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Was pretty ticked off at Ford today. No movement on my order (yeah, I know, it's a January order, but still almost 8 months and still not even on the production calendar), and sort of resigned to being pushed to MY23. On top of that, my 2006 Cadillac Escalade with almost 230,000 is due for...

Well, this is exactly what I hoped to avoid. As it appears my Maverick order is about to be pushed to MY23, I have little choice but to spend roughly $1,300 to get my 2006 Escalade some new brakes, a couple ball joints and few other odds and ends that will get it inspected through October of...

Interesting article about "supply-side economics" and inflation. https://menafn.com/1104679323/Worst-Productivity-Drop-Ever-Means-More-Inflation Basically, worker productivity is actually declining on a per-hour basis. Makes a lot of sense in understanding why Ford can't get more vehicles...

With the news about the huge price increase on the new Lightning, here's a not-so-bold prediction about the 2023 Maverick. The Ecoboost base model will cost less than the hybrid. Tell me I'm wrong...

Got the following email from my dealer today: Good morning, We just got done with our allocation meeting with Ford. The rep. said any "02" status Mavericks will be built as 2022's, I checked yours and it still is a "10" status. So most likely will get pushed to 2023 model year. Thought I...

So, I'm curious, when the MY23 order bank opens next month, what percentage of dealers do you think will be honest about the estimated wait time for your shiny new Maverick? "I'll be happy to place a custom order for you, but I doubt you'll see the truck for a year. Maybe 8 months if you hit...

Thanks to the scheduling and production insights shared last evening by @fordvideoguy, we now know what I have suspected for a long time: Ford is intentionally discriminating against orders with XLT Luxury packages. For months, Ford has been telling people to remove the luxury packages and Co...

Well, I THOUGHT I would be placing a MY23 Maverick order this week. Instead, we are looking at a delay and AT LEAST another full month of MY22 Maverick production. So, with that said, I went ahead and emailed my dealer and asked to change the color on my current order from Hot Pepper Red to...

Has Granger Ford announced details on its discount offer for MY23 Maverick orders?

Reached out to my dealer regarding submitted my rolled over MY22 order to MY23 on Aug. 2. He said they didn't have much information from Ford yet but interestingly, he said they heard Ford will be offering a protected rate of 2.9% for 60 Months on MY23 orders. As someone who will likely be...

As we prepare for MY23 order banks opening on 8/2 I have a couple questions for those who submitted multiple orders this year. 1. Did you use the same email for all your orders? 2. If so, how did you know what order Ford was referring to when you got an email? My understanding is that the...

I am convinced 90 percent of local Ford dealers nationwide are completely clueless! Since my existing order is almost certain to be pushed to MY23, I decided just for kicks I'd call a few of the local dealers within 30 minutes of home to inquire about ordering a 23 through them. Most of these...

Interesting tidbit from last night's YouTube live with @fordvideoguy -- based on his expected allocations for July and August, Tim figures roughly 20 percent of Long-McArthur's MY22 Maverick orders will be pushed to MY23. Since Ford provides zero data on such things, that's really the only data...

With MY23 ordering beginning in less than a month, I think it's time to start compiling a running list of dealers that will place orders for customers with no deposit and/or below MSRP pricing. Currently, I am only aware of one that has stated the intention to do both: Chapman Ford of Horsham...

For those of you who fly semi-regularly, you've probably experienced the "fun" of being stuck on the tarmac. In a lot of ways it is the perfect parallel to waiting for a Maverick. Think about it; you're going somewhere new and exciting. Everyone is happy to board the plane. Smiles all around...

So, it is now obvious many of us who are not yet scheduled will be pushed to MY23. With that said, I'd like to start a discussion on the various downsides associated with further delay. Here is my list, in order: 1. FINANCING COST: While many seem worried about price protection in the truck I'm...

I think about my January order almost every day and I must say hope feels foolish at this point. If Ford would ever just say how many orders there are and how many remain unscheduled, my guess is all of us still waiting would 🤮! Bottom line: my truck ain't coming. Yours probably isn't either...

Folks, as we near the end of the MY22 scheduling (±3 months) and look ahead to MY23, curious as to whether anyone has compiled a list of dealers around the country that DO NOT REQUIRE A DEPOSIT in order to place an order. If such a list already exists, just the link please. If not, I am sure...

Watching world events these days is kind of like being in a horror movie you didn't buy a ticket for -- and you can't leave the theater! Between tanking markets, wars, inflation, energy crisis, etc., it's all enough to make any family wonder what's next. So, with that said, I had an interesting...

Here's the latest from the dealer (Koch 33 Ford in Easton, Pa.) regarding my January order for a HPR XLT EB, 4K, FX4, Lux. "No word on your Maverick yet, we have about 37% of our total ordered Mavericks scheduled and that's through the end of June. I have not seen any scheduled for July yet...