2022 was a very different time.
New vehicle, testing the market. They found the market, cornered it and now are charging accordingly. Still great value for what you're getting, imo. 250hp(EB), AWD, box, etc. Gone are the days of sub 23k vehicles, just the times we live in. Can't dwell on the...
Yup, all the plastics are navy pier. It's discussed at length. Also many YouTube videos. Long MacArthur has a fairly recent one that show it.
The black seats with the blue look much better than any other combo I think.
The navy pier with BAP was the main reason I went with Space White.
Completely depends, but from what I've heard 4 weeks from once it's built. I live in Regina, so you might be a little on the longer side of the 4 weeks?
Hauled 150+, 8ft studs.
Tie em down properly, no issues.
Invest in some ratchet straps. I'd recommend the retractable ones for ease of use.
Throw the bungee cords in the trash.
Or if you're really concerned buy a hitch load extender/support.
Also wasn't the base Lariat missing many of the standard features now? My buddy has a Lariat that came without heated seats, stock stereo and minus a few other things.
I don't have the data from 2022, but when I priced out a 2024 last year and then ended up jumping on a 2025, the prices were basically the same. Also dealers were much more willing to discount 2025's. Here's my little spread sheet of Lariat EcoBoost. Slightly challenging to get apples to apples...
I asked this as well. I'll find out once I take possession I guess...
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/job-1-to-job-2-msrp-changes-for-delayed-orders.58292/