Welcome to the forums, @JCE2.
Ordering a vehicle shouldn't cost you a single dime. I've lost count the number of cars we've ordered. My dealership never makes me put a nickel down.
If your dealership wants money down to order, just make sure the paperwork you get (at the time you place the...
Right away? Wider wheels and tires, stronger half-shaft axles, upgraded fuel injectors, and a Boost-A-Pump or upgraded fuel pump.
Suggested and/or eventually (preferably before a failure): lighter/stronger driveshaft, better clutch.
If you're not going to be on the track with drag slicks, you...
NOCO for the win. For a battery maintainer/tender, you don't need anything more than 1A, maybe 2A at most. For $30, you can get a NOCO 1A maintainer that does standard flooded, AGM, and lithium batteries. The 2A version is $50. Both can be left connected 24/7/365.
I've purchased/leased 15 new Ford/Lincoln vehicles from the same dealership (one name change), the same salesman (except for a couple - he retired, so I bought from his son), and they have known since the very first vehicle I bought from them back in 2006 that I will walk away from any new...
Not scratching your splitter is not the same as backing out into traffic or running a child over.
Again, if it were the same, the government would mandate BOTH. They don't.
I CURRENTLY work for a company that produces a *major* sub-assembly for most NA Ford/Lincoln products. Most components are direct sourced. I'm not talking about trivial parts. We know YEARS in advance of new generations and refreshes. We are a affectionatley called a Tier 1/2 supplier - we are...
Mine was another customer's order that the initial salesperson failed to attach the customer's name to. My salesman said, "As soon as I got your name on it, it was ours." True story.
Tires only would be much harder to sell than complete assemblies. It would be silly to dismount and sell just the wheels. But, hey, his money/assemblies!
Nope.
Short people (not me), people with neck or back issues, and a variety of other folks can't turn around as well.
Beyond that, most (all?) vehicles simply has/have more blind spots when looking backwards (from the driver's seat) compared to looking forward.