This so much, especially if there are available parts. I would LOVE to have it on my XLT Ecoboost, instead I'm going to have to try to hack it in after delivery.
It is much more complex than simple constraints. Perhaps more important is your dealer's allocation. A dealer that loaded up hundreds of hybrid orders without allocations to cover is a bad situation.
I did the exact same thing when I saw orders actually getting scheduled with BAP. Two days later, viola! Scheduled!
So you're saying, it....it wasn't....meant to be? :'( In all seriousness, that's exactly what I ordered, lol. Man, if only I had known about this site a week earlier and seen the projected MY23 numbers, I could have ordered EB before orders closed. Well, since I'm not hurting for my deposit back, I guess I'll keep my order in just in case Ford decides to be proactive (ha!) and offer the overbooked hybrids an option to go EB. After reading much here about what to expect from the hybrids, it looks like my short 20-minute early morning commute in WA state weather may not benefit as much from a hybrid as I first thought. The EB still gets better mpg than our 2004 CRV.
One complication is that there has been speculation that 2023 could be a short production year.Some quick Excel math.
48.53% of hybrids cannot be built assuming Ford only builds 77,800 more total trucks for MY23.
Ford has over half of their EB capacity still open.
Ford has 3X as much Tremor capacity remaining as orders taken.
Ford has 2X as much CP360 Assist capacity remaining as orders taken.
Ford has almost double the number of moonroof capacity remaining as orders taken.
Assuming an equal percentage of hybrids and EB took the hitch (65%), then the hitch overage is actually proportional to the hybrid overage. So, if you end up constrained due to hybrid, then the hitch over orders would have made no difference anyway.
It was on the OP. The orders are under capacity. Trying to have it removed from my order, but my dealer says they aren't able to in their system or and they don't know why. Something seems fishy.
I do, I do! Not to mention its a $3k Granger Tremor and they have already allocations for half their remaining orders! Ford chat said it could be scheduled at any time.
In an email conversation with my sells rep I said how as this gone from 8-12 weeks, to 6 months, to one year plus, to now "I don't know." His response floored me when he said "I don't know who told you 8-12 weeks, but that was unreasonable.
This is a reasonable read, and I agree. Also, I know they can't possibly schedule or look out a year, but I sure do wish they had some system for saying, "Okay, look, you are NOT getting built," so those people could move on. This year-long hanging on the edge and hoping is a terrible business model.
It's bad for everyone, including Ford. We are at the mercy of the supply chain now. Ford managed to get it done last year and I'm trying to remain optimistic about this year. With potentially 12 months of production still left and only 77,000 orders, that means Ford only needs to build 6400 a month.
