Both engines have been around for some time in other vehicles. The 2.7 had trouble in 2018, but that has been mitigated. I have the 2.7 in my F150 and it's great. As far as oil changes on the 2.3, you pretty much have to go through the fender to get the filter out. There's a little door...
When I got mine, I didn't get to customize my order. They had already ordered their allocation. I could either have Black or White because that's all they had left. Luckily, I wanted Black with no options so it worked out.
I guess we'll see. I have the dealer order sheet for mine, and supposedly they will be sending final paperwork on the deal as soon as the VIN is assigned. On a forum like this it will be easy to know when VINS start getting set so if they take too long I'll know they were full of shit. Maybe...
It's really impossible to say. They seemed to have a limited amount of Raptors (probably bc of the engine). I would imagine they use the same line. If I had to guess they're going to build them Most Expensive to least so your Lariat will come after the Raptors are fulfilled. It's a small...
I don't know. It's AutoNation Ford. They have dealerships all over the country. There are at least 4 in NE Ohio, so maybe they got one per dealership and spread them around where they get orders.
Yeah, that really sucks. I was told 6-7 months possible wait with my order today. It was with a big dealer and they got an allocation of 5. At least they didn't try and charge me an ADM.