I completed the full purchase and my truck has not shipped yet. I was in the same boat as you and the Dealership said they will gladly take my money and if the truck comes damages, then they will have to ship it back to ford and I will have to wait a little longer for my truck. At this rate, I...
My dealer offered the 100k/7 year $0 deductible for 3k, its about double what the plan cost, but I paid it anyway, piece of mine and they deserve to make something for helping me buy the truck before it even arrives.
I tried to extend my rate lock with USAA and they said they can extend it for 30 days if the dealership filled out a funding request form. The form itself read like a purchase agreement so the dealership just finished the purchase, their words were "We will be happy to take your money ahead of...
Ford has to pay for it, because even though its yours, you haven't taken delivery of it yet. but I think you are still stuck with it (no getting out of the loan now).
I am right there with you. Even worse, in order to lock in my rate, I already purchased mine. so my payments might start before the truck even gets here.
No email for me yet, I did have to go into the dealership and complete the purchase so my rate doesn't go up. No issues there except for the fact that we both forgot to subtract the preorder down payment.