I agree with alot of this. Ford has known the chip issues will be there for a while. So they started an online campaign and even gave early orders a "discount". 6 months after release prices where higher. It keeps supply low and hype up. Ford probably builds the vehicles it wants on the...
On my first trip from home with the Mav, a tattood up guy, smoking a cigarette had his Silverado 1500 blocking up the entire road. When the other lane finally cleared and I could drive past, all I could here is, "that's a badass little truck".