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I mean, define bulletproof? There's currently still a class action at play about a fairly large run of those same engines seizing, consequently suffering a block breach, puncturing down to the oil pan and ultimately starting fires... Perhaps prior to that, I'd have agreed, but Ford has also been...

I think that's also a dealer/sales manager with an eye to the future; they could have tried to renege, bring you back in, and walk through finance with the new/higher price, but that (rightfully) would have left a pretty bad taste in your mouth (and maybe you wouldn't have bought the truck at...

You're a GD saint, no wonder you retired...

Truer words... The real fix is to replace the long block on any/all potentially affected vehicles, but of course that essentially means FoMoCo footing the bill for pats and labor to have thousands of engines replaced, and obviously the C-suite bean counters are loathe to do so unless there's...

Also a lurker, as I gave up on Ford getting me a hybrid Maverick last summer after two years of waiting/pre-ordering, then sending me "an update about your order" that was just a how-to for ordering a '24. No dealer could even tell me how much said '24 would cost at that point, so I moved on...

Generic "engine failure" that can result in risk of (or actual) fires: "In the event of an engine failure, engine oil and fuel vapor may be released into the engine compartment and accumulate near ignition sources such as hot engine or exhaust components, possibly resulting in an engine...

It's definitely just a solicitation, but that doesn't mean it's good news (or even no news at all). Big law firms only start reaching out to people like this when they're trying to put together a class action, and they only go through the hassle of that when they have reason to believe doing so...

You know, except for the massive recall on the 2.5L hybrid system shared across the Escape 20-23 and Maverick 22-23... I'm not saying other manufacturers don't run into hiccups, but to call it "rock solid" is just inviting trouble.

And boom goes the dynamite. It's a nice thing to say at an earnings call, and it looks nice on paper in an increasingly eco-conscious world. But what Ford says and what Ford does are indeed two separate issues. As our parents told us, actions speak louder than words; Ford execs, while not...

Good gracious man... So in your world, would United's CEO somehow be wrong to levy that criticism? Seems pretty valid to me; Airbus is a multi-billion dollar company with plenty of well-paid teams dedicated to logistics, and so they knew months (possibly years) ahead of time that those orders...

I wasn't sure there really were fans of aggressively anti-consumer capitalism, but shows what I know. First, if Ford designs a vehicle from start to finish, sources the parts, builds out manufacturing capacity, etc. and they still can't make money on it, that's a Ford problem. The fact that...

Yeah, how stupid of people to order a car that Ford lists in their brochures/on their websites and will happily take an order (and dealer deposit) for -- what rubes! Come on. Since when has diving into obscure forum posts looking for percentage breakdowns of hypothetical assembly line outputs...

Ain't that the truth... Dealers are annoying to some extent regardless of brand, but the chicken-with-head-cut-off methods of the company writ large when it comes to ordering, building, and just communicating with customers leaves a hell of lot to be desired. Add to that major recalls on a...

Love that you think demand has anything to do with it, wish I could be so optimistic. I'll go ahead and assign Canada (all of it) a 137 priority code -- just as good as all the others bc they're all equally meaningless.

Appreciate the info/experiential learning. Needless to say that's also what's happening here in Chicagoland as well. Honestly wouldn't bother me so much, except my dealer always seems to do this -- I call with a legitimate question, they deflect and dodge until I finally manage to snag someone...

Serious question -- anyone actually talked to a dealer and put in a MY24 order with a confirmation today? Much less jumped through the 23-to-24 rollover hoops? I've called my dealer (the one I placed my MY23 order with) four times today, haven't managed to talk with anyone, no idea if they're...

I used to look at these scheduling posts with bated breath, hoping to count the days until my truck was scheduled/built. Now I'm counting the days until I can get my deposit back and buy something else. A real shame tbh; my dad wrenched for Ford and we bought/drove nothing but Blue Oval for 30...

I guess? Problem is they already had hindsight going into MY23 and more or less knew what the demand would be like (both for engine platform and trim level), but for some reason made essentially no adjustments (you know, aside from deciding to prioritize higher-margin trims like XLT over XL...)...

What, and commit to building this year's truck at last year's price?! The bean counters would never let that slide, even if it's the "firm handshake" sort of right thing to do. Even less likely when you consider that Ford is prioritizing higher-margin XLT and Lariat orders over XLs (not to...

Same story for me... My dealer was nice enough taking my order last year, however, nothing but deflection every time I've asked about their actual allocation situation and the likelihood of getting my XL Hybrid. Asked again last week and added the scheduling "no XLs" info as well as...