The orange is super cool, but I know what youāre saying about seeing it in person. I test drove a Lariat in Area 51. Dang near pulled the trigger on the switch. Man reason I didnāt that day - my 8 year-old preferred the gray. ššš
Good call on the Area 51!
Iām sticking with the Carbon Gray...
Congrats, man! Looks awesome! Dang, the Area 51 looks good. (Inner-dialogue: Ok, stick with your Carbon Gray. It looks awesome too. Donāt make the switch. You decided against switching to Rapid Red. You can resist switching to Area 51.) š«š«š«
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Yeah, good point. I dig the green exterior, but youāre right; itās look hideous with the current interior options. The brown ActiveX would be fine, but not the blues and grays. For the XL/XLT interiors, yeah, no, itād look terrible.
Maybe next year theyāll offer a few interior color palates -...
Is this blog turning into Craigās List for ridiculously overpriced trucks? God, I sure hope not.
Hey, on the bright side, we donāt need to name the dealers who we should avoid because theyāre jacking up prices if theyāre going to announce themselves on here.
1. Dean Childs, Imperial Ford...
Hey, Tim, I have a quick question if you wouldnāt mind giving me your really quick thoughtsā¦
So, I have a Carbonized Gray first edition on order (place August 5). Iām now a priority code two. My dealer said Ford previewed my order this last Tuesday, but no email yesterday so they didnāt select...
I just called Ford Custer Service and asked about MSRP. They said the dealer should honor the MSRP at the time you placed your order. They have the paperwork, which should have the original MSRP. If they donāt, they told me to go to management. If that doesnāt work, call Ford Customer Service...
I just called about my first edition order, and they told me the exact same thing.
⦠and thatās the million dollar question. Nobody knows right now. So, I am also a priority 2. Hey, call your dealer and ask them to check if your order has been previewed. They said thatās a sign a build date...
Of course! Yeah, me and Bob go way back! Wasnāt that obvious? Oh, shoot, I just noticed the bike was in the way of the picture! ššš
Yeah, that was a photo I took of Bob in the studio when he came up with this little jingle⦠what was that dang song called? Oh, I donāt remember; itāll come to me...
Oh, nah, nothings raining on this parade. Iāll get my first edition eventually. Iāve been in this since early Augustā¦. Yep, a priority 2 since August 5. Bro, hopefully this doesnāt rain on your parade, since youāve only been there for weeksā¦. Iāve been there for months. ššš Yeah, priority...
Stopped by my dealer to discuss changing color. As soon as I saw him, he said, āgot your build date, huh.ā Asked if he knew something I didnāt. He said they previewed my build on Tuesday, but he hasnāt checked scheduling this morning. He checked⦠and⦠drum rollā¦. No build date⦠woh woh woh.
So...
Just got off the phone with Ford Customer Service. (Surprisingly, I was connected in less than 30 seconds.) They confirmed that I can adjust anything about the order except the engine type without losing my place in line!
That does make sense. I know exactly what you mean. Initially, I thought I wanted the classy look, but seeing all the Live Photos/videos, the rugged look is pretty cool too. I suppose the fence Iām standing on is between the rugged look similar to what springboks describes above and the more...