you would be
> eligible for a rebate with your 2001 order anyway because rebates are
> supposed to be for helping to clear out "dealer stock" and wouldn't apply
> to special orders as far as I know.
>
> You must be very disappointed! I know I would be. All I can say is, you
> can join me in waiting for the 2002 production year ...
>
> Good luck,
> Val
>
>
>
>
> At 01:10 PM 06/02/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello all,
> > Well just a couple weeks ago I placed my order for my new Dak R/T,
> >yesterday I found out it won't be built. The dealer told me that they
had
> >stopped production and it won't be built. I am a little suspicious of
this
> >however, because they had also told me that the factory accepted the
order
> >right after I ordered it. I also received two different credit denial
> >letters in the mail, with my name spelled wrong a wrong social security
> >numbers on them. Maybe I am paranoid, but I am wondering if the dealer
> >"decided" that the truck wouldn't be built because of what he thought he
saw
> >on credit reports. I have pulled my report recently and it is very good.
> >The ones that came back with the wrong name, etc. of course said they
> >couldn't verify identity and insufficient history, etc. Does anyone
think
> >the dealer would do this? I DID sign a contract for purchase with them
> >which has no provisions like this in it (standard dealer issue that lets
> >them out if the factory won't deliver, which may have been the reason
behind
> >the excuse). Also, do you think it would matter that I had worked the
> >dealer down to below invoice price, maybe he had second thoughts? It
would
> >even help if someone had a date for last day of production or anything.
> >Even if I go for a 2002 I won't get the $2k rebate and I'm sure it will
be
> >more expensive anyway, but if I can get the dealer for voiding his
contract,
> >I may have a case. Anyway, let me know what you guys think.
> >
> >Adam
>
>
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