Current 2022 Maverick Commodities / Constraints as of Aug 30

[hcforde]

Got a good feeling

That's what she said

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[Charles]

Not sure why FORD is offering something they cannot provide or placing limits. Bad business move and they will likely lose customers, especially if orders are not completed in a timely manner. Anything >3 months is unreasonable, imo.

Agree 100%

 

[Scupking]

I keep going over my build every day deciding if I should switch from my XL to XLT with the same options (splash guards, hard rollup cover, spray in liner, 110V outlet and all weather floor liners). I will probably remove the splash guards since that is a late availability item.. I'm trying to be as cost effective as possible.

 

[balucipher]

I keep going over my build every day deciding if I should switch from my XL to XLT with the same options (splash guards, hard rollup cover, spray in liner, 110V outlet and all weather floor liners). I will probably remove the splash guards since that is a late availability item.. I'm trying to be as cost effective as possible.

your truck will get built faster if you remove the splash guards and the hard rollup cover and bed liner. Use the Ford Pass points you get to buy the cover and splash guards whenever they're available. Use your dealership or ideally your local LineX/Rhinoliner/Bulletliner place for the spray in liner and you get a lifetime warranty on it

 

[hcforde]

Not sure why FORD is offering something they cannot provide or placing limits. Bad business move and they will likely lose customers, especially if orders are not completed in a timely manner. Anything >3 months is unreasonable, imo.

So please tell us in detail how you would manage this whole effort from inception to manufacturing to sales to give a better outcome? I will give you a head start by telling you it is a company valued at about $140+ billion, with a market cap value of around $50 billion.

Your company (Ford) has been looking into how to reinvent itself and increase overall profitability and decided to focus on trucks. (BTW-GM divested itself of Saturn and Pontiac to focus on fewer brands) Your company (decided to play to your strength and dominate the truck market. The F-Series is going fine. so the company needs to refine and also define other markets. Your market research shows there is an untapped need for a smaller utility vehicle. the company has decided to move forward and build a truck that will not cannibalize sales from the Ranger, but create a totally different market segment that the company wishes to dominate from the beginning. You are half way in and a global pandemic occurs.

Mr. James St. Patrick, please present your revised plan to the board so not one customer will be upset with our process.
Goal #1 create a new market
Goal #2 dominate that market from the beginning

Oh, BTW #2 The Uniform Commercial Code(UCC) has a stipulation that if a vendor sends you a shipment in which some are faulty or not up to specifications, the whole lot has to be shipped back. You can not "cherry pick" the parts that are acceptable.

 

[Twalls]

I haven't read through the 18 pages of this thread and I am sure it came up already few times: The actual reason I started to look into the Maverick was because my ordered Bronco was most probably not going to arrive until mid-end of next year and I was looking for another car to bridge the gap. The internet sales manager told me about this great truck and that the availability is not going to be an issue and I should receive mine around September/October when I order beginning august. I really liked liked this truck and ordered one right away not knowing is going to be another disappointment. So this is the second car they are going to ef up for me!! I don't care pandemic or no pandemic, the launch was planned during the pandemic and by having the pandemic in mind. I am glad I didn't buy any Ford stocks because if this is another Bronco style mess, the wall street is not going to like it.

Same for me, I went to the dealership a few weeks back and the salesman told me 8-10 weeks so I believed him (I also believe in Santa Claus)reserved & ordered and now I see I'll be lucky to get it by spring??? Are the dealers that dishonest or that misinformed?

 

[balucipher]

Not sure why FORD is offering something they cannot provide or placing limits. Bad business move and they will likely lose customers, especially if orders are not completed in a timely manner. Anything >3 months is unreasonable, imo.

So on the Gladiator forums, there are people that ordered at the end of June and still don't have their trucks in production yet. That's a current model, in its second model year, with minimal chip shortages.

Ford is out here with a brand new platform, that started production two weeks ago, we're still before Ford's anticipated OKTB date, and we have cry babies on here mad that the order they made in June/July/August is taking too long? lmao

 

[balucipher]

Same for me, I went to the dealership a few weeks back and the salesman told me 8-10 weeks so I believed him (I also believe in Santa Claus)reserved & ordered and now I see I'll be lucky to get it by spring??? Are the dealers that dishonest or that misinformed?

your salesman lied to you or is misinformed. I bet you'll have your truck this year though.

 

[hcforde]

I keep going over my build every day deciding if I should switch from my XL to XLT with the same options (splash guards, hard rollup cover, spray in liner, 110V outlet and all weather floor liners). I will probably remove the splash guards since that is a late availability item.. I'm trying to be as cost effective as possible.

Over the long term you will be happier with the XLT, the hitch $100, the co-pilot $540. Everything else can be done 3rd party later on. you can get a 110v device that plugs into the 12V for less money and higher wattage at Lowes, Home Depot or Harbor Freight.

 

[casanewt]

So on the Gladiator forums, there are people that ordered at the end of June and still don't have their trucks in production yet. That's a current model, in its second model year, with minimal chip shortages.

Ford is out here with a brand new platform, that started production two weeks ago, we're still before Ford's anticipated OKTB date, and we have cry babies on here mad that the order they made in June/July/August is taking too long? lmao

This is about common sense. Plain and simple. If Ford indicates they could build your Maverick if you had not added on an accessory like a tonneau cover, common sense says most folks would want their truck built and have that accessory back-ordered. No tears shed, just scratching heads.

 

[hcforde]

Same for me, I went to the dealership a few weeks back and the salesman told me 8-10 weeks so I believed him (I also believe in Santa Claus)reserved & ordered and now I see I'll be lucky to get it by spring??? Are the dealers that dishonest or that misinformed?

Probably a bit of both depending on who the general manager is and who he hired and why. A lot of these people are just order takers and are only concerned with getting a paycheck. If they have a quota.... how transparent will they be if that paycheck is threatened.

Sometimes info hits here before the salesmen seem to get it or read their emails. I have had that happen to me personally. I informed the salesmen, he went and confirmed it was in his email.

 

[hcforde]

This is about common sense. Plain and simple. If Ford indicates they could build your Maverick if you had not added on an accessory like a tonneau cover, common sense says most folks would want their truck built and have that accessory back-ordered. No tears shed, just scratching heads.

Ford has vendors and is NOT in control of all components in their final product. The same is true of their vendors, and their vendors. The final producer is at the mercy of a long line of vendors he has no knowledge of except the one he deals with directly.

The alternative is to control all means of production(down to the nuts and bolts) which can be daunting and actually slow the process of adding new technology to the final product.

 

[msmaz10]

Will that just make us that much cooler?

Oh, 100%. I just assume we have to wait so long because we're awesome. That must be the reason, right?...

 

[msmaz10]

Ordering that late, I doubt you will see it before spring. I ORDERED 7-20-21, and I do not expect it before then because of the number of orders(>100,000). If a person cancels an order , the dealer will just keep it in the system and sell it for market price when it arrives.

Agreed. I received my order confirmation on 6/28 for my First Edition Hybrid (Area 51), no other add-ons. Still waiting with no word since then.

 

[casanewt]

Ford has vendors and is NOT in control of all components in their final product. The same is true of their vendors, and their vendors. The final producer is at the mercy of a long line of vendors he has no knowledge of except the one he deals with directly.

The alternative is to control all means of production(down to the nuts and bolts) which can be daunting and actually slow the process of adding new technology to the final product.

Totally understood. I just think common sense would dictate that certain accessories should be tagged by the manufacturer as items that should not hold up a build. A tonneau cover should be classified differently than something like a control module for the engine.

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