Dealers willing to sell at MSRP

[Alloy Dave]

Ok, so I know the vast majority of dealerships will get as much money as they can for any new vehicle, especially those high in demand. However, I know for a fact there are a few dealerships in the country that will guarantee a sale of some vehicles at MSRP. One such dealership is MacMulkin Chevrolet/Cadillac in Nashua NH. They are the largest Corvette dealer in the US and have their policy to sell Corvettes at MSRP on their website. They have a great reputation and I've been on some Corvette forums and everyone has rave comments about them. No hidden fees and no gimmicks. The downside is that their list to get a Corvette (Z06) is LONG, so you have to wait.

What I'd like to know is, are there any FORD dealerships like this in the US? If so, I'd be willing to start discussions with them about putting down a deposit on a 2026 GT500.

I want to be careful here, as I know there are MANY dealerships that will put you on a list, but then when the time comes they backtrack and play games and suddenly they want to mark the car up and so on...so I'd only do this if I can get something official from them...either a signed document or a stated policy on their website that I can print. I'd be willing to travel to pick up the car (although I do have limits lol), so even if out of state I would consider it.

I know that as of yet, we have zero official news on the next GT500, but I'm expecting something to come out by this summer...so I want to be prepared.

Any thoughts?

[Tommy Gun]

I don’t know any Ford dealers like that, but I wonder if one might be Lebanon Ford in Ohio? They build all kinds of Mustangs to customer specs so I wonder if they offer at MSRP as well.
I almost bought a car from them once because they can build a car and keep factory warranty in place and people rave about their builds.

Strange that the largest Corvette dealer is in NH, I would have guessed Commiefornia.


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[twobjshelbys]

Ford loves adms. I think the only way to beat them is the programs where the car is directed by the factory to the buyer and the dealer is only the delivery agent like the new Ford gt and the real Broncos and the new mustang gtd.

But I also remember during the high adm gt500 days that there were small dealers in places like western Nebraska, Wyoming, etc that had an allocation they would sell at msrp

I heard about the NH Corvette dealer. I thought there was a similar volume huy in the mid Atlantic like GA or NC

[twobjshelbys]

Also don't give any dealer a deposit for a place in line. Only deposit once order bank opens. There were dealers taking 100k deposits on new Ford gts even after the lottery was announced and no dealer orders were to be had. Some had trouble getting their money back because the dealer didn't put it on escrow and spent it.

[Tommy Gun]

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[Alloy Dave]

I don’t know any Ford dealers like that, but I wonder if one might be Lebanon Ford in Ohio? They build all kinds of Mustangs to customer specs so I wonder if they offer at MSRP as well.
I almost bought a car from them once because they can build a car and keep factory warranty in place and people rave about their builds.

Strange that the largest Corvette dealer is in NH, I would have guessed Commiefornia.


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I called Lebanon Ford...they said they "typically" sell such cars for at least $25k over...and when I said "call me if that changes" he said "you'd have to give us a non-refundable deposit of $10k before we'll even take down your phone number". LOL

[Alloy Dave]

Ford loves adms. I think the only way to beat them is the programs where the car is directed by the factory to the buyer and the dealer is only the delivery agent like the new Ford gt and the real Broncos and the new mustang gtd.

But I also remember during the high adm gt500 days that there were small dealers in places like western Nebraska, Wyoming, etc that had an allocation they would sell at msrp

I heard about the NH Corvette dealer. I thought there was a similar volume huy in the mid Atlantic like GA or NC

MacMulkin is #1 in Corvette and I think Ciocca is #2

[twobjshelbys]

I called Lebanon Ford...they said they "typically" sell such cars for at least $25k over...and when I said "call me if that changes" he said "you'd have to give us a non-refundable deposit of $10k before we'll even take down your phone number". LOL

A non refundable deposit for a wait list spot for a car that doesn't even exist??? Did you try to explain how simply absurd that is?

[Highwayman]

I'm sticking with the old stuff. I'm glad I got to experience everything that went with being able to purchase what was thought to be a limited edition Shelby GT500 new even though it didn't turn out that way but dealing with dealers for new cars isn't worth it to me anymore.

[Alloy Dave]

A non refundable deposit for a wait list spot for a car that doesn't even exist??? Did you try to explain how simply absurd that is?

You know what they say...

"Don't argue with a fool...he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience"