What didn't see clear from Tim's video was whether it was Lariat lux, or all lux. He sort of said all, but also didn't really seem to certain. The Lariat Lux has Co Pilot 360 as part of it. Not sure if there are any other differences, but being the higher trim, it may well be that there are more chips needed for a Lariat lux than an XLT lux. Then again, that might be just wishful thinking on my part, since I have an XLT lux ordered.
Yes. Because most dealers won't actually cancel your order. It's not legally yours until your purchase. Don't shoot me, i didn't say I agree with it.
I was under the impression they would attach my drivers license and insurance info to my order when submitted to verify I was a real person. So they would be holding an order with that info on it, maybe it just converts to a retail order if you cancel I dont know, why I was asking.
Please post back here what you find out from the Investors call. It could be informative. Thanks
He said the Lux issues, both trims were constrained by SIBL, parts and chips. We know the Lariat is worse affected because more of them have SIBL (since XLT Lux orders since November are drop in only) and Lariats have more chips (ACC/Lane Centering, maybe other items?). But more clarity (from Ford) would be appreciated.What didn't see clear from Tim's video was whether it was Lariat lux, or all lux. He sort of said all, but also didn't really seem to certain. The Lariat Lux has Co Pilot 360 as part of it. Not sure if there are any other differences, but being the higher trim, it may well be that there are more chips needed for a Lariat lux than an XLT lux. Then again, that might be just wishful thinking on my part, since I have an XLT lux ordered.
Preach. I've triggered several fangirls here because I'm kind of tough on Ford over this. But, they said they'd be able to build trucks. They can't. It's not personal. I don't think Ford intentionally got our hopes up and is twirling it's mustache watching us be disappointed. They are missing out on money by not being able to sell me a truck. But, they are also out of touch with current expectations in terms of customer service and I think they are handling this poorly. I think just a few emails over time saying what's holding back production would go a long way to shutting a lot of us complainers up. They're the only game in town for what I want, so I have to wait it out. If another manufacturer can produce a compact hybrid truck with decent creature comforts and can actually deliver, I'm in.
Ford allows orders to be switched to another buyer at purchase than whom original ROVP was. However, they are only allowed so many before they receive allocation penalties.
I think a lot of people would choose this option. Hopefully, Ford media is reading this and passes this up the chain for consideration. A bunch of people dropping the SIBL could make one big headache go away.
That's right. Ford is missing out on lots of revenue by not being able to build these quickly and the highest quantity possible. They are being severely constrained by all of this.
Yes, it would. But Tim can't possibly know it all. Ford doesn't even know it all. One interesting thought I had is this: because I ordered later in the process, after Ford had eliminated the SIBL from the XLT Lux package, I am automatically getting the drop-in bedliner. But there are thousands of XLT Lux orders placed BEFORE me that are still scheduled to get the SIBL, right? Could I actually benefit from that by getting scheduled before them due to the better availability of the drop-in liners? Who knows, but that would be crazy. Good for me if it happens, but not really fair.
Bronco all over again.
Yes, there are many XLT Luxes prior to November still in the queue with SIBL. They should offer a credit to them to move to DIBL or remove SIBL altogether. So easy to do ourselves. Or have the dealer do.
Yes, you certainly can get scheduled ahead of older orders because of the constraints. It's happened nearly every week that build dates have gone out. The challenge is the allocations your dealership gets during that week. If your dealership gets 5 allocations for that week and all of the older orders have constraints then your non-constraint order could get a build date. It's happened at my dealership numerous times since I ordered on July 5th.
