FORD MAVERICK DELAYS AND CHIP SHORTAGE

[NJBob]

Remember when everyone gave me shit last Friday about getting rolled over to a 2023 and no one believed me? Pepperidge Farms Remembers.

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I just hope Ford can ascertain what they can build and what they can't. Now that all orders are closed now they should have an idea.Then let us know. Don't want to wait 6 months to be told sorry you have to get a 23. Along with the price increase and another wait. Not sure if I would do that.

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[maggie06]

What has the world become encouraging fellow members to cancel their orders?

Think he was talking about his oder, not his order.

 

[Meintc]

So this chip shortage really is a downer. But there is nothing I can do about it so I will wait. I will not abandon my truck. I feel bad for those that can't wait. If they don't extend my lease again, I'll be in a bind myself. But, these are tough times for all. Stay the course if you can.
Edited to add: I have a tailgate damper and an extension rod just waiting for my truck too.

 

[Falcon first]

This entire process is like the Twilight Zone episode “Its A Good Life”. People bitched about what was happening and they got wished into a corn field. Fighting over the last bottle of liquor and the last Perry Como record.

 

[MaverickMan39845]

Oh wait'll you try to buy a nice dishwasher or stove or washing machine.

I know, they don't exist! At least nothing nice that is......

 

[JBnorthTX]

Yep. Dallas does get quite cold.

Funny, I live in the DFW area and heated seats aren't a priority for me. I appreciate the cooled seats in my Mustang a lot more. We do get some cold snaps like the last couple days, but it's nothing like winter in Northern Illinois where I grew up.

 

[mb300]

Telling older orders not to drop as they would get filled first assumes they are filling older orders first which we all know is not the case. Its a random roll of the dice for all. Anyone that ordered 6 months ago should have already gotten their truck.

That is not true I ordered June 14 still no truck.

 

[Red Ryder]

That is not true I ordered June 14 still no truck.

Same here, a few days later... No truck, and according to Ford, it will be around a year, pending no further delays.

 

[n0maverick]

That is not true I ordered June 14 still no truck.

thats exactly what i ment

 

[CoryDallas8123]

Funny, I live in the DFW area and heated seats aren't a priority for me. I appreciate the cooled seats in my Mustang a lot more. We do get some cold snaps like the last couple days, but it's nothing like winter in Northern Illinois where I grew up.

Oh yeah, cooled seats would have been a nice option. I’m originally from Nebraska so heated seats were a must too.

 

[JBnorthTX]

Remember when everyone gave me shit last Friday about getting rolled over to a 2023 and no one believed me? Pepperidge Farms Remembers.

No one believed the claim that all unscheduled hybrid orders are being pushed to MY23. What Tim said in this video does not support that claim, either.

 

[Lone Star Proud]

I'm

I just hope Ford can ascertain what they can build and what they can't. Now that all orders are closed now they should have an idea.Then let us know. Don't want to wait 6 months to be told sorry you have to get a 23. Along with the price increase and another wait. Not sure if I would do that.

Why would you think they would show that capability all of a sudden?

 

[WesM]

Welp, just got rescheduled again lol. That makes it 5 times so far. It's becoming a weekly email from ford at this point. It's just an xlt with trailer hitch. No other options, so I'm not sure why they would be rescheduling so much.

 

[Pouncer]

In June when deciding whether or not to order, I used KBB (blue book) to estimate the value of my F-150 trade in. I assumed (ha, ha ha) delivery in fall of 2022. But no. The value I'm bringing to the trade drops every month of Ford's delay. This is costing me.

Around November I received a promo offer from Ford worth $750. Yay. The delivery date was at that time estimated end of December. Later that slipped to January. Then first week of February. Now, May. The promo offer expires in April. It almost feels as if Ford deliberately delayed delivery to avoid honoring their promotion. In any case, the delay has real costs.

The state wants a safety and emissions inspection every year, and a new "registration sticker." Nobody does this kind of paperwork for free. In June when I ordered the date of that expense was several months after the trade -- so, no expense. NOW the date of inspection and registration is three months before delivery. I have to pay a full year's fees but only get "benefit" of that required paperwork for 9 months. It's a real cost.

The window sticker estimates annual cost of fuel (for a hybrid) at $950, based on 15.000 miles at gas price of $2.35 per gallon. Well, guess what? Gas prices are about a third higher than that. And going up. It's going to cost more to fuel the Maverick than planned.

All this before we even get started on the risk and rumors of dealer shenanigans marking the MSRP way way up.

Delay is more than an annoyance or an inconvenience. This is a real financial setback.

On the other hand, I expect, someday, to get a sack full of injection molded plastic knickknacks that will socket into the FITS locations. That's probably worth -- something...

Has anybody heard anything from Ford about making tangible offers of recompense for the problems their logistics break downs are causing?

 

[oilman300]

@fordvideoguy

If my Oct 21 XL hybrid with 360 order is pushed back to MY23, will I have the opportunity to look at the changes for MY23 to see if I want to add any to my order, or will it be built as ordered back in Oct 21. Also, would I lose any price protection on my order if I make a change?

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