I just saw this kbb article on the Bronco forum and pulled up "Mid-size Pickup Truck" and noticed that the Mav won for "Lowest 5 year cost to own". I'm pretty sure the class is a little off, but the value remains. It would be nice to know if this is hybrid or 2.0 EB (or maybe some average of the...
Christine at Blackwell Ford in Plymouth MI took my order in Dec 2021 and submitted it like a professional (another place did not 2 months prior) and kept in contact with me the whole way with no runaround or silly dealer add-ons. I paid MSRP-X plan and got 0% from Ford credit in Oct 2022...
Mine (Eco, Lariat, Lux) took about 9.5 months from order (12/17/21) to pickup (10/03/22). The only update I received was late August 22 when the dealership called to notify me of the build date (that got delayed 2 weeks). So yeah, weirdest car purchase experience ever, but the Mav is great.
I have remaIned low key, watching people react to the fairly horrible delays and such. My story is that I placed an order with the number 1 Ford dealer in the US (which was never actually placed with Ford) and then placed another order with a much smaller dealer who promptly placed the order and...
I won't pretend to know all of the myriad details. I will just say that 10 months after my Dec 21 order, the dealer got me 0% financing via Ford Credit so it seems some form of "lock in" is available.
I'm hesitant to mention it as I do not want to jinx myself, but my dealer called me on Monday of this week and said I am scheduled for build 8/23 and gave me the VIN. My order was placed on 12/17/21 (EB 4K C360 LARIAT LUX). I am not counting my chickens just yet, but I am cautiously optimistic.