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I've never seen the sliding rear window listed as a constraint item. You should be fine.

The Corolla won't be very exciting but it will probably never break and last for 300,000 miles. Toyota knows how to build a reliable hybrid powertrain.

Auto companies used to know how to do these things. I have ordered two BMWs from Germany. I was told when the cars were being built, got updates when they were completed, could watch them transit from the factory to the port by rail, could find out what ship they were on and watched both car...

I think the Pro is the cheapest version, the XL equivalent. Tim’s is a Lariat if I remember correctly. I think the Lightning is a “horses for courses” vehicle. And as noted towing uphill in the cold isn’t the right course for the Lightning. Or probably any long distance towing. But then I’m...

I’ve been interested in naval history since I was about 10 years old. My current car is a BMW so I’ve been using that handle over on BMW sites. Seemed appropriate. Plus old Tirpitz had some serious whiskers and looks good in a thumbnail. All those old admirals had interesting faces.

MY 2023 starts up October 24th. However there will be a good number of unbuilt 2022 orders that are getting bumped into 2023. In theory those are supposed to be built before any new 2023 orders. While there will be some attrition as people don't roll orders over I'd figure there will be minimum...

It is rather annoying that I have to learn all the Ford systems for ordering and order management just to buy a truck from my local dealer.

Congrats! Wish mine would get scheduled, I'm tired of the big box of floor mats in my garage. Trying hard not to buy an more accessories until I get a VIN.

Remember I'm guessing about that August 5th date. And you can get scheduled and not be immediately notified which is why everyone is talking about calling their dealer or Ford to see if they got scheduled. As for the opening of the order banks it is currently August 2nd. Originally it was...

My current order is Velocity Blue which was my wife's preferred color but I told her if they drop Velocity Blue and offer Eruption Green I'll be switching my 2023 order to that. There are very few green cars available right now and it would be cool to have a green one again. I had a 2001 Honda...

The general rule of thumb is that if you want it fast do not include anything on your order that can be dealer installed. Let the dealer do it instead. All of the items you mentioned fall into that category. Order without them but let your dealer know you will want them added- they should be...

This is just me thinking out loud but based on the number of scheduled build dates that have been repeatedly pushed back I suspect the planners at Ford are going to be very concerned about scheduling too many builds in the final available weeks. They have to finish everything they have VINed as...

Had my weekly chat with my friends at Ford Motor Company and I'm still unscheduled. Let's see what happens next week. But I'm increasingly resigned to getting a private offer and a 2023. On the bright side that would mean that Instead of a Velocity Blue 2022 I may end up with an Eruption Green...

It was a 4 door hatchback Ford available in both hybrid and plug in hybrid versions. Last offered in the US at least in 2017 or 2018. Courtesy Wikipedia here is the last generation plug-in variant:

If you need a vehicle you can rationalize it. However I would negotiate the markup. If I don't absolutely need a new vehicle I'd wait for my order to come in.

I think you are spot on. I'm guessing that hybrid orders will be closed by end of October. Maybe even September. Then the Ecoboosts will be shut down by end of 2022. Only way that doesn't happen is if Ford massively increases production.

If my existing order gets built as a 2022 it is going to be a compromise as I had to take constraint items off of it. So I'm placing a 2023 order configured the way I want. If I get my 2022 I will be selling or trading it in on the 2023. So I'm not ordering a 2023 to sell but my 2023 order...

One of the reasons I removed the luxury package from my hybrid XLT was to try and get it built as a 2022 and keep the 0% for 36 month rate. And here we go, effectively almost a 3% rate increase for a 36 month loan on the turbo version. And worse than that on the hybrid. I can’t really blame...

I’m in almost the same boat as you. Ordered same day XLT hybrid with Luxury. Took the Luxury off in early July to try and get it scheduled. So far just sitting in Priority 2. When I made the decision to drop the constrained package I felt I had about a 50/50 chance of getting scheduled. I’m...

First week of scheduling since I dropped the lux package off my XLT hybrid. I just chatted with Ford and it is still in order processing. Two more weeks before we are up to August 2nd.