This. I think expectations should be 2024 for the majority of us.
Just being honest. My brother's new explorer just took almost a yr to get. My Ranger I have now took 6 months , and my bronco took 1.5 years.#BubbleBurst
Did your price go up because you made changes? I thought there was some sort of price protection.
When you sign your price is guaranteed by Ford. If you make changes to the order let’s say 60 Days from now and if the price has increased you will have to pay the increase. You are also guaranteed the finance rate the day you place your order or the day you take delivery which ever one you want.
I wonder if that covers the people who signed retail Raptor orders already despite the narrative that they shouldn't have been able to.
Whether or not you saw such a bulletin, a friend who used to work at a Ford dealer confirmed everything you said.
Apparently, this is the normal allocation process at Ford for specialty models.Seems like all that means is that Ford has received your dealer's request for allocation modification. You can't use that link yet anyway because production hasn't begun, so there's no VIN yet. A VIN will not be applied to an allocation until it flips to production.So I just went on Ford chat, and I gave the guy my order code and Sales code and got this reply:
I don't know what to think anymore guys...
That means that your dealer has a July build-slot allocation, which is then expected to flip to production in August.
You probably won't get anything from the manufacturer until the allocation flips to production and received a VIN. Otherwise, there is nothing to update you on...as production has not yet begun.
I'm at the point where I am just going to let the chips fall as they may. I can't message my dealer anymore, as I feel like I am approaching annoying level, even though I haven't gotten a straight answer on am I getting the first one, or no chance on that.
As to whether or not you're the first, I cannot say...but everything else is out of their hand, as far as allocations & production. There are 2,944 Ford dealers in the US (per Google), and everyone of them wants to be a high priority with the OEM...with an average of one RR per store, not every store can be the first to receive their unit.
I just received an email from my guy at the Ford Store and that is what he said. Mine was ordered originally for Retail so he duplicated the order and made it Stock. He just left the other order so we have all the bases covered.
I wish I had a sales guy like yours. Mine definitely lacks the determination to make sure I get their first unit.
I did see the bulletin on the 25th and was aware of how my order needed to be placed. This only confirms what I've been saying on here for days, but glad yours is getting straightened out.Whether or not you saw such a bulletin, a friend who used to work at a Ford dealer confirmed everything you said.
And, I received confirmation of my RR from my dealer...and it shows "Type: Stock" and "Prioritty Code: 20"...exactly as you said.
As was explained to me, what a quality dealer will do is allow the "for stock" allocation to move through the standard build process, and then at the appropriate time, tag it with the customer's name. My dealer appears to be doing this, as they are one of the higher volume stores in the country. Any other snags in the process appear to be function of poor dealer management. This process should not be new/news to any dealer.
As of now, I am attached to an October allocation, which may mean delivery before year-end.
